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School planning area

Easkey

7 primary schools and 268 pupils in 2025/26, in County Sligo.

Pupils in 2025/26
268
−15 on 2024/25
Since 2015/16
−10.4%
299 pupils in 2015/16
Schools
7
No change on 2024/25
Average class size
15.47
Average school size: 38.3

Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Earlier years are incomplete

The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across County Sligo, schools with no planning area had 2.7% of pupils in 2015/16, 6.0% in 2005/06 and 45.3% in 1976/77. Known data issues

Pupils

268

−15 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

7

6 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

38.3

41.5 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

15.47

−0.65 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

Pupils in these schools

Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.

Area figures by year (CSV) Each school by year (CSV)

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 28 in 2025/26, −7 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

Each school year.

Irish-medium schools

No school in this area teaches all subjects through Irish.

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

7 schools with figures for both years

4fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 1

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
15.47
Mainstream classes
17
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 7 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
17
Down 1 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 20%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 24
Estimate: 17 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 5 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
20
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 1
1 school gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in the Easkey planning area, and the special classes in the 7 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
0
No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26
1
In 1 of 7 schools. 1 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
1
In 1 school
Autism classes
1
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In the Easkey planning area's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 1
  • 2021/22 1
  • 2022/23 1
  • 2023/24 1
  • 2024/25 2
  • 2025/26 1
  • 2026/27 1

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

7 schools, largest first. A dash in the change column means the school had no pupils recorded in that year, usually because it opened later or took a new roll number after an amalgamation.

Change over

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Roll number
Dromore West CentralDromore West 19688W 90
+21.6%
4 22.50 24 0
Rathlee N SEaskey 16492N 68
+28.3%
4 17.00 22 0
Owenbeg N SCulleens 03924S 36
−46.3%
2 15.50 18 0
S N Naomh IosefTempleboy 18592E 29
−14.7%
2 14.50 22 0
S N Muire gan SmalTempleboy 18580U 24
0.0%
2 12.00 15 0
Killeenduff N SEaskey 09691F 20
−35.5%
2 10.00 11 0
Leaffoney N SKilglass 15496Q 1
−93.8%
1 1.00 1 0