Convent of Mercy N S
Belturbet · Roll number 16057S
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 163
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +1%
- Up 1 from 162 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 117 / 46
- 72% girls
Pupils since 1975
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
163 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 32 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 27.0 |
| Senior Infants | 25 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 28.2 |
| 1st Class | 30 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 29.3 |
| 2nd Class | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 15.5 |
| 3rd Class | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 15.2 |
| 4th Class | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 14.3 |
| 5th Class | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13.3 |
| 6th Class | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
24 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 23 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 24Junior Infants2024/25
- 23Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 33 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 32Senior Infants2024/25
- 331st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
21 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 13 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils fewer.
- 21Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 132nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 21 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 32Senior Infants2022/23
- 331st Class2023/24
- 212nd Class2024/25
- 213rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 19 in 4th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2020/21
- 28Senior Infants2021/22
- 281st Class2022/23
- 162nd Class2023/24
- 173rd Class2024/25
- 194th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 13 in 5th Class (2025/26): 12 pupils fewer.
- 25Senior Infants2020/21
- 251st Class2021/22
- 142nd Class2022/23
- 143rd Class2023/24
- 144th Class2024/25
- 135th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
30 in 1st Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2025/26): 16 pupils fewer.
- 301st Class2020/21
- 142nd Class2021/22
- 133rd Class2022/23
- 124th Class2023/24
- 135th Class2024/25
- 146th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
15 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 152nd Class2020/21
- 153rd Class2021/22
- 154th Class2022/23
- 145th Class2023/24
- 166th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
11 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 113rd Class2020/21
- 124th Class2021/22
- 125th Class2022/23
- 136th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
14 in 4th Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 144th Class2020/21
- 135th Class2021/22
- 146th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
15 in 5th Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 155th Class2020/21
- 156th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +9Junior Infants in 2023/24 (21 to 30)
- −9Senior Infants in 2025/26 (32 to 23)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Convent of Mercy N S, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
9.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 10 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers67.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.7
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.7 special education teachers and 2.66 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Convent of Mercy N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convent of Mercy N SThis school | – | 163 |
+0.6%
|
|
| 1 | Fairgreen N S0.3 km · Belturbet · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 0.3 km | 33 |
−10.8%
|
| 2 | SN Mhuire Boys Senior School0.3 km · Belturbet · Boys | 0.3 km | 74 |
0.0%
|
| 3 | Milltown N S4.4 km · Milltown | 4.4 km | 173 |
+49.1%
|
| 4 | S N Greach Rathain5.7 km · Belturbet | 5.7 km | 69 |
+19.0%
|
| 5 | Butlersbridge NS7.6 km · Butlersbridge | 7.6 km | 261 |
+12.0%
|
| 6 | Kildallon N S7.8 km · Ballyconnell | 7.8 km | 46 |
−8.0%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Aoibhínn O'Neill
- Phone
- 0499522992
- [email protected]
- Address
- Upper Bridge Street, Belturbet, Co. Cavan, H14 A009
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kilmore
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cavan County Council
- Planning area
- Belturbet
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
41 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 163 | 117 | 46 | 27 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 164 | 119 | 45 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 161 | 114 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | 149 | 108 | 41 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | 150 | 113 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020/21 | 151 | 108 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | 165 | 124 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 165 | 123 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 167 | 123 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 155 | 118 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 162 | 122 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 153 | 119 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 150 | 116 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 150 | 114 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 146 | 111 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 149 | 107 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 158 | 108 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 159 | 112 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 152 | 111 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 149 | 113 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 131 | 96 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 125 | 95 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 116 | 85 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 117 | 85 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 118 | 85 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 129 | 97 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 120 | 91 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 138 | 109 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 136 | 110 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 143 | 117 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 162 | 134 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 165 | 138 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 180 | 145 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 154 | 108 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 157 | 102 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 167 | 110 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 164 | 110 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 149 | 107 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 136 | 100 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 120 | 90 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |