St Patricks N S
Blacklion · Roll number 19871N
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 60
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −13%
- Down 9 from 69 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 29 / 31
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
60 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 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Senior Infants | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7.3 |
| 1st Class | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7.8 |
| 2nd Class | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 9.2 |
| 3rd Class | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8.7 |
| 4th Class | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8.5 |
| 5th Class | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7.7 |
| 6th Class | 9 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
5 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 6 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 5Junior Infants2024/25
- 6Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
5 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 3 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 5Junior Infants2023/24
- 3Senior Infants2024/25
- 31st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
6 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 7 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 6Junior Infants2022/23
- 7Senior Infants2023/24
- 61st Class2024/25
- 72nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
13 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 14 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 13Junior Infants2021/22
- 14Senior Infants2022/23
- 141st Class2023/24
- 152nd Class2024/25
- 143rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
6 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 10 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 6Junior Infants2020/21
- 7Senior Infants2021/22
- 101st Class2022/23
- 102nd Class2023/24
- 83rd Class2024/25
- 104th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
7 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 7 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 7Senior Infants2020/21
- 61st Class2021/22
- 72nd Class2022/23
- 53rd Class2023/24
- 64th Class2024/25
- 75th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
8 in 1st Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 81st Class2020/21
- 92nd Class2021/22
- 103rd Class2022/23
- 104th Class2023/24
- 95th Class2024/25
- 86th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
7 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 72nd Class2020/21
- 73rd Class2021/22
- 94th Class2022/23
- 85th Class2023/24
- 86th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
8 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 83rd Class2020/21
- 74th Class2021/22
- 85th Class2022/23
- 86th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
9 in 4th Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 94th Class2020/21
- 95th Class2021/22
- 126th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
5 in 5th Class (2020/21), 4 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 55th Class2020/21
- 46th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +86th Class in 2022/23 (4 to 12)
- −81st Class in 2024/25 (14 to 6)
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 St Patricks 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
3.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 4 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 3 mainstream classes 3
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers20 hours of support teaching a week 0.8
0.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 0.8 special education teachers and 1 SNA 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 St Patricks N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks N SThis school | – | 60 |
−13.0%
|
|
| 1 | St Michaels NS10.0 km · Glenfarne | 10.0 km | 51 |
−20.3%
|
| 2 | S N Corrabha10.0 km · Glangevlin · DEIS | 10.0 km | 20 |
+33.3%
|
| 3 | S N Mhic Diarmada11.1 km · Coillte Clochair · DEIS | 11.1 km | 11 |
−35.3%
|
| 4 | St. Hugh's N.S.12.6 km · via Carrick-on-Shannon · DEIS | 12.6 km | 51 |
+15.9%
|
| 5 | Ballaghameehan N S16.5 km · Rossinver · DEIS | 16.5 km | 32 |
+33.3%
|
| 6 | St Clare's National School16.6 km · Manorhamilton | 16.6 km | 204 |
−9.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- David Donegan
- Phone
- 0719853332
- [email protected]
- Address
- Loughan, Blacklion, Co. Cavan, F91 VF61
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
- Manorhamilton
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
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 60 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 67 | 30 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | 76 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 2020/21 | 59 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | 57 | 27 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 60 | 30 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 59 | 30 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 60 | 31 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 69 | 35 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 69 | 36 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 71 | 37 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 75 | 40 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 78 | 44 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 83 | 45 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 81 | 45 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 85 | 50 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 82 | 48 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 84 | 51 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 83 | 47 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 82 | 42 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 85 | 42 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 83 | 40 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 85 | 41 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 88 | 43 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 83 | 41 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 83 | 40 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 81 | 43 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 77 | 40 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 84 | 40 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 81 | 37 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 85 | 44 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |