Ballybay Central NS
Ballybay · Roll number 19884W
- Presbyterian ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 66
- +10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +61%
- Up 25 from 41 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 30 / 36
- 45% 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
66 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 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6.3 |
| Senior Infants | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5.7 |
| 1st Class | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6.7 |
| 2nd Class | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6.7 |
| 3rd Class | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6.8 |
| 4th Class | 10 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7.7 |
| 5th Class | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8.7 |
| 6th Class | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
4 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 4 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 4Junior Infants2024/25
- 4Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
8 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 8 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 8Junior Infants2023/24
- 7Senior Infants2024/25
- 81st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
8 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 8 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 8Junior Infants2022/23
- 8Senior Infants2023/24
- 71st Class2024/25
- 82nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
6 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 8 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 6Junior Infants2021/22
- 6Senior Infants2022/23
- 51st Class2023/24
- 62nd Class2024/25
- 83rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
3 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 7 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 3Junior Infants2020/21
- 3Senior Infants2021/22
- 41st Class2022/23
- 72nd Class2023/24
- 63rd Class2024/25
- 74th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
6 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 11 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 6Senior Infants2020/21
- 61st Class2021/22
- 72nd Class2022/23
- 93rd Class2023/24
- 94th Class2024/25
- 115th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
10 in 1st Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 101st Class2020/21
- 92nd Class2021/22
- 103rd Class2022/23
- 114th Class2023/24
- 125th Class2024/25
- 116th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
3 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 5 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 32nd Class2020/21
- 43rd Class2021/22
- 54th Class2022/23
- 55th Class2023/24
- 56th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
4 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 6 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 43rd Class2020/21
- 44th Class2021/22
- 65th Class2022/23
- 66th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
10 in 4th Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 104th Class2020/21
- 105th Class2021/22
- 126th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
8 in 5th Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 85th Class2020/21
- 86th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +75th Class in 2024/25 (5 to 12)
- −64th Class in 2021/22 (10 to 4)
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 Ballybay Central NS, 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
4.2teaching 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 teachers30 hours of support teaching a week 1.2
1 special needs assistant (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.2 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 Ballybay Central NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballybay Central NSThis school | – | 66 |
+61.0%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Éanna0.1 km · Ballybay · DEIS | 0.1 km | 228 |
−3.8%
|
| 2 | Doohamlet N S4.4 km · Castleblayney | 4.4 km | 134 |
+7.2%
|
| 3 | Naomh Oliver Plunkett6.7 km · Loughmourne · Some subjects through Irish | 6.7 km | 255 |
+15.4%
|
| 4 | Latton7.3 km · Castleblayney | 7.3 km | 161 |
−7.5%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire7.7 km · Rockcorry · DEIS | 7.7 km | 76 |
−8.4%
|
| 6 | Clontibret N S7.8 km · Clontibret · Church of Ireland | 7.8 km | 23 |
−42.5%
|
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
- Karen Pepper
- Phone
- 0429741365
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan, A75 A382
School
- Ethos
- Presbyterian
- Patron
- Presbytery of Monaghan
- 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
- Monaghan County Council
- Planning area
- Ballybay
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 | 66 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 56 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 2019/20 | 52 | 26 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 51 | 24 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 45 | 20 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 38 | 16 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 41 | 16 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 36 | 14 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 29 | 13 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 26 | 15 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 20 | 11 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 17 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 20 | 12 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 22 | 12 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 22 | 14 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 27 | 15 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 30 | 16 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 33 | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 38 | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 44 | 18 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 47 | 21 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 53 | 26 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 56 | 25 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 61 | 26 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 64 | 27 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 69 | 28 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 72 | 30 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 73 | 33 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 72 | 29 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |