Scoil Mhuire N S
Newtownforbes · Roll number 19987J
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 317
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −9%
- Down 30 from 347 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 136 / 181
- 43% 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
317 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 | 29 | 48 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 41 | 37.7 |
| Senior Infants | 33 | 29 | 46 | 31 | 42 | 36 | 36.2 |
| 1st Class | 46 | 35 | 28 | 51 | 31 | 42 | 38.8 |
| 2nd Class | 53 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 51 | 34 | 41.0 |
| 3rd Class | 47 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 29 | 48 | 43.0 |
| 4th Class | 42 | 45 | 52 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 41.5 |
| 5th Class | 36 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 43.2 |
| 6th Class | 56 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 48 | 47.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
37 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 36 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 37Junior Infants2024/25
- 36Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
41 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 42 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 41Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 421st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 34 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 31Senior Infants2023/24
- 311st Class2024/25
- 342nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
48 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 48 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 48Junior Infants2021/22
- 46Senior Infants2022/23
- 511st Class2023/24
- 512nd Class2024/25
- 483rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2020/21
- 29Senior Infants2021/22
- 281st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 293rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
33 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 38 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 33Senior Infants2020/21
- 351st Class2021/22
- 352nd Class2022/23
- 363rd Class2023/24
- 374th Class2024/25
- 385th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
46 in 1st Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 461st Class2020/21
- 442nd Class2021/22
- 453rd Class2022/23
- 434th Class2023/24
- 455th Class2024/25
- 486th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
53 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 532nd Class2020/21
- 533rd Class2021/22
- 524th Class2022/23
- 515th Class2023/24
- 526th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
47 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 473rd Class2020/21
- 454th Class2021/22
- 475th Class2022/23
- 486th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
42 in 4th Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 424th Class2020/21
- 425th Class2021/22
- 436th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
36 in 5th Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 365th Class2020/21
- 366th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +231st Class in 2023/24 (28 to 51)
- −206th Class in 2021/22 (56 to 36)
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 Scoil Mhuire 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
19.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 19 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers130 hours of support teaching a week 5.2
7.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.1 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 9.16 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. 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 Scoil Mhuire N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire N SThis school | – | 317 |
−8.6%
|
|
| 1 | S N Cnoc an Mharcaigh3.2 km · Longford | 3.2 km | 289 |
+7.8%
|
| 2 | St. Johns National School4.0 km · Longford · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 4.0 km | 67 |
+15.5%
|
| 3 | Scoil Naomh Micheal4.4 km · Longford · Boys · DEIS | 4.4 km | 224 |
+28.7%
|
| 4 | St Josephs Convent4.8 km · Longford Town · DEIS | 4.8 km | 527 |
+19.0%
|
| 5 | St Emer's National School4.9 km · Templemichael · DEIS | 4.9 km | 215 |
0.0%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil an Longfoirt5.7 km · An Longfort · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 5.7 km | 112 |
−40.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Noel McKeon
- Phone
- 0433345220
- [email protected]
- Address
- Newtownforbes, Co. Longford, N39 K263
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
- 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
- Longford County Council
- Planning area
- Longford–Newtownforbes
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 | 317 | 136 | 181 | 41 | 36 | 42 | 34 | 48 | 30 | 38 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 324 | 142 | 182 | 37 | 42 | 31 | 51 | 29 | 37 | 45 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | 330 | 144 | 186 | 41 | 31 | 51 | 29 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 48 |
| 2022/23 | 326 | 141 | 185 | 30 | 46 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 47 | 43 |
| 2021/22 | 332 | 145 | 187 | 48 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 45 | 42 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | 342 | 161 | 181 | 29 | 33 | 46 | 53 | 47 | 42 | 36 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | 363 | 179 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 382 | 196 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 374 | 199 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 359 | 188 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 347 | 184 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 340 | 181 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 346 | 174 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 336 | 167 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 322 | 164 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 304 | 149 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 299 | 152 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 295 | 150 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 280 | 135 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 269 | 132 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 239 | 114 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 242 | 125 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 240 | 126 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 247 | 127 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 247 | 127 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 240 | 127 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 255 | 126 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 260 | 123 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 261 | 134 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 269 | 128 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 264 | 125 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 274 | 131 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 273 | 127 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |