Gaelscoil an Longfoirt
An Longfort · Roll number 20083S
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 112
- −8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −40%
- Down 75 from 187 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 63 / 49
- 56% girls
Pupils since 1998
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
112 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 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 14.3 |
| Senior Infants | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 14.3 |
| 1st Class | 20 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 16.2 |
| 2nd Class | 19 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 15.2 |
| 3rd Class | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 16.2 |
| 4th Class | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 18.0 |
| 5th Class | 12 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 16.3 |
| 6th Class | 28 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
9 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 10 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 9Junior Infants2024/25
- 10Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
21 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 24 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2023/24
- 20Senior Infants2024/25
- 241st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
14 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 12 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 14Junior Infants2022/23
- 13Senior Infants2023/24
- 121st Class2024/25
- 122nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
12 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 10 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 12Junior Infants2021/22
- 13Senior Infants2022/23
- 121st Class2023/24
- 112nd Class2024/25
- 103rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
17 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 17 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 17Junior Infants2020/21
- 17Senior Infants2021/22
- 171st Class2022/23
- 172nd Class2023/24
- 173rd Class2024/25
- 174th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
13 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 11 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 13Senior Infants2020/21
- 121st Class2021/22
- 122nd Class2022/23
- 123rd Class2023/24
- 114th Class2024/25
- 115th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
20 in 1st Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 201st Class2020/21
- 202nd Class2021/22
- 203rd Class2022/23
- 204th Class2023/24
- 165th Class2024/25
- 156th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
19 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 192nd Class2020/21
- 193rd Class2021/22
- 194th Class2022/23
- 195th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
19 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 193rd Class2020/21
- 194th Class2021/22
- 195th Class2022/23
- 196th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
22 in 4th Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 224th Class2020/21
- 215th Class2021/22
- 206th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
12 in 5th Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 125th Class2020/21
- 126th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +121st Class in 2025/26 (12 to 24)
- −166th Class in 2021/22 (28 to 12)
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 Gaelscoil an Longfoirt, 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
12.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers102.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.1
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 5.66 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. 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 Gaelscoil an Longfoirt, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil an LongfoirtThis school | – | 112 |
−40.1%
|
|
| 1 | St Josephs Convent1.2 km · Longford Town · DEIS | 1.2 km | 527 |
+19.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Micheal1.6 km · Longford · Boys · DEIS | 1.6 km | 224 |
+28.7%
|
| 3 | St. Johns National School1.9 km · Longford · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 1.9 km | 67 |
+15.5%
|
| 4 | St Emer's National School2.2 km · Templemichael · DEIS | 2.2 km | 215 |
0.0%
|
| 5 | Stonepark N S2.7 km · Stonepark · DEIS | 2.7 km | 239 |
−1.6%
|
| 6 | S N Cnoc an Mharcaigh5.3 km · Longford | 5.3 km | 289 |
+7.8%
|
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
- Andrée Nic Aonghusa
- Phone
- 0433341360
- [email protected]
- Address
- Fearann Uí Dhuagáin, An Longfort, N39 TW62
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All 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
28 school years from 1998/99 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 112 | 63 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | 120 | 63 | 57 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 134 | 72 | 62 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| 2022/23 | 134 | 75 | 59 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | 132 | 75 | 57 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 12 |
| 2020/21 | 150 | 80 | 70 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | 160 | 80 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 176 | 91 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 185 | 98 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 193 | 103 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 187 | 94 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 189 | 91 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 209 | 107 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 211 | 110 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 206 | 105 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 199 | 96 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 204 | 97 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 216 | 106 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 209 | 108 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 184 | 99 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 183 | 99 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 165 | 89 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 139 | 78 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 110 | 65 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 84 | 53 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 61 | 39 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 36 | 25 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 21 | 15 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |