The Sacred Heart Primary NS
Granard · Roll number 20101R
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 250
- +10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +54%
- Up 88 from 162 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 138 / 112
- 55% girls
Pupils since 1999
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
250 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 | 16 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 26.0 |
| Senior Infants | 32 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 27.0 |
| 1st Class | 26 | 30 | 18 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 27.2 |
| 2nd Class | 24 | 25 | 32 | 18 | 40 | 33 | 28.7 |
| 3rd Class | 21 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 42 | 28.0 |
| 4th Class | 23 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 24 | 26.0 |
| 5th Class | 36 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 29.7 |
| 6th Class | 23 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 27.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
22 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 28 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2024/25
- 28Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 17 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 19Senior Infants2024/25
- 171st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
31 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 33 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2022/23
- 31Senior Infants2023/24
- 341st Class2024/25
- 332nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
35 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 42 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2021/22
- 36Senior Infants2022/23
- 381st Class2023/24
- 402nd Class2024/25
- 423rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
16 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 16Junior Infants2020/21
- 16Senior Infants2021/22
- 181st Class2022/23
- 182nd Class2023/24
- 213rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 37 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 32Senior Infants2020/21
- 301st Class2021/22
- 322nd Class2022/23
- 333rd Class2023/24
- 354th Class2024/25
- 375th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
26 in 1st Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 261st Class2020/21
- 252nd Class2021/22
- 273rd Class2022/23
- 304th Class2023/24
- 335th Class2024/25
- 366th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
24 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 242nd Class2020/21
- 243rd Class2021/22
- 244th Class2022/23
- 275th Class2023/24
- 276th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
21 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 213rd Class2020/21
- 204th Class2021/22
- 245th Class2022/23
- 246th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
23 in 4th Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 234th Class2020/21
- 215th Class2021/22
- 246th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
36 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): 4 pupils fewer.
- 365th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +222nd Class in 2024/25 (18 to 40)
- −171st Class in 2025/26 (34 to 17)
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 The Sacred Heart Primary 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
22teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers125 hours of support teaching a week 5
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes and an early intervention class 3
10.15 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.2 special education teachers, 4 special class teachers and 11.81 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 The Sacred Heart Primary NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sacred Heart Primary NSThis school | – | 250 |
+54.3%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Mhuire2.4 km · Granard | 2.4 km | 45 |
−49.4%
|
| 2 | St Bernards Mixed N S3.2 km · Abbeylara · DEIS | 3.2 km | 29 |
−14.7%
|
| 3 | Killasonna Mixed N S3.8 km · Granard | 3.8 km | 41 |
−19.6%
|
| 4 | Naomh Padraig N S4.9 km · Coolarty | 4.9 km | 57 |
+32.6%
|
| 5 | Naomh Guasachta N S6.3 km · Ballinalee | 6.3 km | 44 |
+10.0%
|
| 6 | St Columbas MXD N S6.9 km · Dring | 6.9 km | 56 |
+64.7%
|
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
- Francis Gray
- Phone
- 0436686894
- [email protected]
- Address
- Granard, Co. Longford, N39 RY67
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Granard
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
27 school years from 1999/00 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 250 | 138 | 112 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 24 | 37 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 240 | 126 | 114 | 22 | 19 | 34 | 40 | 21 | 35 | 33 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 225 | 126 | 99 | 19 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| 2022/23 | 216 | 119 | 97 | 31 | 36 | 18 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | 204 | 108 | 96 | 35 | 16 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 201 | 96 | 105 | 16 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 23 |
| 2019/20 | 190 | 92 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 159 | 79 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 157 | 76 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 158 | 73 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 162 | 65 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 146 | 54 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 120 | 48 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 118 | 49 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 126 | 48 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 115 | 48 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 104 | 41 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 105 | 44 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 105 | 47 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 84 | 45 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 82 | 37 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 85 | 39 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 86 | 42 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 88 | 50 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 92 | 53 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 113 | 66 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 128 | 73 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |