St Matthews Mixed N.S
Ballymahon · Roll number 20128O
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 373
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +35%
- Up 97 from 276 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 177 / 196
- 47% girls
Pupils since 2000
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
373 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 | 43 | 35 | 45 | 38 | 35 | 48 | 40.7 |
| Senior Infants | 38 | 40 | 30 | 47 | 40 | 33 | 38.0 |
| 1st Class | 47 | 37 | 43 | 31 | 45 | 50 | 42.2 |
| 2nd Class | 38 | 48 | 38 | 49 | 31 | 46 | 41.7 |
| 3rd Class | 34 | 36 | 44 | 45 | 54 | 31 | 40.7 |
| 4th Class | 46 | 36 | 40 | 53 | 44 | 63 | 47.0 |
| 5th Class | 61 | 50 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 48 | 49.2 |
| 6th Class | 44 | 64 | 57 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 50.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
35 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 33 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 35Junior Infants2024/25
- 33Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
38 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 50 in 1st Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2023/24
- 40Senior Infants2024/25
- 501st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
45 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 46 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 45Junior Infants2022/23
- 47Senior Infants2023/24
- 451st Class2024/25
- 462nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
35 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 31 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 35Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 311st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 313rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
43 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 63 in 4th Class (2025/26): 20 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2020/21
- 40Senior Infants2021/22
- 431st Class2022/23
- 492nd Class2023/24
- 543rd Class2024/25
- 634th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
38 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 48 in 5th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 38Senior Infants2020/21
- 371st Class2021/22
- 382nd Class2022/23
- 453rd Class2023/24
- 444th Class2024/25
- 485th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
47 in 1st Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 471st Class2020/21
- 482nd Class2021/22
- 443rd Class2022/23
- 534th Class2023/24
- 545th Class2024/25
- 546th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
38 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 382nd Class2020/21
- 363rd Class2021/22
- 404th Class2022/23
- 455th Class2023/24
- 456th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
34 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 343rd Class2020/21
- 364th Class2021/22
- 375th Class2022/23
- 396th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
46 in 4th Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2022/23): 11 pupils more.
- 464th Class2020/21
- 505th Class2021/22
- 576th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
61 in 5th Class (2020/21), 64 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 615th Class2020/21
- 646th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +206th Class in 2021/22 (44 to 64)
- −233rd Class in 2025/26 (54 to 31)
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 Matthews Mixed 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
28.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 29 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers215 hours of support teaching a week 8.6
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes and an early intervention class 4
14.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 24 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.7 special education teachers, 4 special class teachers and 14.49 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 St Matthews Mixed N.S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Matthews Mixed N.SThis school | – | 373 |
+35.1%
|
|
| 1 | Forgney N S3.3 km · Ballymahon | 3.3 km | 23 |
−14.8%
|
| 2 | Tang N S3.9 km · Tang | 3.9 km | 117 |
−1.7%
|
| 3 | Tashinny N S5.5 km · Ballymahon · Church of Ireland | 5.5 km | 23 |
−25.8%
|
| 4 | Colehill Mixed N S6.9 km · Colehill | 6.9 km | 96 |
−29.4%
|
| 5 | Naomh Dominic N S7.2 km · Kenagh | 7.2 km | 109 |
−25.9%
|
| 6 | Ard na gCraith NS9.4 km · Walderstown | 9.4 km | 110 |
−6.0%
|
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
- Herbert Farrell
- Phone
- 0906432578
- [email protected]
- Address
- Drinan, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, N39 KA06
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
- Ballymahon
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
26 school years from 2000/01 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 373 | 177 | 196 | 48 | 33 | 50 | 46 | 31 | 63 | 48 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 372 | 182 | 190 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 31 | 54 | 44 | 54 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 369 | 179 | 190 | 38 | 47 | 31 | 49 | 45 | 53 | 45 | 39 |
| 2022/23 | 352 | 168 | 184 | 45 | 30 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 57 |
| 2021/22 | 362 | 177 | 185 | 35 | 40 | 37 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 50 | 64 |
| 2020/21 | 362 | 167 | 195 | 43 | 38 | 47 | 38 | 34 | 46 | 61 | 44 |
| 2019/20 | 355 | 157 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 365 | 165 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 343 | 154 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 305 | 141 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 276 | 138 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 278 | 139 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 232 | 114 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 220 | 111 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 234 | 121 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 243 | 122 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 215 | 103 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 210 | 102 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 181 | 85 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 157 | 79 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 126 | 60 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 111 | 52 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 100 | 41 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 73 | 33 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 87 | 43 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 88 | 43 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |