Gaelscoil Lorgan
Baile na Lorgan · Roll number 20327U
- Inter Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 159
- +5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +1%
- Up 2 from 157 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 82 / 77
- 52% girls
Pupils since 2008
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
159 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 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 20.0 |
| Senior Infants | 13 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 19.7 |
| 1st Class | 21 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 19.5 |
| 2nd Class | 15 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 17.2 |
| 3rd Class | 13 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16.2 |
| 4th Class | 25 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17.7 |
| 5th Class | 18 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18.0 |
| 6th Class | 19 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 20 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 20Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
28 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2023/24
- 30Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
20 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 22 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2022/23
- 21Senior Infants2023/24
- 211st Class2024/25
- 222nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
16 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 15 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 16Junior Infants2021/22
- 14Senior Infants2022/23
- 141st Class2023/24
- 152nd Class2024/25
- 153rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 18 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2020/21
- 20Senior Infants2021/22
- 191st Class2022/23
- 172nd Class2023/24
- 173rd Class2024/25
- 184th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
13 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 17 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 13Senior Infants2020/21
- 121st Class2021/22
- 132nd Class2022/23
- 163rd Class2023/24
- 174th Class2024/25
- 175th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
21 in 1st Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 211st Class2020/21
- 212nd Class2021/22
- 213rd Class2022/23
- 194th Class2023/24
- 195th Class2024/25
- 196th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
15 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 152nd Class2020/21
- 153rd Class2021/22
- 154th Class2022/23
- 165th Class2023/24
- 166th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
13 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 133rd Class2020/21
- 124th Class2021/22
- 125th Class2022/23
- 116th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
25 in 4th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 254th Class2020/21
- 265th Class2021/22
- 266th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
18 in 5th Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 185th Class2020/21
- 176th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +96th Class in 2022/23 (17 to 26)
- −156th Class in 2023/24 (26 to 11)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2008/09 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, 2008/09 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Gaelscoil Lorgan, 2008/09 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
8.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 8 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers55 hours of support teaching a week 2.2
3 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.3 special education teachers and 3 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2008/09
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 Gaelscoil Lorgan, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil LorganThis school | – | 159 |
+1.3%
|
|
| 1 | Castleblayney Convent Infants National School0.5 km · Castleblayney · DEIS | 0.5 km | 197 |
+15.2%
|
| 2 | Castleblayney Convent National School0.6 km · Castleblayney · Girls · DEIS | 0.6 km | 155 |
+22.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire BNS1.1 km · Castleblayney · Boys · DEIS | 1.1 km | 183 |
+16.6%
|
| 4 | Castleblayney Cent N S1.3 km · Castleblayney · Presbyterian | 1.3 km | 10 |
−71.4%
|
| 5 | Scoil Naomh Padraig3.9 km · Castleblayney · DEIS | 3.9 km | 87 |
+27.9%
|
| 6 | Annyalla National School4.9 km · Annyalla | 4.9 km | 195 |
+12.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Michelle Uí Mháirtín
- Phone
- 0429795638
- [email protected]
- Address
- Baile na Lorgan, Co. Mhuineacháin, A75 Y278
School
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- Patron
- Bishop of Clogher
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Planning area
- Castleblaney
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
18 school years from 2008/09 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 159 | 82 | 77 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 154 | 78 | 76 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 142 | 69 | 73 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | 140 | 65 | 75 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | 139 | 67 | 72 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 17 |
| 2020/21 | 143 | 66 | 77 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 19 |
| 2019/20 | 146 | 66 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 147 | 70 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 149 | 66 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 157 | 75 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 157 | 77 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 134 | 66 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 120 | 58 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 101 | 51 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 86 | 45 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 65 | 36 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 52 | 31 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 24 | 17 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |