School patron in Cavan

An Foras Pátrúnachta

Schools in County Cavan under this patron.

Other patrons in Cavan Bishop of Kilmore · 57 Bishop of Meath · 4 Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise · 3 Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI · 7 Joint patronage between Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI and the Presbyterian Moderator · 1 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI · 1

Schools: 1; of 75 in Cavan
Pupils: 193; 2% of Cavan's pupils
Average school size: 193.0; Cavan: 129.5
Average class size: 22.62; Cavan: 21.24

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

1 school with figures for both years

0fell by 10% or more

0within 10%

1grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 1

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size: 22.62
Mainstream classes: 8
Classes of 30 or more: 0
Schools with a class of 30+: 0

Teachers

Teachers in this 1 mainstream primary school here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers

Class teachers in 2025/26: 8; Up 4 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 161%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 13; Estimate: 8 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 2 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 2; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 0 / 0; 0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

49 of the 141 households with children at this 1 school here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures

The Department's own results: Interactive map Summary report with county figures (PDF)

Prefer a multi-denominational patron: 69%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish: 80%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex: 2%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%

1 school where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
1 school where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish

Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Figures here add up the parents at each school with its own results.

Schools

1 school, largest first.

Change over

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	Roll number
Gaelscoil BhreifneAn Cabhán	20026G	193	+436.1%	+119.3%	8	22.62	28	0