School patron in Leitrim

Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise

Schools in County Leitrim under this patron.

Schools
14
of 37 in Leitrim
Pupils
2,034
52% of Leitrim's pupils
Average school size
145.3
Leitrim: 105.6
Average class size
24.58
Leitrim: 22.30

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

14 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
7within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 3

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
24.58
Mainstream classes
81
Classes of 30 or more
19
Schools with a class of 30+
5

Teachers

Teachers in the 14 mainstream primary schools 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
81
Up 29 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 62%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 124
Estimate: 81 class teachers, 6 principals and deputies, 29 special education and 8 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
107
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 1
1 school gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

555 of the 1,291 households with children at the 14 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
34%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
11%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
1%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 0 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 0 schools 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

14 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Scoil MhuireCarrick-on-Shannon 20432R 442
+26.6%
– 16 27.62 33 8
St Patricks NSDrumshanbo 19423J 243
+13.6%
+66.4%
9 25.11 33 1
Mohill N SMohill 20203C 239
+38.2%
+10.6%
8 29.12 32 6
Leitrim MXD N SCarrick-on-Shannon 01125B 220
−0.9%
+60.6%
8 27.50 30 3
Annaduff MXD N SCarrick on Shannon 13656C 191
+4.4%
+64.7%
8 22.38 28 0
St BridsCarrick-on-Shannon 19519W 142
−16.0%
+31.5%
6 22.33 24 0
Scoil MhuireCarrick On Shannon 19554B 124
+36.3%
+74.6%
5 24.80 28 0
Naomh CaillinFenagh 15194A 115
+6.5%
+12.7%
5 23.00 32 1
Gortletteragh CentralCara Droma Ruisc 15960P 72
−8.9%
0.0%
3 24.00 26 0
Faitima N SCarrick On Shannon 18741S 63
−1.6%
+3.3%
3 21.00 28 0
St Josephs N SDromahair 16130C 56
−8.2%
+27.3%
3 18.67 24 0
S N Naomh BrighidCarrick On Shannon 18492A 55
−3.5%
+66.7%
3 18.33 22 0
Aughavas NSCo.Leitrim 14339S 42
−36.4%
−22.2%
2 21.00 28 0
Ardvarney MXD N SDromahair 15116D 30
−26.8%
0.0%
2 15.00 17 0