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School patron in Monaghan

Bishop of Clogher

Schools in County Monaghan under this patron.

Other patrons in Monaghan Minister for Education & Skills · 1 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Presbytery of Monaghan · 3 Bishop of Clogher COI · 4
Schools
53
of 62 in Monaghan
Pupils
7,449
94% of Monaghan's pupils
Average school size
140.5
Monaghan: 128.4
Average class size
22.95
Monaghan: 22.62

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

53 schools with figures for both years

14fell by 10% or more
15within 10%
24grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 6Down 10 to 25% · 8Within 10% · 15Up 10 to 25% · 8Up 25% or more · 16

Average class size in these schools went from 25.0 in 2015/16 to 22.9 in 2025/26. 10 of the 14 schools that fell by 10% or more kept or added classes. A fall in pupils can mean smaller classes rather than fewer children wanting places. Smaller classes

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 St Dympnas NSTedavnet, Co. Monaghan 73 → 124 +69.9%
  2. 2 Corcaghan N SStranooden, Co. Monaghan 61 → 92 +50.8%
  3. 3 Mhuire GranslaClones, Co. Monaghan 53 → 77 +45.3%
  4. 4 S N CholmcilleCarraig Mhachaire Rois, Co. Monaghan 71 → 103 +45.1%
  5. 5 Scoil Naomh MhuireClontibret, Co. Monaghan 142 → 202 +42.3%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 St Louis Infant SchoolMonaghan, Co. Monaghan 293 → 208 −29.0%
  2. 2 St. Brigid's National School AughnafarconCastleblayney, Co. Monaghan 51 → 37 −27.5%
  3. 3 Scoil BrideCarrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 146 → 106 −27.4%
  4. 4 Drumgossatt N SCarrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 94 → 75 −20.2%
  5. 5 St. Louis Girls National SchoolMonaghan, Co. Monaghan 251 → 202 −19.5%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation, a new school nearby or smaller classes can also explain a big rise or fall.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.95
Mainstream classes
314
Classes of 30 or more
32
Schools with a class of 30+
21

Teachers

Teachers in the 53 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
314
Up 70 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 24%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 503
Estimate: 314 class teachers, 25 principals and deputies, 121 special education and 43 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
402
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
4 / 8
4 schools gained a class teacher, 8 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

1,760 of the 4,560 households with children at the 51 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 2 more schools had too few answers for their own results. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures
The Department's own results: Interactive mapSummary report with county figures (PDF)
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
29%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
19%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
4%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 1 school where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 8 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
  • 6 of 6 single-sex schools where most parents would prefer co-educational

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

53 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Gaelscoil UltainMuineacháin 19936P 373
+11.3%
+90.3%
16 23.31 26 0
Urbleshanny N SScotstown 16923O 296
−2.6%
+9.6%
13 22.31 29 0
Scoil Naomh DeaghaDundalk 19251G 286
+34.9%
+127.0%
10 26.00 33 5
Scoil RoisCarraig Mhachaire Rois 19857T 260
+16.6%
+54.8%
10 26.00 32 3
Bunscoil Louis NaofaCarrickmacross 15329U 258
−10.7%
+16.2%
11 23.45 32 1
Naomh Oliver PlunkettLoughmourne 19469K 255
+15.4%
+72.3%
9 25.22 34 1
St Joseph's National SchoolCarrickmacross 17099Q 234
−18.8%
−2.9%
10 22.80 30 1
St Marys BNSMonaghan 17150N 229
−17.3%
−21.3%
9 22.56 31 1
Scoil ÉannaBallybay 20174V 228
−3.8%
+26.7%
9 25.33 33 3
St Tiarnach's Primary SchoolClones 20120V 217
−9.6%
−0.5%
9 22.22 30 1
St Louis Infant SchoolMonaghan 18494E 208
−29.0%
−25.4%
9 23.11 25 0
Scoil Naoimh EannaCarrickmacross 05501A 203
−4.2%
+40.0%
8 25.38 30 1
Corr A Chrainn National SchoolEmyvale 18028V 202
−3.3%
−6.9%
8 24.50 31 2
Scoil Naomh MhuireClontibret 18539A 202
+42.3%
+48.5%
8 23.00 27 0
St. Louis Girls National SchoolMonaghan 00359V 202
−19.5%
−27.1%
8 24.62 28 0
Castleblayney Convent Infants National SchoolCastleblayney 16319W 197
+15.2%
+28.8%
8 21.12 26 0
Annyalla National SchoolAnnyalla 16842O 195
+12.7%
+18.2%
8 24.38 28 0
Scoil Mhuire BNSCastleblayney 17686I 183
+16.6%
+52.5%
7 24.43 33 1
LattonCastleblayney 19434O 161
−7.5%
+3.2%
6 26.83 30 1
Edenmore N.S.Emyvale 20337A 159
+25.2%
– 7 22.29 35 1
Gaelscoil LorganBaile na Lorgan 20327U 159
+1.3%
– 6 26.50 32 2
Castleblayney Convent National SchoolCastleblayney 16202B 155
+22.0%
+28.1%
6 24.00 33 2
Lisdoonan N SCarrickmacross 15143G 150
+25.0%
+56.2%
6 25.00 31 1
Scoil PhadraigCarrickmacross 19736H 142
+12.7%
+97.2%
6 23.67 29 0
Threemilehouse N SThreemilehouse 19162H 141
+7.6%
+14.6%
6 20.50 24 0
St Patricks NSCastleblayney 17735S 140
+7.7%
+12.0%
6 23.33 25 0
Doohamlet N SCastleblayney 06117E 134
+7.2%
+14.5%
6 20.50 25 0
St Dympnas NSTedavnet 19738L 124
+69.9%
+37.8%
5 23.60 30 1
Knockconnon N SEmyvale 15654I 118
+32.6%
+136.0%
5 23.60 30 1
Naomh MichealCarrickmacross 15142E 108
+31.7%
+107.7%
4 24.25 30 1
Scoil BrideCarrickmacross 19780K 106
−27.4%
+16.5%
5 21.20 23 0
S N CholmcilleCarraig Mhachaire Rois 18820O 103
+45.1%
+94.3%
4 25.75 30 1
Killeevan Central N SNewbliss 19364T 101
−1.0%
+23.2%
4 25.25 29 0
Scoil MhuireSmithborough 09186P 99
+1.0%
+39.4%
4 24.75 32 1
Corcaghan N SStranooden 16129R 92
+50.8%
+33.3%
4 23.00 26 0
Scoil Naomh PadraigCastleblayney 18234B 87
+27.9%
+42.6%
4 21.75 27 0
Scoil MhuireGlaslough 18401R 86
−12.2%
−3.4%
4 21.50 27 0
Latnamard N SSmithboro 16769H 85
−19.0%
+19.7%
4 21.25 28 0
Mhuire GranslaClones 18482U 77
+45.3%
−21.4%
4 19.25 22 0
Scoil MhuireRockcorry 10429W 76
−8.4%
−11.6%
4 19.00 23 0
Drumgossatt N SCarrickmacross 14071C 75
−20.2%
+15.4%
4 18.75 23 0
Scoil BhrighdeTyholland 18256L 75
+41.5%
+66.7%
3 25.00 27 0
Deravoy National SchoolEmyvale 00373P 71
+31.5%
+26.8%
4 17.75 21 0
Scoil EndaClones 17126Q 69
+4.5%
+21.1%
3 23.00 25 0
Scoil MhichilCastleshane 16954C 60
+106.9%
+71.4%
3 20.00 24 0
St Josephs N SScotstown 20067U 60
+71.4%
+130.8%
3 20.00 24 0
Annalitten N SCastleblayeny 13632L 37
+42.3%
+5.7%
2 16.00 20 0
St. Brigid's National School AughnafarconCastleblayney 18023L 37
−27.5%
−46.4%
2 18.50 28 0
Corcreagh N SShercock 13811L 34
0.0%
+54.5%
2 17.00 19 0
St Patricks N SKillybrone 19362P 33
−13.2%
−45.9%
2 16.50 19 0
S N Blaithin IosaCarrickmacross 16968N 27
−32.5%
−22.9%
2 13.50 14 0
Scoil PhadraigTyholland 19036C 23
−36.1%
−23.3%
2 11.50 14 0
S N ComhghallClones 17776J 17
−34.6%
−22.7%
2 8.50 9 0