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Roll number: 17561L Ballinalee, Co. Longford

School details

Address: Ballinalee, Co. Longford (N39HY57)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0433323333
Principal: Linda Hughes
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Longford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Longford_Newtownforbes

Preliminary data

The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 104 in 2005/06 → 130, +26 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 171 in 1983/84 → 123, -48 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (15 → 27, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2022/23 (27 → 11, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (25 → 27, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (23 → 21, -2).
Overall: 146 (1974/75) → 145 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -1.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	16	24	19.6	5
Senior Infants	13	24	18.8	5
1st Class	10	25	17.0	5
2nd Class	10	25	18.6	5
3rd Class	11	27	18.4	5
4th Class	11	27	18.2	5
5th Class	11	27	18.8	5
6th Class	16	27	21.2	5
Total	83	171	136.5	43

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 24

SI 2021/22 24

1st 2022/23 25

-1

2nd 2023/24 24

3rd 2024/25 25

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 18

SI 2022/23 19

1st 2023/24 20

2nd 2024/25 20

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 17

1st 2024/25 17

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 23

-2

SI 2024/25 21

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 17

Raw data by year

Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	70	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1976/77	73	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
1977/78	69	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1978/79	76	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1979/80	67	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1980/81	62	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1981/82	68	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1982/83	69	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1983/84	72	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1993/94	58	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1994/95	56	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1995/96	53	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1996/97	46	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
1997/98	40	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1998/99	46	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
1999/00	41	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2000/01	40	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
2001/02	50	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2002/03	50	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2003/04	51	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2004/05	57	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2005/06	59	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2006/07	73	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2007/08	75	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2008/09	77	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2009/10	85	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2010/11	82	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2011/12	78	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2012/13	77	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2013/14	69	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2014/15	66	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2015/16	71	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2016/17	71	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2017/18	73	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2018/19	75	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2019/20	72	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2020/21	70	81	24	13	10	25	15	24	17	23	151
2021/22	72	75	18	24	13	10	27	15	23	17	147
2022/23	76	75	16	19	25	14	11	27	16	23	151
2023/24	74	78	23	17	20	24	14	11	27	16	152
2024/25	74	78	17	21	17	20	25	14	11	27	152
2025/26 (preliminary)	70	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145