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Roll number: 19987J Newtownforbes, Co. Longford

School details

Address: Newtownforbes, Co. Longford (N39K263)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0433345220
Principal: Noel McKeon
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: 239 in 2005/06 → 269, +30 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2020/21: 363 in 2019/20 → 342, -21 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2023/24 (28 → 51, +23).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (56 → 36, -20).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (46 → 51, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (48 → 46, -2).
Overall: 273 (1993/94) → 317 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 44.

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	29	48	37.0	5
Senior Infants	29	46	36.2	5
1st Class	28	51	38.2	5
2nd Class	29	53	42.4	5
3rd Class	29	53	42.0	5
4th Class	37	52	43.8	5
5th Class	36	51	44.2	5
6th Class	36	56	47.0	5
Total	239	382	299.9	33

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 29

SI 2021/22 29

-1

1st 2022/23 28

2nd 2023/24 29

3rd 2024/25 29

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 48

-2

SI 2022/23 46

1st 2023/24 51

2nd 2024/25 51

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 30

SI 2023/24 31

1st 2024/25 31

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 41

SI 2024/25 42

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 37

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
1993/94	127	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
1994/95	131	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
1995/96	125	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
1996/97	128	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
1997/98	134	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1998/99	123	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1999/00	126	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2000/01	127	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
2001/02	127	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2002/03	127	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2003/04	126	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
2004/05	125	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
2005/06	114	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
2006/07	132	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
2007/08	135	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2008/09	150	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2009/10	152	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2010/11	149	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	304
2011/12	164	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
2012/13	167	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
2013/14	174	172	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	346
2014/15	181	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	340
2015/16	184	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	347
2016/17	188	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	359
2017/18	199	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	374
2018/19	196	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	382
2019/20	179	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	363
2020/21	161	181	29	33	46	53	47	42	36	56	342
2021/22	145	187	48	29	35	44	53	45	42	36	332
2022/23	141	185	30	46	28	35	45	52	47	43	326
2023/24	144	186	41	31	51	29	36	43	51	48	330
2024/25	142	182	37	42	31	51	29	37	45	52	324
2025/26 (preliminary)	136	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317