School Numbers
Menu
Find schools Counties Irish-medium Special schools About the data

Find schools

Within
Filtered by Co. Roscommon 9 to 16 class teachers Clear all

8 schools in Co. Roscommon · 2025/26

pupils
2,279
junior infants
274
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 2 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
93 +16 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 7 schools with figures for both years had 1,646 pupils in 2015/16 and have 1,852 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+12.5%
Over 10 years

3 grew · 3 steady · 1 fell · 1 newer

Filters

Clear all
Boys, girls or mixed
School type
Ethos
Teaching language
Parent survey, 2025

Parents of children at each school, from the Department's Primary School Survey. About these figures

Parents who'd prefer a multi-denominational patron

Parents who'd prefer teaching through Irish

Number of pupils
Change in pupils over 10 years
Average class size
Class teachers
Class teachers since 2024/25
DEIS and islands
  1. Abbey Primary School Roscommon
    427 From 2023/24
  2. S N Cluain na Cille Athlone
    399 +19.8%
  3. St Attractas N S BallaghaderreenDEIS
    281 +21.1%
  4. Tarmon N S CastlereaDEIS
    276 +133.9%
  5. Roxboro N S Derrane
    226 +9.2%
  6. Ballybay National School Athlone
    224 −0.4%
  7. S N Cor na Fola B Athlone
    223 −23.9%
  8. S N Cnoc an Samhraidh Athlone
    223 −6.3%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Since 2005/06 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants Multi-denominationalparents who'd prefer Through Irishparents who'd prefer
Abbey Primary School Roscommon · Roll 20573M 427 From 2023/24 From 2023/24 26.1 16 49 38% 15%
S N Cluain na Cille Athlone, Co. Roscommon · Roll 18395C 399
+19.8%
+343.3%
24.9 16 48 33% 12%
St Attractas N S Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon · Roll 19980S DEIS 281
+21.1%
+17.1%
20.1 14 41 50% 22%
Tarmon N S Castlerea, Co. Roscommon · Roll 13757I DEIS 276
+133.9%
+187.5%
27.3 9 27 35% 15%
Roxboro N S Derrane, Co. Roscommon · Roll 18742U 226
+9.2%
+135.4%
25.1 +19 34 25% 18%
Ballybay National School Athlone, Co. Roscommon · Roll 19534S 224
−0.4%
−6.3%
24.2 9 35 43% 12%
S N Cor na Fola B Athlone, Co. Roscommon · Roll 01607T 223
−23.9%
−23.1%
22.3 +110 22 24% 13%
S N Cnoc an Samhraidh Athlone, Co. Roscommon · Roll 12754U 223
−6.3%
−14.2%
20.8 10 18 43% 6%
Showing 8 of 8

Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.