Drumshanbo Vocational School
Drumshanbo Vocational School, Drumshanbo · N41 D623 · Roll number 71570S
Drumshanbo Vocational School is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Drumshanbo. Every school in and around Drumshanbo →
What stands out about Drumshanbo Vocational School
- 509 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 509 pupils, 77% more than the 288 of 2019/20.
- An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
- Its patron is the Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
- The only post-primary school in Drumshanbo or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Drumshanbo Vocational School had 509 pupils in 2025/26, against 362 in 2015/16 (+41%). Girls are 48% of them. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Drumshanbo Vocational School
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Drumshanbo Vocational School is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Drumshanbo Vocational School
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Drumshanbo Vocational School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Drumshanbo Vocational School directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Drumshanbo Vocational School has grown by 77% since 2019/20. All the schools around Drumshanbo together changed by +46%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest post-primary schools, 4 have more pupils than Drumshanbo Vocational School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +77%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumshanbo Vocational School | 509 | +77% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| Community School | 686 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Lough Allen College | 144 | −13% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Ballinamore Community School | 336 | +4% | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| Mohill Community College | 531 | +38% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Abbey Community College | 620 | +51% | Inter-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Coola Post Primary School | 514 | +4% | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km |
The other 2 post-primary schools in Co. Leitrim
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigallen Vocational School | 330 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| St. Clare's Comprehensive School | 504 | −1% | Inter-denominational | English | 29 km |
Living in Drumshanbo
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N41 Eircode area
Housing in Drumshanbo →The median sale price rose from €167,000 in 2023 to €205,000 in 2025 (+23%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N41 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Leitrim
Cost of living in Drumshanbo →New tenancies in Co. Leitrim averaged €992 a month in 2025, against €901 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Drumshanbo, N41 D623
Post-primary schools near Drumshanbo Vocational School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Drumshanbo Vocational School
Is Drumshanbo Vocational School a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Drumshanbo Vocational School have?
509 pupils in 2025/26. That is +77% since 2019/20.
Does Drumshanbo Vocational School teach through Irish?
No: Drumshanbo Vocational School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Drumshanbo Vocational School?
Drumshanbo Vocational School has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Drumshanbo Vocational School?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Drumshanbo Vocational School?
The nearest are Community School (11 km), Lough Allen College (15 km) and Ballinamore Community School (17 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Drumshanbo; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).