Forgney N.S.
Cloncallow, Ballymahon, Co. Longford · N39 TW52 · Roll number 00860D
Forgney N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballymahon. Every school in and around Ballymahon →
What stands out about Forgney N.S.
- A small primary school: 23 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Ballymahon.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballymahon’s outline, 2.3 km away; listed with Ballymahon, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Forgney N.S. had 23 pupils in 2025/26, down from 27 in 2015/16 (−15%). Girls are 43% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Forgney N.S.
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 Forgney N.S. 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 Forgney N.S.
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 Forgney N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Forgney N.S. directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; 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.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest 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 primary schools, 5 have more pupils than Forgney N.S..
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgney N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | ||
| St Matthews Mixed N.S. | 373 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.3 km |
| Tashinny N.S. | 23 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 4.2 km | |
| Colehill Mixed N.S. | 96 | −19% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8 km |
The other 34 primary schools in Co. Longford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.3 km |
| Naomh Dominic N.S. | 109 | −35% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Saint Mels | 180 | −19% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Cloontagh Mixed N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 64 | −35% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Stonepark N.S. | 239 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Naomh Earnain N.S. | 29 | +21% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St. John's National School, | 19 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 352 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Gaelscoil an Longfoirt | 112 | −30% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Josephs Convent | 527 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Fermoyle Mixed N.S. | 112 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Emer's National School | 215 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Naomh Micheal | 224 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St. Johns National School | 67 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Lanesborough Primary School | 88 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 69 | −15% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Mharcaigh | 289 | +2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 317 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 306 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Samhthann N.S. | 145 | −3% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 57 | +19% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Killasonna Mixed N.S. | 41 | −18% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Naomh Guasachta N.S. | 44 | −14% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| The Sacred Heart Primary NS | 250 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Marys Mixed N.S. | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Bernards Mixed N.S. | 29 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 45 | −33% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 155 | +37% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | −28% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Columbas Mxd N.S. | 56 | +47% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. Longford | 108 | −24% | Catholic | English | 39 km |
Living in Ballymahon
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N39 Eircode area
Housing in Ballymahon →The median sale price rose from €170,000 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (+18%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N39 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Ballymahon
Cost of living in Ballymahon →New tenancies in Ballymahon averaged €1,064 a month in 2025, against €1,037 in 2024 (+3%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballymahon, N39 TW52
Primary schools near Forgney N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Forgney N.S.
Is Forgney N.S. 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 Forgney N.S. have?
23 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Forgney N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Forgney N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Forgney N.S.?
Forgney N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Forgney N.S.?
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 Forgney N.S.?
The nearest are St Matthews Mixed N.S. (3.3 km), Tashinny N.S. (4.2 km) and Colehill Mixed N.S. (5.3 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 Ballymahon; 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).