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Local authority in Louth

Louth County Council

Schools in County Louth in this local authority.

Schools
69
of 69 in Louth
Pupils
16,798
100% of Louth's pupils
Average school size
243.4
Louth: 243.4
Average class size
22.50
Louth: 22.50

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

67 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

25fell by 10% or more
27within 10%
15grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 5Down 10 to 25% · 20Within 10% · 27Up 10 to 25% · 8Up 25% or more · 7

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 St. Francis National SchoolDundalk, Co. Louth 196 → 441 +125.0%
  2. 2 S N an Tslanaitheora BDundalk, Co. Louth 84 → 169 +101.2%
  3. 3 Faughart Community National SchoolDundalk, Co. Louth 59 → 102 +72.9%
  4. 4 S N an Tslanaitheora CDundalk, Co. Louth 100 → 160 +60.0%
  5. 5 Ardee Educate Together NSArdee, Co. Louth 124 → 177 +42.7%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N San NioclasCastlebellingham, Co. Louth 95 → 49 −48.4%
  2. 2 S N MhuireGreenore, Co. Louth 145 → 89 −38.6%
  3. 3 S N AonghusaDroichead Atha, Co. Louth 211 → 147 −30.3%
  4. 4 S N BhrideDundalk, Co. Louth 93 → 67 −28.0%
  5. 5 S N Rath CorrDundalk, Co. Louth 75 → 56 −25.3%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 928 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
22.50
Mainstream classes
724
Classes of 30 or more
43
Schools with a class of 30+
22

Teachers

Teachers in the 69 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
724
Up 257 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 39%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 1,151
Estimate: 724 class teachers, 58 principals and deputies, 281 special education and 88 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
920
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
8 / 14
8 schools gained a class teacher, 14 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

69 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Marys Parish Primary SchoolDrogheda 20205G 967
−11.0%
40 24.18 27 0
Scoil Mhuire na nGaelDundalk 19598V 624
−9.6%
26 23.08 30 1
St Brigid's and St Patrick's National SchoolDrogheda 20508B 575 – 25 22.76 26 0
St Josephs N SDundalk 19673J 574
+10.4%
26 21.58 25 0
C.B.S. PrimaryDundalk 17195M 524
+18.8%
21 24.67 30 3
Scoil na gCreagacha DubhaBlackrock 15285D 503
+19.5%
19 26.16 33 5
Réalt na Mara SchoolDundalk 20339E 467
+6.1%
19 23.00 29 0
St Pauls Senior NSDrogheda 19678T 466
+5.7%
20 22.75 25 0
St. Francis National SchoolDundalk 20259G 441
+125.0%
16 26.81 30 1
S N Tulach AluinnTullyallen 17726R 411
−9.5%
17 23.12 28 0
Presentation ConventDrogheda 00851C 385
+19.9%
17 22.65 29 0
Le Cheile Educate Together NSDrogheda 20146Q 383
−12.6%
16 23.94 27 0
Aston Village Educate Together National SchoolDrogheda 20294I 375
+0.8%
16 21.56 24 0
Rathmullan N SDrogheda 19479N 373
−12.4%
22 16.64 19 0
Scoil na mBraithre SnDrogheda 17059E 359
+4.1%
16 22.06 24 0
Scoil Oilibhéir NaofaDrogheda 20349H 353
+8.3%
15 22.73 28 0
S N Mhuire na TrocaireArdee 18099V 339
+29.9%
14 24.21 32 4
S N Ard Mhuire CDrogheda 19215C 315
+7.1%
16 19.31 22 0
Scoil Náisíunta Naomh FeichínDrogheda 16208N 307
+4.1%
13 22.69 27 0
Naomh SeosamhDrogheda 18069M 293
+0.3%
12 24.42 30 1
Knockbridge Mixed N SDundalk 15101N 285
+0.7%
13 21.92 32 1
Tallonstown N SDundalk 02745N 276
−8.9%
11 25.09 36 4
Callystown Mixed N SClogherhead 14252G 261
−18.2%
10 25.10 35 1
S N N Maolmhaodhagh BDundalk 18504E 246
+22.4%
10 24.60 32 2
Ardee MonasteryArdee 17124M 244
−8.6%
11 22.18 32 3
Dromiskin Mixed N SDundalk 16760M 234
+2.6%
9 24.11 33 1
S N N Maolmhaodhagh CDundalk 15259C 233
+9.9%
9 25.89 35 3
Scoil FhursaDundalk 17550G 229
+20.5%
9 24.78 32 1
S N N Maolmhaodhagh NDundalk 15260K 220
−13.0%
9 24.44 26 0
Gaelscoil Dhun DealganDún Dealgan 19892V 214
0.0%
12 17.33 27 0
Scoil Phadraig NaofaDundalk 18186Q 206
−6.4%
8 25.75 29 0
Scoil Bhride Mixed N SDunleer 18148I 202
−13.3%
8 24.50 34 2
S N Muire gan SmalDrogheda 18045V 201
−20.9%
9 21.00 27 0
S N Tigh an LubhairDunleer 18635T 192
−12.3%
8 23.38 33 2
Castletown RD ConventDundalk 14651U 191
+16.5%
10 19.10 23 0
Scoil Naomh FaincheCollon 14578N 190
−17.4%
7 27.14 31 2
Scoil Mhuire gan SmálDundalk 16749B 189
−9.1%
8 23.62 29 0
S N MuireJenkinstown 18101F 187
+6.9%
7 25.14 33 1
Ballapousta NSArdee 01554B 186
−23.5%
8 22.12 29 0
St. Mochta's National SchoolLouth Village 01553W 181
+6.5%
8 21.12 29 0
Ardee Educate Together NSArdee 20171P 177
+42.7%
8 18.38 25 0
S N PadraigDrogheda 19223B 172
−16.5%
7 23.00 27 0
S N an Tslanaitheora BDundalk 19246N 169
+101.2%
8 19.62 28 0
S.N Eoin BaisteDundalk 20163Q 164
−5.7%
8 19.75 28 0
St Nicholas Monastery NSDundalk 16469S 164
−3.0%
8 19.75 25 0
SN Chill SarainCastlebellingham 14207B 161
−19.9%
7 19.57 28 0
S N an Tslanaitheora CDundalk 19247P 160
+60.0%
8 16.38 19 0
S N ColumcilleDrogheda 01434O 151
−17.5%
6 21.33 28 0
Dulargy Mixed N SRavensdale 13670T 150
−22.7%
6 25.00 30 1
S N Chaoimhin NaofaDunleer 18019U 148
+8.0%
6 23.67 33 2
S N San NioclasDundalk 18347O 148
+22.3%
6 22.83 24 0
S N AonghusaDroichead Atha 19740V 147
−30.3%
8 18.38 21 0
S N Talamh na ManachCarlingford 18312S 139
+4.5%
6 21.17 26 0
St Olivers NSCarlingford 02322I 120
−22.1%
5 24.00 26 0
Bellurgan N SDundalk 16249E 112
−19.4%
5 20.00 27 0
Faughart Community National SchoolDundalk 18391R 102
+72.9%
4 25.50 31 1
S N Naomh FhionainDunleer 17952D 100
+1.0%
4 22.25 25 0
Dromin N SDunleer 06576N 97
−12.6%
4 24.25 30 1
Walshestown N SClogherhead 03787L 95
−15.9%
4 20.75 23 0
S N Naomh PeadarDrogheda 11072M 92
−1.1%
4 21.50 24 0
S N MhuireGreenore 18034Q 89
−38.6%
4 22.25 28 0
Dun Dealgan N SDundalk 14069P 84
0.0%
4 21.00 26 0
Scoil BhrideHackballscross 18382Q 82
+203.7%
4 19.00 24 0
Scoil Dairbhre MixedDundalk 17315T 71
−17.4%
4 17.75 24 0
S N Naomh LorcanDundalk 18001B 69
−11.5%
4 17.25 21 0
S N BhrideDundalk 17965M 67
−28.0%
3 22.33 24 0
S N Mullach BuiRiverstown 02793B 62
+3.3%
3 20.67 27 0
S N Rath CorrDundalk 18471P 56
−25.3%
3 18.67 23 0
S N San NioclasCastlebellingham 18126V 49
−48.4%
3 16.33 19 0