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Planning area in Louth

Ardee

Schools in County Louth in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 3 schools in Meath. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Louth Dundalk · 29 Drogheda · 17 Dunleer · 8 Bush · 8
Schools
7
of 69 in Louth
Pupils
1,461
9% of Louth's pupils
Since 2015/16
−4.1%
1,523 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
208.7
Louth: 243.4
Average class size
22.94
Louth: 22.50

Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Earlier years are incomplete

The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across County Louth, schools with no planning area had 3.7% of pupils in 2015/16, 14.8% in 2005/06 and 22.2% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

1,461

−1 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

208.7

229.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

22.94

+0.29 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

Pupils in these schools

Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.

Area figures by year (CSV) Each school by year (CSV)

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 176 in 2025/26, +11 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.

Irish-medium schools

No school in this area teaches all subjects through Irish.

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

7 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 2

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.94
Mainstream classes
62
Classes of 30 or more
13
Schools with a class of 30+
4

Teachers

Teachers in the 7 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
62
Up 16 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 21%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 101
Estimate: 62 class teachers, 7 principals and deputies, 25 special education and 7 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
80
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 2
1 school gained a class teacher, 2 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Ardee, and the special classes in the 7 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
0
No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26
7
In 2 of 7 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
8
In 3 schools: 1 new class, 1 school with its first
Autism classes
7
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Ardee's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 3
  • 2021/22 4
  • 2022/23 4
  • 2023/24 4
  • 2024/25 6
  • 2025/26 7
  • 2026/27 8

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

7 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
S N Mhuire na TrocaireArdee 18099V 339
+29.9%
14 24.21 32 4
Tallonstown N SDundalk 02745N 276
−8.9%
11 25.09 36 4
Ardee MonasteryArdee 17124M 244
−8.6%
11 22.18 32 3
Scoil Naomh FaincheCollon 14578N 190
−17.4%
7 27.14 31 2
Ballapousta NSArdee 01554B 186
−23.5%
8 22.12 29 0
Ardee Educate Together NSArdee 20171P 177
+42.7%
8 18.38 25 0
S N San NioclasCastlebellingham 18126V 49
−48.4%
3 16.33 19 0