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School patron in Meath

Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI

Schools in County Meath under this patron.

Other patrons in Meath Bishop of Meath · 98 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 4 Louth & Meath ETB · 3 Educate Together · 3 Bishop of Kilmore · 1
Schools
4
of 113 in Meath
Pupils
237
1% of Meath's pupils
Average school size
59.2
Meath: 227.1
Average class size
17.31
Meath: 23.04

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

4 schools with figures for both years

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

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
17.31
Mainstream classes
13
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 4 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
13
Up 2 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 5%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 22
Estimate: 13 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 6 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
15
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

4 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Peters National SchoolMeath 20191V 97
0.0%
4 21.25 24 0
Kells Parochial N SKells 05062A 52
−26.8%
3 17.33 20 0
St Patricks N STrim 13775K 48
−22.6%
3 16.00 17 0
Flowerfield N SNavan 12788O 40
−31.0%
3 13.33 15 0