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School patron in Meath

Louth & Meath ETB

Schools in County Meath under this patron.

Other patrons in Meath Bishop of Meath · 98 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 4 Educate Together · 3 Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI · 4 Bishop of Kilmore · 1
Schools
3
of 113 in Meath
Pupils
893
3% of Meath's pupils
Average school size
297.7
Meath: 227.1
Average class size
24.14
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

Newer schools

3 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 893 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
24.14
Mainstream classes
36
Classes of 30 or more
5
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 3 mainstream primary schools here, 2010/11 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
36
Up 35 since 2010/11, while pupils rose 14783%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 55
Estimate: 36 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 13 special education and 4 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
6
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 0
2 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2010/11

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

3 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Ard Rí Community National SchoolNavan 20352T 384
+135.6%
15 25.60 34 3
Ashbourne Community National SchoolAshbourne 20546J 341 – 14 22.64 29 0
Dunshaughlin Community National SchoolDunshaughlin 20521Q 168 – 7 24.00 30 2