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Planning area in Meath

Athboy

Schools in County Meath in this planning area.

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

Other planning areas in Meath Navan · 19 Trim · 12 Ashbourne · 8 Drogheda · 9 Ratoath · 7 Kells · 13 Laytown · 4 Dunshaughlin · 7 Dunboyne · 5 Kilcock · 4 Longwood · 5 Nobber · 4 Oldcastle · 3 Ardee · 3 Maynooth · 1 Bailieborough · 3
Schools
6
of 113 in Meath
Pupils
1,054
4% of Meath's pupils
Since 2015/16
−19.8%
1,314 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
175.7
Meath: 227.1
Average class size
21.91
Meath: 23.04

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 Meath, schools with no planning area had 0.1% of pupils in 2015/16, 0.3% in 2005/06 and 12.7% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

1,054

−14 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

6

5 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

175.7

106.6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.91

+0.60 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. 118 in 2025/26, +8 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

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 169 pupils in 2025/26, 16.0% of the area's pupils, against 16.1% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.

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

6 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 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
21.91
Mainstream classes
47
Classes of 30 or more
5
Schools with a class of 30+
3

Teachers

Teachers in the 6 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
47
Up 7 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 2%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 74
Estimate: 47 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 19 special education and 4 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
68
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 2
0 schools 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 Athboy, and the special classes in the 6 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
4
In 2 of 6 schools. 2 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
6
In 2 schools: 2 new classes
Autism classes
4
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 2
  • 2021/22 3
  • 2022/23 4
  • 2023/24 4
  • 2024/25 4
  • 2025/26 4
  • 2026/27 6

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

6 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
O'Growney National SchoolAthboy 17623H 382
+5.8%
16 23.88 32 2
S N ColumbainBallivor 18016O 233
−35.1%
10 22.10 32 1
St. Dympna's National SchoolNavan 19813W 210
−15.3%
8 24.75 32 2
Scoil Uí GhramhnaighCo.na Mí 17088L 169
−20.3%
8 21.12 24 0
S N an Rath MhorAthboy 17494W 45
−56.7%
3 15.00 18 0
S N MhuireBaile Iomhair 18429Q 15
−50.0%
2 7.50 8 0