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Local authority in Westmeath

Westmeath County Council

Schools in County Westmeath in this local authority.

Schools
73
of 73 in Westmeath
Pupils
11,117
100% of Westmeath's pupils
Average school size
152.3
Westmeath: 152.3
Average class size
21.98
Westmeath: 21.98

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

73 schools with figures for both years

29fell by 10% or more
22within 10%
22grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 16Down 10 to 25% · 13Within 10% · 22Up 10 to 25% · 10Up 25% or more · 12

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Holy Family Primary SchoolMullingar, Co. Westmeath 230 → 439 +90.9%
  2. 2 Gaelscoil An ChoillínAn Muileann gCearr, Co. Westmeath 95 → 154 +62.1%
  3. 3 Diarmada N SCastlepollard, Co. Westmeath 59 → 90 +52.5%
  4. 4 St. Anne's National SchoolTyrellspass, Co. Westmeath 122 → 176 +44.3%
  5. 5 Kilcrumreragh N SMoate, Co. Westmeath 73 → 104 +42.5%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N an ChuilMullingar, Co. Westmeath 53 → 14 −73.6%
  2. 2 Mhuire N SMullingar, Co. Westmeath 178 → 61 −65.7%
  3. 3 S N Naomh FiontanMullingar, Co. Westmeath 57 → 29 −49.1%
  4. 4 Baile Coireil N SMullingar, Co. Westmeath 133 → 82 −38.3%
  5. 5 S N Phoil NaofaAthlone, Co. Westmeath 186 → 125 −32.8%

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.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
21.98
Mainstream classes
492
Classes of 30 or more
41
Schools with a class of 30+
27

Teachers

Teachers in the 73 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
492
Up 109 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 16%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 783
Estimate: 492 class teachers, 37 principals and deputies, 202 special education and 52 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
650
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
6 / 7
6 schools gained a class teacher, 7 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

73 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Marys NSAthlone 20073P 573
+31.1%
31 18.48 23 0
Scoil Cholmain NaofaMullingar 19650U 445
−6.1%
18 24.72 30 1
Holy Family Primary SchoolMullingar 17327D 439
+90.9%
16 26.81 30 3
S N an CusanN37td88 18864L 413
+3.5%
16 25.06 29 0
St Etchens National SchoolKinnegad 19848S 413
−25.7%
17 22.53 27 0
Scoil na mBraithreMullingar 18381O 409
+21.4%
16 24.44 31 1
Mullingar Educate Together NSMullingar 20188J 381
−11.4%
20 17.60 23 0
Scoil na Maighdine MhuireMullingar 18212O 307
+12.0%
12 25.08 28 0
Corr na Madadh N SAthlone 17903N 306
+11.7%
13 23.54 29 0
Naomh Clar N SAthlone 18505G 293
+12.7%
12 23.83 34 2
Naomh Iosef N SKillucan 18640M 285
+19.7%
12 22.83 26 0
Presentation Convent (JNR)Mullingar 00934G 277
−27.3%
14 18.86 22 0
St Brigid's Primary SchoolMoate 15512L 241
+8.1%
9 26.11 37 1
St. Colmcille's N.S.Mullingar 16838A 239
+1.7%
9 25.56 31 2
Scoil na gCeithre MaistriÁth Luain 19948W 235
−27.0%
9 25.33 37 2
SC CiarainAthlone 17708P 227
+37.6%
9 25.22 32 1
Scoil an Chlochair Cill BheaganKilbeggan 20063M 226
−6.2%
9 23.78 30 2
Kilpatrick NSMullingar 19607T 224
−4.3%
9 24.89 30 1
S N Chruimin NaofaMultyfarnham 19350I 222
+37.9%
9 24.67 31 2
Naomh Tola N SDelvin 19205W 219
+15.3%
9 23.00 28 0
Scoil Chroi NaofaRochfortbridge 20439I 214
−11.9%
9 23.78 32 1
Loch an Ghair N SMullingar 18812P 208
+8.3%
8 26.00 31 2
Gaelscoil an MhuilinnAn Muileann gCearr 20002P 179
−31.7%
7 25.57 30 2
Cluain Maolain N SClonmellon 17089N 178
−25.8%
8 22.25 26 0
St. Anne's National SchoolTyrellspass 05916G 176
+44.3%
8 20.50 27 0
Castlepollard Mixed N SCastlepollard 05513H 169
+28.0%
6 26.17 30 1
An Ghrianan N SMoate 18679Q 167
−12.1%
7 23.86 29 0
Baile na gCailleach N SMullingar 16868J 166
+38.3%
6 25.67 35 3
Cluain Buinne N SAthlone 17102C 164
+40.2%
6 27.33 36 3
S N na nDunMullingar 17025K 159
+23.3%
6 26.50 31 2
Gaelscoil An ChoillínAn Muileann gCearr 20238V 154
+62.1%
6 23.67 30 1
S N Phoil NaofaAthlone 18405C 125
−32.8%
7 16.14 20 0
Tang N STang 08037Q 117
−1.7%
5 23.40 29 0
St Peters N S SNRAthlone 07722D 112
−5.9%
7 14.29 18 0
Ard na gCraith NSWalderstown 18764H 110
−6.0%
5 19.80 25 0
Streamstown Mixed N SStreamstown 15291V 107
−2.7%
4 26.75 31 1
Earnain MXD N SDelvin 18598Q 105
−13.9%
5 21.00 26 0
Kilcrumreragh N SMoate 16961W 104
+42.5%
4 26.00 30 1
Eoin Naofa N SBallymore 17991N 100
+1.0%
4 25.00 31 1
St Feighans MXD N SCastlepollard 14450K 100
0.0%
4 25.00 30 1
Cill Cleithe N SMoate 17806P 99
+11.2%
4 24.75 27 0
Ballinagore Mixed N SKilbeggan 16340N 97
+21.2%
4 24.25 29 0
Ballinahown NSAthlone 19632S 96
+33.3%
4 24.00 26 0
Odhran Naofa N SMullingar 17932U 95
+14.5%
4 23.75 24 0
Diarmada N SCastlepollard 18036U 90
+52.5%
4 22.50 30 1
Scoil PhadraigMullingar 19008U 88
−3.3%
4 22.00 25 0
S N na Naomh UileMullingar 18744B 86
−14.0%
4 21.50 32 1
Scoil MhuireMullingar 18533L 83
+1.2%
4 19.25 24 0
Baile Coireil N SMullingar 16914N 82
−38.3%
4 19.00 25 0
BL Oliver Plunkett N SMoate 17167H 82
−12.8%
4 20.50 30 1
Dalystown N SMullingar 15307K 81
−24.3%
4 20.25 23 0
Mhichil Naofa N SCastletown Geoghegan 17182D 81
−1.2%
4 20.25 27 0
SN Deaghan O CeallaighAthlone 16639R 77
−7.2%
5 15.40 19 0
S N PhadraigKillucan 08100U 74
−3.9%
4 18.50 21 0
Milltownpass N SMilltownpass 16304J 73
−19.8%
3 20.33 23 0
Rath Eoghan N SMullingar 17189R 62
+3.3%
3 16.67 24 0
Mhuire N SMullingar 18484B 61
−65.7%
3 20.33 31 1
Lochan an Bhealaigh N SMullingar 18262G 57
−12.3%
3 19.00 25 0
Athlone N SAthlone 16092U 56
−25.3%
3 18.67 19 0
Ballynacargy Mixed N SBallynacargy 01731U 55
−16.7%
3 18.33 19 0
Magh Mora N SMullingar 17432A 29
−14.7%
2 14.50 18 0
S N Naomh FiontanMullingar 18193N 29
−49.1%
2 14.50 16 0
S N Aodha NaofaKilbeggan 17882I 27
−10.0%
2 13.50 18 0
Castlepollard Paroc.n SCastlepollard 10857U 25
+8.7%
2 12.50 16 0
Dysart NSMullingar 17290G 24
−27.3%
2 12.00 15 0
Drumraney Mixed N SAthlone 13571R 23
0.0%
2 11.50 16 0
Boher N SStreamstown 17236A 18
−45.5%
2 9.00 11 0
Naomh Micheal N SMullingar 17606H 17
−19.0%
2 8.50 9 0
Naomh Tomas N SRathowen 18591C 16
−40.7%
2 8.00 10 0
S N an ChuilMullingar 03936C 14
−73.6%
2 7.00 11 0
Crowenstown N SDelvin 02263S 12
−57.1%
2 6.00 8 0
Naomh Muire N SMullingar 17743R 12
−7.7%
2 6.00 7 0
S N BhrideBallynacargy 00941D 8
−74.2%
2 4.00 4 0