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School patron in Westmeath

Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise

Schools in County Westmeath under this patron.

Other patrons in Westmeath Bishop of Meath · 51 Educate Together · 1 Bishop of Elphin · 3 Longford & Westmeath Education and Training Board · 1 Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI · 3 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI · 1
Schools
12
of 73 in Westmeath
Pupils
2,388
21% of Westmeath's pupils
Average school size
199.0
Westmeath: 152.3
Average class size
22.61
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

12 schools with figures for both years

4fell by 10% or more
3within 10%
5grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 3Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 4

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
22.61
Mainstream classes
104
Classes of 30 or more
8
Schools with a class of 30+
5

Teachers

Teachers in the 12 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
104
Up 33 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 32%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 164
Estimate: 104 class teachers, 8 principals and deputies, 46 special education and 6 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
131
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

12 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Marys NSAthlone 20073P 573
+31.1%
31 18.48 23 0
S N an CusanN37td88 18864L 413
+3.5%
16 25.06 29 0
St Brigid's Primary SchoolMoate 15512L 241
+8.1%
9 26.11 37 1
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
An Ghrianan N SMoate 18679Q 167
−12.1%
7 23.86 29 0
Cluain Buinne N SAthlone 17102C 164
+40.2%
6 27.33 36 3
Cill Cleithe N SMoate 17806P 99
+11.2%
4 24.75 27 0
Ballinahown NSAthlone 19632S 96
+33.3%
4 24.00 26 0
BL Oliver Plunkett N SMoate 17167H 82
−12.8%
4 20.50 30 1
Rath Eoghan N SMullingar 17189R 62
+3.3%
3 16.67 24 0
S N Naomh FiontanMullingar 18193N 29
−49.1%
2 14.50 16 0