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School patron in Westmeath

Bishop of Elphin

Schools in County Westmeath under this patron.

Other patrons in Westmeath Bishop of Meath · 51 Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise · 12 Educate Together · 1 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
3
of 73 in Westmeath
Pupils
314
3% of Westmeath's pupils
Average school size
104.7
Westmeath: 152.3
Average class size
15.26
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

3 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 2Up 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
15.26
Mainstream classes
19
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 3 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
19
Up 2 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 3%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 34
Estimate: 19 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 9 special education and 4 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
34
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 1
0 schools gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

3 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N Phoil NaofaAthlone 18405C 125
−32.8%
7 16.14 20 0
St Peters N S SNRAthlone 07722D 112
−5.9%
7 14.29 18 0
SN Deaghan O CeallaighAthlone 16639R 77
−7.2%
5 15.40 19 0