Planning area in Westmeath

Castlepollard

Schools in County Westmeath in this planning area.

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Schools: 7; of 73 in Westmeath
Pupils: 581; 5% of Westmeath's pupils
Since 2015/16: +14.4%; 508 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size: 83.0; Westmeath: 152.3
Average class size: 21.42; Westmeath: 21.98

Trends in Castlepollard

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 Westmeath, schools with no planning area had 0.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 3.1% in 2005/06 and 23.6% in 1976/77. Known data issues

Pupils

581

−12 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

7 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

83.0

83.0 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

21.42

−0.46 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. 64 in 2025/26, +1 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

Each school year.

Irish-medium schools

No school in this area teaches all subjects through Irish.

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

7 schools with figures for both years

2fell by 10% or more

2within 10%

3grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 3

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: 21.42
Mainstream classes: 26
Classes of 30 or more: 6
Schools with a class of 30+: 4

Teachers

Teachers in the 7 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: 26; Up 4 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 15%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 42; Estimate: 26 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 10 special education and 4 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 34; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 0 / 0; 0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Castlepollard, and the special classes in the 7 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 7 schools. 1 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27: 4; In 2 schools
Autism classes: 4; 100% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

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

2021/22 1
2022/23 2
2023/24 2
2024/25 4
2025/26 4
2026/27 4

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

7 schools, largest first.

Change over

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	Roll number
Castlepollard Mixed N SCastlepollard	05513H	169	+28.0%	6	26.17	30	1
Baile na gCailleach N SMullingar	16868J	166	+38.3%	6	25.67	35	3
St Feighans MXD N SCastlepollard	14450K	100	0.0%	4	25.00	30	1
Diarmada N SCastlepollard	18036U	90	+52.5%	4	22.50	30	1
Castlepollard Paroc.n SCastlepollard	10857U	25	+8.7%	2	12.50	16	0
Naomh Micheal N SMullingar	17606H	17	−19.0%	2	8.50	9	0
S N an ChuilMullingar	03936C	14	−73.6%	2	7.00	11	0