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Planning area in Westmeath

Mullingar

Schools in County Westmeath in this planning area.

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Schools
22
of 73 in Westmeath
Pupils
4,209
38% of Westmeath's pupils
Since 2015/16
+4.2%
4,041 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
191.3
Westmeath: 152.3
Average class size
22.87
Westmeath: 21.98

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

4,209

−27 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

22

17 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

191.3

170.7 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

22.87

−0.21 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. 517 in 2025/26, +46 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

Each school year.

Irish-medium schools

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (2 schools today). 333 pupils in 2025/26, 7.9% of the area's pupils, against 8.8% 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

22 schools with figures for both years

8fell by 10% or more
7within 10%
7grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 4Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 4Up 25% or more · 3

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 S N Chruimin NaofaMultyfarnham, Co. Westmeath 161 → 222 +37.9%
  4. 4 S N na nDunMullingar, Co. Westmeath 129 → 159 +23.3%
  5. 5 Scoil na mBraithreMullingar, Co. Westmeath 337 → 409 +21.4%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Gaelscoil an MhuilinnAn Muileann gCearr, Co. Westmeath 262 → 179 −31.7%
  2. 2 Presentation Convent (JNR)Mullingar, Co. Westmeath 381 → 277 −27.3%
  3. 3 Ballynacargy Mixed N SBallynacargy, Co. Westmeath 66 → 55 −16.7%
  4. 4 S N na Naomh UileMullingar, Co. Westmeath 100 → 86 −14.0%
  5. 5 Lochan an Bhealaigh N SMullingar, Co. Westmeath 65 → 57 −12.3%

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
22.87
Mainstream classes
179
Classes of 30 or more
18
Schools with a class of 30+
11

Teachers

Teachers in the 22 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
179
Up 38 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 16%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 287
Estimate: 179 class teachers, 14 principals and deputies, 74 special education and 20 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
232
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 3
3 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

3 special schools in Mullingar, and the special classes in its 22 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
175
In 3 schools, up from 128 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
20
In 9 of 22 schools. 12 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
24
In 11 schools: 4 new classes, 2 schools with their first
Autism classes
16
80% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 12
  • 2021/22 12
  • 2022/23 14
  • 2023/24 15
  • 2024/25 18
  • 2025/26 20
  • 2026/27 24

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
St Brigids Spec SCHMullingar · Mild general learning disability 93
+8.1%
12 23
Sacred Heart SchoolMullingar · Moderate general learning disability 46
+170.6%
9 26
Saplings Special SchoolMullingar · Autism 36
+44.0%
6 22

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

22 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
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
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
Presentation Convent (JNR)Mullingar 00934G 277
−27.3%
14 18.86 22 0
St. Colmcille's N.S.Mullingar 16838A 239
+1.7%
9 25.56 31 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
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
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
Odhran Naofa N SMullingar 17932U 95
+14.5%
4 23.75 24 0
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
Rath Eoghan N SMullingar 17189R 62
+3.3%
3 16.67 24 0
Lochan an Bhealaigh N SMullingar 18262G 57
−12.3%
3 19.00 25 0
Ballynacargy Mixed N SBallynacargy 01731U 55
−16.7%
3 18.33 19 0
Dysart NSMullingar 17290G 24
−27.3%
2 12.00 15 0
Naomh Tomas N SRathowen 18591C 16
−40.7%
2 8.00 10 0