Scoil Bhríde
Navan · Roll number 15104T
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 392
- +6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −12%
- Down 52 from 444 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 211 / 181
- 54% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
392 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 49 | 39 | 53 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 49.3 |
| Senior Infants | 39 | 48 | 42 | 54 | 47 | 54 | 47.3 |
| 1st Class | 48 | 36 | 49 | 43 | 55 | 46 | 46.2 |
| 2nd Class | 46 | 46 | 37 | 50 | 43 | 54 | 46.0 |
| 3rd Class | 54 | 45 | 50 | 38 | 51 | 43 | 46.8 |
| 4th Class | 58 | 51 | 45 | 50 | 41 | 52 | 49.5 |
| 5th Class | 46 | 58 | 52 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 48.8 |
| 6th Class | 53 | 43 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 49 | 50.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
54 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 54 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 54Junior Infants2024/25
- 54Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
48 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 46 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 48Junior Infants2023/24
- 47Senior Infants2024/25
- 461st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
53 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 54 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 53Junior Infants2022/23
- 54Senior Infants2023/24
- 551st Class2024/25
- 542nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
39 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 43 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2021/22
- 42Senior Infants2022/23
- 431st Class2023/24
- 432nd Class2024/25
- 433rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 49Junior Infants2020/21
- 48Senior Infants2021/22
- 491st Class2022/23
- 502nd Class2023/24
- 513rd Class2024/25
- 524th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
39 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 41 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 39Senior Infants2020/21
- 361st Class2021/22
- 372nd Class2022/23
- 383rd Class2023/24
- 414th Class2024/25
- 415th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
48 in 1st Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 481st Class2020/21
- 462nd Class2021/22
- 503rd Class2022/23
- 504th Class2023/24
- 495th Class2024/25
- 496th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
46 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 462nd Class2020/21
- 453rd Class2021/22
- 454th Class2022/23
- 475th Class2023/24
- 466th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
54 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 543rd Class2020/21
- 514th Class2021/22
- 525th Class2022/23
- 566th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
58 in 4th Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 584th Class2020/21
- 585th Class2021/22
- 586th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
46 in 5th Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 465th Class2020/21
- 436th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +156th Class in 2022/23 (43 to 58)
- −121st Class in 2021/22 (48 to 36)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Scoil Bhríde, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
22.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers142.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.7
4.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.8 special education teachers and 4.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Scoil Bhríde, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil BhrídeThis school | – | 392 |
−11.7%
|
|
| 1 | Ard Rí Community National School1.9 km · Navan · Multi-denominational | 1.9 km | 384 |
+135.6%
|
| 2 | St Stephens NS2.6 km · Navan | 2.6 km | 805 |
+0.5%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Eanna2.7 km · An Uaimh · Gaelscoil | 2.7 km | 138 |
−43.7%
|
| 4 | Flowerfield N S3.0 km · Navan · Church of Ireland | 3.0 km | 40 |
−31.0%
|
| 5 | Navan Educate Together NS3.3 km · Navan · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 3.3 km | 213 |
+13.3%
|
| 6 | Mercy Convent N S3.5 km · Navan · DEIS | 3.5 km | 385 |
−21.1%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Kevin Mullin
- Phone
- 0469029779
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cannistown, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 CX61
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Planning area
- Navan
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 392 | 211 | 181 | 53 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 43 | 52 | 41 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 386 | 202 | 184 | 54 | 47 | 55 | 43 | 51 | 41 | 49 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 386 | 196 | 190 | 48 | 54 | 43 | 50 | 38 | 50 | 47 | 56 |
| 2022/23 | 386 | 194 | 192 | 53 | 42 | 49 | 37 | 50 | 45 | 52 | 58 |
| 2021/22 | 366 | 178 | 188 | 39 | 48 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 43 |
| 2020/21 | 393 | 199 | 194 | 49 | 39 | 48 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 46 | 53 |
| 2019/20 | 402 | 188 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 425 | 201 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 429 | 200 | 229 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 438 | 210 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 444 | 218 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 415 | 208 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 398 | 194 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 375 | 178 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 360 | 172 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 340 | 159 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 339 | 162 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 314 | 154 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 316 | 148 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 325 | 156 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 326 | 151 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 347 | 161 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 350 | 161 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 352 | 165 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 343 | 155 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 335 | 152 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 319 | 147 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 316 | 142 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 309 | 138 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 305 | 134 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 303 | 132 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 288 | 127 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 283 | 130 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 161 | 68 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 150 | 66 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 135 | 59 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 138 | 58 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 124 | 49 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 110 | – | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 109 | 45 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 116 | 46 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 103 | 37 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |