Mercy Convent N S
Navan · Roll number 16100Q
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 385
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −21%
- Down 103 from 488 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 188 / 197
- 49% 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
385 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 | 45 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 45 | 40.2 |
| Senior Infants | 47 | 47 | 49 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 41.7 |
| 1st Class | 51 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 44.5 |
| 2nd Class | 43 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 47.5 |
| 3rd Class | 56 | 43 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 51.3 |
| 4th Class | 59 | 50 | 45 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 53.2 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 63 | 58 | 56.3 |
| 6th Class | 62 | 54 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 64 | 57.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
33 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 32 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 33Junior Infants2024/25
- 32Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
35 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 38 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2023/24
- 38Senior Infants2024/25
- 381st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
35 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 42 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2022/23
- 37Senior Infants2023/24
- 401st Class2024/25
- 422nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
48 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 52 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 48Junior Infants2021/22
- 49Senior Infants2022/23
- 471st Class2023/24
- 492nd Class2024/25
- 523rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 54 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2020/21
- 47Senior Infants2021/22
- 471st Class2022/23
- 542nd Class2023/24
- 543rd Class2024/25
- 544th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 58 in 5th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 47Senior Infants2020/21
- 441st Class2021/22
- 492nd Class2022/23
- 543rd Class2023/24
- 574th Class2024/25
- 585th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
51 in 1st Class (2020/21), 64 in 6th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 511st Class2020/21
- 482nd Class2021/22
- 493rd Class2022/23
- 544th Class2023/24
- 635th Class2024/25
- 646th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
43 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 432nd Class2020/21
- 433rd Class2021/22
- 454th Class2022/23
- 505th Class2023/24
- 506th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
56 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 563rd Class2020/21
- 504th Class2021/22
- 535th Class2022/23
- 556th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
59 in 4th Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 594th Class2020/21
- 585th Class2021/22
- 606th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 546th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +146th Class in 2025/26 (50 to 64)
- −133rd Class in 2021/22 (56 to 43)
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 Mercy Convent N S, 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
27teaching posts
Our estimate: about 27 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 19 mainstream classes 19
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers175 hours of support teaching a week 7
3 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 7.1 special education teachers and 3 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 Mercy Convent N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Convent N SThis school | – | 385 |
−21.1%
|
|
| 1 | Aine Naofa N S0.1 km · Navan · DEIS | 0.1 km | 312 |
−6.0%
|
| 2 | S N Mhuire0.5 km · Navan · DEIS | 0.5 km | 205 |
−11.3%
|
| 3 | Flowerfield N S0.5 km · Navan · Church of Ireland | 0.5 km | 40 |
−31.0%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Eanna0.8 km · An Uaimh · Gaelscoil | 0.8 km | 138 |
−43.7%
|
| 5 | St Pauls N S1.0 km · Navan | 1.0 km | 761 |
+5.5%
|
| 6 | Navan Educate Together NS1.4 km · Navan · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 1.4 km | 213 |
+13.3%
|
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
- Ann Murphy
- Phone
- 0858394032
- [email protected]
- Address
- Railway Street, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 EA40
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- 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 | 385 | 188 | 197 | 45 | 32 | 38 | 42 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 384 | 189 | 195 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 386 | 191 | 195 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 55 |
| 2022/23 | 387 | 188 | 199 | 35 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 53 | 60 |
| 2021/22 | 392 | 198 | 194 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 419 | 209 | 210 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 43 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 62 |
| 2019/20 | 440 | 214 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 446 | 224 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 462 | 243 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 473 | 243 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 488 | 251 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 483 | 247 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 474 | 240 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 482 | 240 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 479 | 246 | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 464 | 238 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 461 | 231 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 459 | 228 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 453 | 235 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 421 | 206 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 413 | 216 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 391 | 216 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 358 | 205 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 331 | 200 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 281 | 184 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 224 | 172 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 216 | 184 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 199 | 185 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 192 | 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 203 | 203 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 213 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 236 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 266 | 266 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 398 | 398 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 387 | 387 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 402 | 402 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 431 | 431 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 435 | 435 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 424 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 432 | 432 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 483 | 420 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 470 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 592 | 435 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |