St. Nicholas Primary School
Longwood · Roll number 16655P
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 299
- −16 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −13%
- Down 44 from 343 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 150 / 149
- 50% 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
299 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 | 41 | 31 | 35 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 33.8 |
| Senior Infants | 48 | 42 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 37.5 |
| 1st Class | 34 | 48 | 41 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 36.7 |
| 2nd Class | 52 | 34 | 48 | 41 | 34 | 38 | 41.2 |
| 3rd Class | 55 | 51 | 35 | 48 | 41 | 34 | 44.0 |
| 4th Class | 53 | 57 | 52 | 34 | 47 | 41 | 47.3 |
| 5th Class | 38 | 53 | 60 | 53 | 36 | 51 | 48.5 |
| 6th Class | 54 | 38 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 38 | 49.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
38 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 39 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 38Junior Infants2024/25
- 39Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
29 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 29Junior Infants2023/24
- 29Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
35 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 38 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2022/23
- 34Senior Infants2023/24
- 351st Class2024/25
- 382nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
31 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 34 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2021/22
- 33Senior Infants2022/23
- 331st Class2023/24
- 342nd Class2024/25
- 343rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
41 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 41 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 41Junior Infants2020/21
- 42Senior Infants2021/22
- 411st Class2022/23
- 412nd Class2023/24
- 413rd Class2024/25
- 414th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
48 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 51 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 48Senior Infants2020/21
- 481st Class2021/22
- 482nd Class2022/23
- 483rd Class2023/24
- 474th Class2024/25
- 515th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
34 in 1st Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 341st Class2020/21
- 342nd Class2021/22
- 353rd Class2022/23
- 344th Class2023/24
- 365th Class2024/25
- 386th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
52 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 522nd Class2020/21
- 513rd Class2021/22
- 524th Class2022/23
- 535th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
55 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 553rd Class2020/21
- 574th Class2021/22
- 605th Class2022/23
- 606th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
53 in 4th Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 534th Class2020/21
- 535th Class2021/22
- 536th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
38 in 5th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 385th Class2020/21
- 386th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +155th Class in 2021/22 (38 to 53)
- −182nd Class in 2021/22 (52 to 34)
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 St. Nicholas Primary School, 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
21.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 21 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers130 hours of support teaching a week 5.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
10.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 12.16 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 St. Nicholas Primary School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Nicholas Primary SchoolThis school | – | 299 |
−12.8%
|
|
| 1 | S N na Maighdine Mhuire4.6 km · Broadford | 4.6 km | 60 |
−34.8%
|
| 2 | S N Baile Mhic Adaim5.9 km · Magh Bhealaigh | 5.9 km | 85 |
+25.0%
|
| 3 | Killyon N S6.6 km · Hill of Down | 6.6 km | 60 |
−36.8%
|
| 4 | Scoil Nais Finin Naofa6.9 km · Enfield | 6.9 km | 63 |
−13.7%
|
| 5 | St Patricks NS7.1 km · Enfield | 7.1 km | 87 |
−43.1%
|
| 6 | S N Mhichil Naofa7.2 km · Rath Molladhain | 7.2 km | 73 |
−33.0%
|
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
- Siobhán Henry
- Phone
- 0469555384
- [email protected]
- Address
- Longwood, Co. Meath, A83 K889
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Longwood
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 | 299 | 150 | 149 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 315 | 156 | 159 | 38 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 36 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 332 | 163 | 169 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 34 | 53 | 60 |
| 2022/23 | 357 | 168 | 189 | 35 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 35 | 52 | 60 | 53 |
| 2021/22 | 354 | 175 | 179 | 31 | 42 | 48 | 34 | 51 | 57 | 53 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | 375 | 185 | 190 | 41 | 48 | 34 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 38 | 54 |
| 2019/20 | 392 | 196 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 378 | 188 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 391 | 200 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 372 | 190 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 343 | 168 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 334 | 164 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 327 | 161 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 291 | 140 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 270 | 133 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 254 | 127 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 226 | 111 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 207 | 102 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 190 | 97 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 166 | 89 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 131 | 72 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 127 | 64 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 128 | 65 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 134 | 64 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 131 | 63 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 105 | 49 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 97 | 51 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 97 | 50 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 98 | 49 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 95 | 50 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 102 | 57 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 99 | 53 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 105 | 52 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 130 | 65 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 128 | 57 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 114 | 54 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 108 | 52 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 115 | 60 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 117 | – | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 125 | 61 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 123 | 64 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 120 | 64 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |