O'Growney National School
Athboy · Roll number 17623H
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 382
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +6%
- Up 21 from 361 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 187 / 195
- 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
382 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 | 33 | 49 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 41.7 |
| Senior Infants | 37 | 46 | 38 | 49 | 36 | 42 | 41.3 |
| 1st Class | 54 | 35 | 52 | 40 | 52 | 38 | 45.2 |
| 2nd Class | 38 | 54 | 40 | 55 | 43 | 52 | 47.0 |
| 3rd Class | 41 | 41 | 59 | 43 | 54 | 45 | 47.2 |
| 4th Class | 43 | 39 | 43 | 60 | 41 | 53 | 46.5 |
| 5th Class | 44 | 43 | 40 | 47 | 64 | 43 | 46.8 |
| 6th Class | 54 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 48 | 64 | 49.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
41 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 41Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
37 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 38 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 37Junior Infants2023/24
- 36Senior Infants2024/25
- 381st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
49 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 52 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 49Junior Infants2022/23
- 49Senior Infants2023/24
- 521st Class2024/25
- 522nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
33 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 45 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 33Junior Infants2021/22
- 38Senior Infants2022/23
- 401st Class2023/24
- 432nd Class2024/25
- 453rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 53 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2020/21
- 46Senior Infants2021/22
- 521st Class2022/23
- 552nd Class2023/24
- 543rd Class2024/25
- 534th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
37 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 37Senior Infants2020/21
- 351st Class2021/22
- 402nd Class2022/23
- 433rd Class2023/24
- 414th Class2024/25
- 435th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
54 in 1st Class (2020/21), 64 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 541st Class2020/21
- 542nd Class2021/22
- 593rd Class2022/23
- 604th Class2023/24
- 645th Class2024/25
- 646th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
38 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2024/25): 10 pupils more.
- 382nd Class2020/21
- 413rd Class2021/22
- 434th Class2022/23
- 475th Class2023/24
- 486th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
41 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 413rd Class2020/21
- 394th Class2021/22
- 405th Class2022/23
- 426th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
43 in 4th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 434th Class2020/21
- 435th Class2021/22
- 456th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
44 in 5th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 445th Class2020/21
- 456th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +183rd Class in 2022/23 (41 to 59)
- −215th Class in 2025/26 (64 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 O'Growney National 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
22.6teaching 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 teachers140 hours of support teaching a week 5.6
4.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.7 special education teachers and 4.66 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 O'Growney National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Growney National SchoolThis school | – | 382 |
+5.8%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh4.3 km · Co.na Mí · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 4.3 km | 169 |
−20.3%
|
| 2 | S N an Rath Mhor5.0 km · Athboy | 5.0 km | 45 |
−56.7%
|
| 3 | St. Dympna's National School5.3 km · Navan | 5.3 km | 210 |
−15.3%
|
| 4 | Crowenstown N S7.5 km · Delvin | 7.5 km | 12 |
−57.1%
|
| 5 | S N Cill Bhrighde7.5 km · Trim | 7.5 km | 200 |
+83.5%
|
| 6 | Cluain Maolain N S7.7 km · Clonmellon | 7.7 km | 178 |
−25.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Martin Hanly
- Phone
- 0469432291
- [email protected]
- Address
- Town Parks, Athboy, Co. Meath, C15 W2VN
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
- Athboy
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 | 382 | 187 | 195 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 52 | 45 | 53 | 43 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 379 | 186 | 193 | 41 | 36 | 52 | 43 | 54 | 41 | 64 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 373 | 184 | 189 | 37 | 49 | 40 | 55 | 43 | 60 | 47 | 42 |
| 2022/23 | 366 | 182 | 184 | 49 | 38 | 52 | 40 | 59 | 43 | 40 | 45 |
| 2021/22 | 336 | 173 | 163 | 33 | 46 | 35 | 54 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 45 |
| 2020/21 | 356 | 173 | 183 | 45 | 37 | 54 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 54 |
| 2019/20 | 358 | 183 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 364 | 177 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 348 | 169 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 353 | 171 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 361 | 174 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 354 | 170 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 332 | 155 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 331 | 156 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 335 | 154 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 351 | 162 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 338 | 158 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 332 | 160 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 334 | 162 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 309 | 151 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 277 | 142 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 252 | 127 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 247 | 131 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 242 | 128 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 243 | 128 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 260 | 138 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 277 | 142 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 270 | 139 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 276 | 146 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 276 | 145 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 283 | 142 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 302 | 151 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 320 | 162 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 330 | 152 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 326 | 156 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 329 | 157 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 329 | 162 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 328 | 168 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 309 | – | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 306 | 144 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 290 | 143 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 269 | 131 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |