S N Cros Ban
Julianstown · Roll number 17705J
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 373
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −14%
- Down 59 from 432 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 174 / 199
- 47% 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
373 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 | 46 | 41 | 33 | 38 | 27 | 39 | 37.3 |
| Senior Infants | 52 | 49 | 51 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 41.7 |
| 1st Class | 51 | 55 | 58 | 50 | 37 | 41 | 48.7 |
| 2nd Class | 46 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 41 | 49.7 |
| 3rd Class | 54 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 52.7 |
| 4th Class | 49 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 52.7 |
| 5th Class | 51 | 47 | 56 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 53.3 |
| 6th Class | 57 | 53 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 54.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
27 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 28 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Junior Infants2024/25
- 28Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
38 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 41 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2023/24
- 33Senior Infants2024/25
- 411st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
33 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 41 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 33Junior Infants2022/23
- 37Senior Infants2023/24
- 371st Class2024/25
- 412nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
41 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 53 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2021/22
- 51Senior Infants2022/23
- 501st Class2023/24
- 492nd Class2024/25
- 533rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
46 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 4th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2020/21
- 49Senior Infants2021/22
- 581st Class2022/23
- 562nd Class2023/24
- 553rd Class2024/25
- 564th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
52 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 57 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 52Senior Infants2020/21
- 551st Class2021/22
- 562nd Class2022/23
- 573rd Class2023/24
- 544th Class2024/25
- 575th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
51 in 1st Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 511st Class2020/21
- 502nd Class2021/22
- 513rd Class2022/23
- 554th Class2023/24
- 575th Class2024/25
- 586th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
46 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): 9 pupils more.
- 462nd Class2020/21
- 463rd Class2021/22
- 484th Class2022/23
- 525th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
54 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 543rd Class2020/21
- 544th Class2021/22
- 565th Class2022/23
- 556th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
49 in 4th Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 494th Class2020/21
- 475th Class2021/22
- 496th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
51 in 5th Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 515th Class2020/21
- 536th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +12Junior Infants in 2025/26 (27 to 39)
- −14Senior Infants in 2023/24 (51 to 37)
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 S N Cros Ban, 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
24.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers122.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.9
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
9.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.8 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 9.33 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 S N Cros Ban, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Cros BanThis school | – | 373 |
−13.7%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh3.3 km · Laytown | 3.3 km | 438 |
+20.3%
|
| 2 | Scoil Oilibheir Naofa3.4 km · Bettystown | 3.4 km | 397 |
−10.6%
|
| 3 | S N Naomh Padraig4.1 km · Stamullen | 4.1 km | 524 |
−22.7%
|
| 4 | S N Realt na Mara (B)4.4 km · Mornington · Boys | 4.4 km | 373 |
−15.8%
|
| 5 | S N Realt na Mara (C)4.4 km · Donacarney · Girls | 4.4 km | 373 |
−12.4%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa5.0 km · Droichead Átha · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 5.0 km | 383 |
−13.3%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Patrick Doran
- Phone
- 0419829229
- [email protected]
- Address
- Whitecross, Julianstown, Co. Meath, A92 W291
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
- Laytown
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 | 373 | 174 | 199 | 39 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 383 | 176 | 207 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 49 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 411 | 199 | 212 | 38 | 37 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 55 |
| 2022/23 | 414 | 201 | 213 | 33 | 51 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 56 | 49 |
| 2021/22 | 407 | 205 | 202 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 54 | 47 | 53 |
| 2020/21 | 406 | 208 | 198 | 46 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 54 | 49 | 51 | 57 |
| 2019/20 | 412 | 206 | 206 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 415 | 216 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 426 | 218 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 425 | 217 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 432 | 214 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 442 | 207 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 445 | 203 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 443 | 194 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 410 | 183 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 385 | 180 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 360 | 165 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 360 | 173 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 331 | 161 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 304 | 146 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 275 | 130 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 242 | 118 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 201 | 95 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 171 | 77 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 167 | 70 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 165 | 66 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 170 | 71 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 170 | 75 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 182 | 83 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 184 | 84 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 203 | 96 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 231 | 119 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 251 | 131 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 275 | 132 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 273 | 130 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 237 | 109 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 201 | 87 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 177 | 81 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 176 | – | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 162 | 71 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 153 | 67 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 151 | 65 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |