S N Muire gan Smal
Drogheda · Roll number 18045V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 201
- −11 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −21%
- Down 53 from 254 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 96 / 105
- 48% 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
201 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 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21.8 |
| Senior Infants | 30 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 22.8 |
| 1st Class | 24 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 24.0 |
| 2nd Class | 33 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27.5 |
| 3rd Class | 37 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 30.0 |
| 4th Class | 31 | 38 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 30.7 |
| 5th Class | 23 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 35 | 30.8 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 30.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 17 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 17Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
20 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 21 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 20Junior Infants2023/24
- 20Senior Infants2024/25
- 211st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
20 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 27 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2022/23
- 21Senior Infants2023/24
- 211st Class2024/25
- 272nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
27 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 28 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Junior Infants2021/22
- 25Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 283rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
24 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 24Junior Infants2020/21
- 24Senior Infants2021/22
- 231st Class2022/23
- 242nd Class2023/24
- 243rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
30 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 35 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 30Senior Infants2020/21
- 301st Class2021/22
- 312nd Class2022/23
- 313rd Class2023/24
- 314th Class2024/25
- 355th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
24 in 1st Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 241st Class2020/21
- 252nd Class2021/22
- 263rd Class2022/23
- 274th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 286th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
33 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 332nd Class2020/21
- 343rd Class2021/22
- 334th Class2022/23
- 335th Class2023/24
- 336th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
37 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 373rd Class2020/21
- 384th Class2021/22
- 365th Class2022/23
- 376th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
31 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 314th Class2020/21
- 315th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
23 in 5th Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 235th Class2020/21
- 226th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +85th Class in 2021/22 (23 to 31)
- −82nd Class in 2021/22 (33 to 25)
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 Muire gan Smal, 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
15.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 16 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers95 hours of support teaching a week 3.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.83 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 S N Muire gan Smal, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Muire gan SmalThis school | – | 201 |
−20.9%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín2.9 km · Drogheda | 2.9 km | 307 |
+4.1%
|
| 2 | S N Padraig3.0 km · Drogheda | 3.0 km | 172 |
−16.5%
|
| 3 | Walshestown N S4.2 km · Clogherhead | 4.2 km | 95 |
−15.9%
|
| 4 | Aston Village Educate Together National School4.5 km · Drogheda · Multi-denominational | 4.5 km | 375 |
+0.8%
|
| 5 | Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa4.8 km · Drogheda · DEIS | 4.8 km | 353 |
+8.3%
|
| 6 | Callystown Mixed N S5.0 km · Clogherhead | 5.0 km | 261 |
−18.2%
|
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
- Shane Reilly
- Phone
- 0419822126
- [email protected]
- Address
- Newhouse, Sandpit, Drogheda, A92 A567
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Armagh
- 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
- Louth County Council
- Planning area
- Drogheda
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 | 201 | 96 | 105 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 35 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 212 | 98 | 114 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 230 | 109 | 121 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | 236 | 118 | 118 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 237 | 120 | 117 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 34 | 38 | 31 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | 238 | 114 | 124 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 23 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 245 | 120 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 245 | 122 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 248 | 123 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 256 | 130 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 254 | 130 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 259 | 127 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 263 | 129 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 261 | 133 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 261 | 126 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 252 | 116 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 241 | 110 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 229 | 107 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 225 | 99 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 211 | 91 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 204 | 89 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 185 | 78 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 169 | 70 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 160 | 69 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 143 | 67 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 137 | 65 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 130 | 65 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 125 | 62 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 115 | 54 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 114 | 56 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 105 | 53 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 105 | 50 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 104 | 48 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 81 | 45 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 76 | 41 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 65 | 37 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 64 | 36 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 69 | 39 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 62 | 35 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 62 | 33 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 57 | 28 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 51 | 24 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |