S N Realt na Mara (C)
Donacarney · Roll number 18767N
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 373
- −15 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −12%
- Down 53 from 426 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 373 / 0
- 100% 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 | 58 | 38 | 36 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 41.8 |
| Senior Infants | 53 | 60 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 44.8 |
| 1st Class | 39 | 52 | 63 | 36 | 34 | 49 | 45.5 |
| 2nd Class | 55 | 40 | 53 | 64 | 35 | 38 | 47.5 |
| 3rd Class | 60 | 57 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 40 | 53.3 |
| 4th Class | 65 | 63 | 56 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 58.3 |
| 5th Class | 63 | 66 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 56 | 58.3 |
| 6th Class | 62 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 51 | 62.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
40 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
45 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 49 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 491st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
36 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 38 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2022/23
- 35Senior Infants2023/24
- 341st Class2024/25
- 382nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
38 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 40 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2021/22
- 37Senior Infants2022/23
- 361st Class2023/24
- 352nd Class2024/25
- 403rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
58 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 63 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 58Junior Infants2020/21
- 60Senior Infants2021/22
- 631st Class2022/23
- 642nd Class2023/24
- 633rd Class2024/25
- 634th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
53 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 53Senior Infants2020/21
- 521st Class2021/22
- 532nd Class2022/23
- 543rd Class2023/24
- 564th Class2024/25
- 565th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
39 in 1st Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 391st Class2020/21
- 402nd Class2021/22
- 463rd Class2022/23
- 474th Class2023/24
- 475th Class2024/25
- 516th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
55 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 552nd Class2020/21
- 573rd Class2021/22
- 564th Class2022/23
- 565th Class2023/24
- 596th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
60 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 67 in 6th Class (2023/24): 7 pupils more.
- 603rd Class2020/21
- 634th Class2021/22
- 625th Class2022/23
- 676th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
65 in 4th Class (2020/21), 68 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 654th Class2020/21
- 665th Class2021/22
- 686th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
63 in 5th Class (2020/21), 65 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 635th Class2020/21
- 656th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +151st Class in 2025/26 (34 to 49)
- −292nd Class in 2024/25 (64 to 35)
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 Realt na Mara (C), 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
23.1teaching 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 teachers102.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.1
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
10.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 10.5 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 Realt na Mara (C), measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Realt na Mara (C)This school | – | 373 |
−12.4%
|
|
| 1 | S N Realt na Mara (B)0.0 km · Mornington · Boys | 0.0 km | 373 |
−15.8%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa1.6 km · Droichead Átha · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 1.6 km | 383 |
−13.3%
|
| 3 | Le Cheile Educate Together NS2.3 km · Drogheda · Multi-denominational | 2.3 km | 383 |
−12.6%
|
| 4 | Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh2.6 km · Laytown | 2.6 km | 438 |
+20.3%
|
| 5 | Scoil Oilibheir Naofa2.8 km · Bettystown | 2.8 km | 397 |
−10.6%
|
| 6 | St Marys Parish Primary School4.2 km · Drogheda | 4.2 km | 967 |
−11.0%
|
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
- Kate McCloughan
- Phone
- 0419887684
- [email protected]
- Address
- Donacarney, Co. Meath, A92 T382
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
- 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 | 373 | 373 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 38 | 40 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 388 | 388 | – | 40 | 42 | 34 | 35 | 63 | 56 | 47 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 412 | 412 | 0 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 64 | 54 | 47 | 56 | 67 |
| 2022/23 | 432 | 432 | – | 36 | 37 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 56 | 62 | 68 |
| 2021/22 | 452 | 452 | – | 38 | 60 | 52 | 40 | 57 | 63 | 66 | 65 |
| 2020/21 | 467 | 467 | – | 58 | 53 | 39 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 62 |
| 2019/20 | 458 | 458 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 449 | 449 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 452 | 452 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 446 | 446 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 426 | 426 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 405 | 405 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 395 | 395 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 398 | 398 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 399 | 399 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 365 | 365 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 353 | 353 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 349 | 349 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 320 | 320 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 307 | 307 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 317 | 317 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 296 | 296 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 264 | 264 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 281 | 281 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 262 | 262 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 263 | 263 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 235 | 235 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 204 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 178 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 150 | 150 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 127 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 103 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 79 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 115 | 115 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 109 | 109 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 124 | 124 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 127 | 127 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 129 | 129 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 129 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 121 | 121 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 103 | 103 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 95 | 95 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |