Scoil Mhuire
Ashbourne · Roll number 19768U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 479
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −4%
- Down 22 from 501 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 241 / 238
- 50% girls
Pupils since 1981
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
479 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 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 59.5 |
| Senior Infants | 60 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 60.3 |
| 1st Class | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60.0 |
| 2nd Class | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 60.2 |
| 3rd Class | 62 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59.8 |
| 4th Class | 62 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 60.3 |
| 5th Class | 62 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 60.5 |
| 6th Class | 64 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 61.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
61 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 61 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 61Junior Infants2024/25
- 61Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
60 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 60 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 60Junior Infants2023/24
- 61Senior Infants2024/25
- 601st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
58 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 61 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 58Junior Infants2022/23
- 59Senior Infants2023/24
- 591st Class2024/25
- 612nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
60 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 59 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 60Junior Infants2021/22
- 60Senior Infants2022/23
- 601st Class2023/24
- 602nd Class2024/25
- 593rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
61 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 61 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 61Junior Infants2020/21
- 61Senior Infants2021/22
- 611st Class2022/23
- 612nd Class2023/24
- 613rd Class2024/25
- 614th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
60 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 61 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 60Senior Infants2020/21
- 601st Class2021/22
- 602nd Class2022/23
- 613rd Class2023/24
- 604th Class2024/25
- 615th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
60 in 1st Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 601st Class2020/21
- 602nd Class2021/22
- 583rd Class2022/23
- 584th Class2023/24
- 595th Class2024/25
- 596th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
59 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 592nd Class2020/21
- 583rd Class2021/22
- 594th Class2022/23
- 605th Class2023/24
- 606th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
62 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 62 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 623rd Class2020/21
- 624th Class2021/22
- 615th Class2022/23
- 626th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
62 in 4th Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 624th Class2020/21
- 605th Class2021/22
- 606th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
62 in 5th Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 625th Class2020/21
- 616th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +33rd Class in 2023/24 (58 to 61)
- −43rd Class in 2021/22 (62 to 58)
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 Scoil Mhuire, 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
25.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 18 mainstream classes 18
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers155 hours of support teaching a week 6.2
4.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 6.2 special education teachers and 4.83 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 Scoil Mhuire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil MhuireThis school | – | 479 |
−4.4%
|
|
| 1 | Ashbourne Community National School0.7 km · Ashbourne · Multi-denominational | 0.7 km | 341 | – |
| 2 | Ashbourne Educate Together National School1.0 km · Ashbourne · Multi-denominational | 1.0 km | 410 |
+86.4%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil na Mí1.1 km · Cill Dhéagláin · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 1.1 km | 242 |
+60.3%
|
| 4 | Scoil Nais Deaglain1.1 km · Ashbourne | 1.1 km | 621 |
−9.5%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil na Cille1.5 km · Ashbourne · Gaelscoil | 1.5 km | 227 |
−10.3%
|
| 6 | S N Aindreis Naofa3.8 km · Ashbourne | 3.8 km | 107 |
−1.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Paul O'Connor
- Phone
- 018351299
- [email protected]
- Address
- Tudor Grove, Ashbourne, Co. Meath, A84 X762
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
- Ashbourne
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
36 school years from 1981/82 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 479 | 241 | 238 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 481 | 252 | 229 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 481 | 246 | 235 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 62 |
| 2022/23 | 477 | 243 | 234 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| 2021/22 | 482 | 249 | 233 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 61 |
| 2020/21 | 490 | 252 | 238 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 64 |
| 2019/20 | 493 | 256 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 492 | 256 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 490 | 253 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 493 | 254 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 501 | 257 | 244 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 503 | 256 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 498 | 254 | 244 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 494 | 248 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 496 | 251 | 245 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 490 | 236 | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 489 | 236 | 253 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 488 | 237 | 251 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 482 | 240 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 490 | 243 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 470 | 228 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 454 | 211 | 243 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 461 | 214 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 471 | 222 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 483 | 236 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 487 | 232 | 255 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 480 | 235 | 245 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 489 | 233 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 492 | 242 | 250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 480 | 244 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 476 | 234 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 473 | 244 | 229 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 448 | 231 | 217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 219 | 102 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 151 | 77 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 80 | 40 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |