St. Dympna's National School
Navan · Roll number 19813W
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 210
- +6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −15%
- Down 38 from 248 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 95 / 115
- 45% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
210 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 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 21.2 |
| Senior Infants | 28 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 21.2 |
| 1st Class | 23 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 25 | 24.0 |
| 2nd Class | 25 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 31 | 16 | 24.3 |
| 3rd Class | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 37 | 27.8 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 27.7 |
| 5th Class | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 29.5 |
| 6th Class | 27 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
13 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 13 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 13Junior Infants2024/25
- 13Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
24 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 25 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 24Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 251st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
13 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 16 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 13Junior Infants2022/23
- 14Senior Infants2023/24
- 151st Class2024/25
- 162nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
27 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 37 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 27Junior Infants2021/22
- 28Senior Infants2022/23
- 311st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 373rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2020/21
- 19Senior Infants2021/22
- 211st Class2022/23
- 202nd Class2023/24
- 213rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 32 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 28Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 302nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 314th Class2024/25
- 325th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
23 in 1st Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 231st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 263rd Class2022/23
- 264th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 296th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
25 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 252nd Class2020/21
- 263rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 285th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
27 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 273rd Class2020/21
- 284th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 276th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
27 in 4th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 274th Class2020/21
- 295th Class2021/22
- 296th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
32 in 5th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 325th Class2020/21
- 336th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +18Junior Infants in 2025/26 (13 to 31)
- −161st Class in 2024/25 (31 to 15)
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 St. Dympna's 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
14.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers90 hours of support teaching a week 3.6
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
7.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.7 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 8.99 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 St. Dympna's National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Dympna's National SchoolThis school | – | 210 |
−15.3%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh5.3 km · Co.na Mí · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 5.3 km | 169 |
−20.3%
|
| 2 | O'Growney National School5.3 km · Athboy | 5.3 km | 382 |
+5.8%
|
| 3 | S N Mhuire5.5 km · Baile Iomhair · DEIS | 5.5 km | 15 |
−50.0%
|
| 4 | S N Cill Bhrighde5.8 km · Trim | 5.8 km | 200 |
+83.5%
|
| 5 | S N Columbain6.4 km · Ballivor · DEIS | 6.4 km | 233 |
−35.1%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Bride7.1 km · Trim | 7.1 km | 181 |
−2.7%
|
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
- Nodlag O'Neill-Forde
- Phone
- 0469435286
- [email protected]
- Address
- Kildalkey, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 R2AV
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
- 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
34 school years from 1983/84 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 210 | 95 | 115 | 31 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 37 | 27 | 32 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 204 | 99 | 105 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 27 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 212 | 104 | 108 | 24 | 14 | 31 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | 215 | 102 | 113 | 13 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | 227 | 110 | 117 | 27 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | 214 | 104 | 110 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 27 |
| 2019/20 | 220 | 105 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 227 | 109 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 234 | 114 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 232 | 114 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 248 | 120 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 243 | 122 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 243 | 126 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 237 | 120 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 241 | 122 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 244 | 122 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 240 | 115 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 252 | 122 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 225 | 105 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 222 | 110 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 214 | 101 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 175 | 83 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 147 | 71 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 120 | 52 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 106 | 46 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 89 | 42 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 90 | 44 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 75 | 34 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 69 | 30 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 78 | 31 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 72 | 32 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 73 | 40 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 77 | 40 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 139 | 56 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |