Scoil na Rithe
Dún Seachlainn · Roll number 19867W
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 222
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +6%
- Up 13 from 209 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 97 / 125
- 44% 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
222 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 | 22 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27.3 |
| Senior Infants | 32 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 28.5 |
| 1st Class | 23 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 27.5 |
| 2nd Class | 29 | 22 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 27.7 |
| 3rd Class | 31 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 27.7 |
| 4th Class | 31 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27.5 |
| 5th Class | 24 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 27.3 |
| 6th Class | 31 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 27.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
27 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 30 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 27Junior Infants2024/25
- 30Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 28 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 26Senior Infants2024/25
- 281st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
29 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2022/23
- 28Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
32 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 31 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2021/22
- 32Senior Infants2022/23
- 311st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 313rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 25 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 23Senior Infants2021/22
- 241st Class2022/23
- 252nd Class2023/24
- 243rd Class2024/25
- 254th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 32Senior Infants2020/21
- 321st Class2021/22
- 312nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 284th Class2024/25
- 295th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
23 in 1st Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 231st Class2020/21
- 222nd Class2021/22
- 233rd Class2022/23
- 244th Class2023/24
- 235th Class2024/25
- 226th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
29 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 292nd Class2020/21
- 273rd Class2021/22
- 264th Class2022/23
- 265th Class2023/24
- 266th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
31 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 313rd Class2020/21
- 314th Class2021/22
- 325th Class2022/23
- 326th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
31 in 4th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 314th Class2020/21
- 305th Class2021/22
- 286th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
24 in 5th Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 245th Class2020/21
- 246th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +10Junior Infants in 2021/22 (22 to 32)
- −9Senior Infants in 2021/22 (32 to 23)
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 na Rithe, 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
12.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers67.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.7
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
3 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.8 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 3 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 na Rithe, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil na RitheThis school | – | 222 |
+6.2%
|
|
| 1 | S N Seachnaill Naofa0.6 km · Dunshaughlin | 0.6 km | 622 |
+26.9%
|
| 2 | Dunshaughlin Community National School0.6 km · Dunshaughlin · Multi-denominational | 0.6 km | 168 | – |
| 3 | S N Rath Beagain4.9 km · Dunshaughlin | 4.9 km | 219 |
+11.2%
|
| 4 | S N Cul an Mhuilinn5.0 km · Drumree | 5.0 km | 119 |
+26.6%
|
| 5 | S N Rath Riagain5.1 km · Dunboyne | 5.1 km | 92 |
−5.2%
|
| 6 | Ratoath Junior N S5.2 km · Ratoath | 5.2 km | 213 |
−53.9%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Rónán Mac Giolla Ruaidh
- Phone
- 018259933
- [email protected]
- Address
- Dún Seachlainn, Co. na Mí, A85 D266
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
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Planning area
- Dunshaughlin
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
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 222 | 97 | 125 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 218 | 109 | 109 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 227 | 117 | 110 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | 230 | 121 | 109 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 221 | 118 | 103 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | 223 | 113 | 110 | 22 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 31 |
| 2019/20 | 226 | 118 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 225 | 119 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 224 | 119 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 221 | 114 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 209 | 107 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 211 | 110 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 211 | 106 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 205 | 102 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 199 | 99 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 196 | 100 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 206 | 105 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 205 | 104 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 223 | 113 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 229 | 113 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 241 | 115 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 240 | 113 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 257 | 126 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 250 | 116 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 268 | 123 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 279 | 138 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 269 | 138 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 266 | 132 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 272 | 142 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 268 | 140 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 253 | 125 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 240 | 123 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 241 | 128 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |