St Marys N.S.
Edgeworthstown · Roll number 20124G
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 352
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −12%
- Down 46 from 398 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 179 / 173
- 51% girls
Pupils since 2000
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
352 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 | 39 | 35 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 36.5 |
| Senior Infants | 40 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 32 | 37 | 37.8 |
| 1st Class | 43 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 48 | 33 | 39.8 |
| 2nd Class | 37 | 44 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 57 | 42.7 |
| 3rd Class | 44 | 35 | 45 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 42.3 |
| 4th Class | 41 | 45 | 36 | 44 | 42 | 47 | 42.5 |
| 5th Class | 47 | 40 | 44 | 38 | 46 | 48 | 43.8 |
| 6th Class | 51 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 48 | 44.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
32 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 37 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 32Junior Infants2024/25
- 37Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
33 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 33 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 33Junior Infants2023/24
- 32Senior Infants2024/25
- 331st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
45 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 57 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2022/23
- 43Senior Infants2023/24
- 481st Class2024/25
- 572nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
35 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 47 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2021/22
- 38Senior Infants2022/23
- 391st Class2023/24
- 392nd Class2024/25
- 473rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
39 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2020/21
- 37Senior Infants2021/22
- 401st Class2022/23
- 412nd Class2023/24
- 423rd Class2024/25
- 474th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
40 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 48 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 40Senior Infants2020/21
- 361st Class2021/22
- 382nd Class2022/23
- 413rd Class2023/24
- 424th Class2024/25
- 485th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
43 in 1st Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 431st Class2020/21
- 442nd Class2021/22
- 453rd Class2022/23
- 444th Class2023/24
- 465th Class2024/25
- 486th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
37 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 372nd Class2020/21
- 353rd Class2021/22
- 364th Class2022/23
- 385th Class2023/24
- 376th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
44 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 443rd Class2020/21
- 454th Class2021/22
- 445th Class2022/23
- 436th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
41 in 4th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 414th Class2020/21
- 405th Class2021/22
- 456th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
47 in 5th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 475th Class2020/21
- 456th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +182nd Class in 2025/26 (39 to 57)
- −151st Class in 2025/26 (48 to 33)
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 Marys N.S., 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
29.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 30 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers170 hours of support teaching a week 6.8
- Special class teachersFor 6 autism classes 6
14.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 35 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.8 special education teachers, 6 special class teachers and 14.66 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Marys N.S., measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys N.S.This school | – | 352 |
−11.6%
|
|
| 1 | St. John's National School,0.4 km · Edgeworthstown · Church of Ireland | 0.4 km | 19 |
−26.9%
|
| 2 | Scoil Bhríde3.4 km · Edgeworthstown | 3.4 km | 52 |
+33.3%
|
| 3 | Naomh Tomas N S6.3 km · Rathowen · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 6.3 km | 16 |
−40.7%
|
| 4 | Saint Mels6.8 km · Ardagh Village | 6.8 km | 180 |
−17.8%
|
| 5 | Rath Eoghan N S7.4 km · Mullingar · DEIS | 7.4 km | 62 |
+3.3%
|
| 6 | Naomh Padraig N S7.5 km · Coolarty | 7.5 km | 57 |
+32.6%
|
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
- Alan Conroy
- Phone
- 0436671750
- [email protected]
- Address
- Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, N39 PX32
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Longford County Council
- Planning area
- Longford–Newtownforbes
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
26 school years from 2000/01 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 352 | 179 | 173 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 57 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 353 | 176 | 177 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 357 | 168 | 189 | 33 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 38 | 43 |
| 2022/23 | 367 | 170 | 197 | 45 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 45 | 36 | 44 | 45 |
| 2021/22 | 351 | 150 | 201 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 44 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 45 |
| 2020/21 | 377 | 159 | 218 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 37 | 44 | 41 | 47 | 51 |
| 2019/20 | 378 | 162 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 371 | 151 | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 359 | 156 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 366 | 163 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 398 | 179 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 460 | 217 | 243 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 469 | 222 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 467 | 227 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 464 | 222 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 437 | 223 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 412 | 189 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 372 | 176 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 320 | 158 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 241 | 122 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 203 | 108 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 195 | 102 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 189 | 109 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 184 | 107 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 182 | 106 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 181 | 98 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |