St Stephens NS
Navan · Roll number 20179I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 805
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- 0%
- Up 4 from 801 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 413 / 392
- 51% girls
Pupils since 2003
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
805 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 | 85 | 87 | 83 | 87 | 77 | 81 | 83.3 |
| Senior Infants | 83 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 101 | 82 | 88.3 |
| 1st Class | 104 | 94 | 83 | 87 | 89 | 107 | 94.0 |
| 2nd Class | 100 | 111 | 91 | 89 | 102 | 95 | 98.0 |
| 3rd Class | 108 | 102 | 110 | 98 | 94 | 113 | 104.2 |
| 4th Class | 123 | 116 | 102 | 115 | 111 | 99 | 111.0 |
| 5th Class | 131 | 128 | 120 | 104 | 121 | 111 | 119.2 |
| 6th Class | 115 | 135 | 123 | 121 | 106 | 117 | 119.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
77 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 82 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 77Junior Infants2024/25
- 82Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
87 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 107 in 1st Class (2025/26): 20 pupils more.
- 87Junior Infants2023/24
- 101Senior Infants2024/25
- 1071st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
83 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 95 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 83Junior Infants2022/23
- 86Senior Infants2023/24
- 891st Class2024/25
- 952nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
87 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 113 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 26 pupils more.
- 87Junior Infants2021/22
- 87Senior Infants2022/23
- 871st Class2023/24
- 1022nd Class2024/25
- 1133rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
85 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 99 in 4th Class (2025/26): 14 pupils more.
- 85Junior Infants2020/21
- 91Senior Infants2021/22
- 831st Class2022/23
- 892nd Class2023/24
- 943rd Class2024/25
- 994th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
83 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 111 in 5th Class (2025/26): 28 pupils more.
- 83Senior Infants2020/21
- 941st Class2021/22
- 912nd Class2022/23
- 983rd Class2023/24
- 1114th Class2024/25
- 1115th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
104 in 1st Class (2020/21), 117 in 6th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 1041st Class2020/21
- 1112nd Class2021/22
- 1103rd Class2022/23
- 1154th Class2023/24
- 1215th Class2024/25
- 1176th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
100 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 106 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils more.
- 1002nd Class2020/21
- 1023rd Class2021/22
- 1024th Class2022/23
- 1045th Class2023/24
- 1066th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
108 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 121 in 6th Class (2023/24): 13 pupils more.
- 1083rd Class2020/21
- 1164th Class2021/22
- 1205th Class2022/23
- 1216th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
123 in 4th Class (2020/21), 123 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 1234th Class2020/21
- 1285th Class2021/22
- 1236th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
131 in 5th Class (2020/21), 135 in 6th Class (2021/22): 4 pupils more.
- 1315th Class2020/21
- 1356th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +206th Class in 2021/22 (115 to 135)
- −202nd Class in 2022/23 (111 to 91)
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 Stephens NS, 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
50.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 50 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 32 mainstream classes 32
- 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 teachers285 hours of support teaching a week 11.4
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes and a moderate general learning disability class 5
13.99 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 32 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 11.5 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 14.16 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 Stephens NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephens NSThis school | – | 805 |
+0.5%
|
|
| 1 | Ard Rí Community National School1.6 km · Navan · Multi-denominational | 1.6 km | 384 |
+135.6%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Eanna2.3 km · An Uaimh · Gaelscoil | 2.3 km | 138 |
−43.7%
|
| 3 | Flowerfield N S2.5 km · Navan · Church of Ireland | 2.5 km | 40 |
−31.0%
|
| 4 | Scoil Bhríde2.6 km · Navan | 2.6 km | 392 |
−11.7%
|
| 5 | Aine Naofa N S2.7 km · Navan · DEIS | 2.7 km | 312 |
−6.0%
|
| 6 | Mercy Convent N S2.8 km · Navan · DEIS | 2.8 km | 385 |
−21.1%
|
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
- Fidelma Nolan
- Phone
- 0469020080
- [email protected]
- Address
- Johnstown, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 AE03
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
- Navan
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
23 school years from 2003/04 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 805 | 413 | 392 | 81 | 82 | 107 | 95 | 113 | 99 | 111 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 801 | 403 | 398 | 77 | 101 | 89 | 102 | 94 | 111 | 121 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 811 | 423 | 388 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 98 | 115 | 104 | 121 |
| 2022/23 | 827 | 432 | 395 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 91 | 110 | 102 | 120 | 123 |
| 2021/22 | 864 | 458 | 406 | 87 | 91 | 94 | 111 | 102 | 116 | 128 | 135 |
| 2020/21 | 869 | 458 | 411 | 85 | 83 | 104 | 100 | 108 | 123 | 131 | 115 |
| 2019/20 | 925 | 488 | 437 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 872 | 445 | 427 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 836 | 418 | 418 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 826 | 409 | 417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 801 | 399 | 402 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 762 | 395 | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 677 | 353 | 324 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 615 | 325 | 290 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 548 | 292 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 508 | 267 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 441 | 229 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 374 | 191 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 300 | 163 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 270 | 133 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 216 | 109 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 154 | 76 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 74 | 38 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |