St Marys Parish Primary School
Drogheda · Roll number 20205G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 967
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −11%
- Down 119 from 1,086 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 460 / 507
- 48% girls
Pupils since 2012
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
967 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 | 127 | 117 | 124 | 112 | 113 | 118 | 118.5 |
| Senior Infants | 135 | 125 | 114 | 123 | 115 | 116 | 121.3 |
| 1st Class | 140 | 131 | 124 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 125.3 |
| 2nd Class | 141 | 138 | 133 | 125 | 117 | 120 | 129.0 |
| 3rd Class | 140 | 139 | 133 | 130 | 122 | 120 | 130.7 |
| 4th Class | 141 | 136 | 135 | 130 | 126 | 122 | 131.7 |
| 5th Class | 141 | 141 | 135 | 132 | 128 | 125 | 133.7 |
| 6th Class | 135 | 138 | 139 | 135 | 132 | 127 | 134.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
113 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 116 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 113Junior Infants2024/25
- 116Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
112 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 119 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 112Junior Infants2023/24
- 115Senior Infants2024/25
- 1191st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
124 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 120 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 124Junior Infants2022/23
- 123Senior Infants2023/24
- 1191st Class2024/25
- 1202nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
117 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 120 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 117Junior Infants2021/22
- 114Senior Infants2022/23
- 1191st Class2023/24
- 1172nd Class2024/25
- 1203rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
127 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 122 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 127Junior Infants2020/21
- 125Senior Infants2021/22
- 1241st Class2022/23
- 1252nd Class2023/24
- 1223rd Class2024/25
- 1224th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
135 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 125 in 5th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils fewer.
- 135Senior Infants2020/21
- 1311st Class2021/22
- 1332nd Class2022/23
- 1303rd Class2023/24
- 1264th Class2024/25
- 1255th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
140 in 1st Class (2020/21), 127 in 6th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils fewer.
- 1401st Class2020/21
- 1382nd Class2021/22
- 1333rd Class2022/23
- 1304th Class2023/24
- 1285th Class2024/25
- 1276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
141 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 132 in 6th Class (2024/25): 9 pupils fewer.
- 1412nd Class2020/21
- 1393rd Class2021/22
- 1354th Class2022/23
- 1325th Class2023/24
- 1326th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
140 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 135 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils fewer.
- 1403rd Class2020/21
- 1364th Class2021/22
- 1355th Class2022/23
- 1356th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
141 in 4th Class (2020/21), 139 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 1414th Class2020/21
- 1415th Class2021/22
- 1396th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
141 in 5th Class (2020/21), 138 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 1415th Class2020/21
- 1386th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +9Senior Infants in 2023/24 (114 to 123)
- −12Junior Infants in 2023/24 (124 to 112)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2012/13 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, 2012/13 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St Marys Parish Primary School, 2012/13 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
56.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 56 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 40 mainstream classes 40
- 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 teachers362.5 hours of support teaching a week 14.5
9.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 14.5 special education teachers and 9.49 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2012/13
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 Marys Parish Primary School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Parish Primary SchoolThis school | – | 967 |
−11.0%
|
|
| 1 | S N Aonghusa1.3 km · Droichead Atha · Gaelscoil | 1.3 km | 147 |
−30.3%
|
| 2 | Scoil na mBraithre Sn1.3 km · Drogheda · DEIS | 1.3 km | 359 |
+4.1%
|
| 3 | S N Ard Mhuire C1.4 km · Drogheda · DEIS | 1.4 km | 315 |
+7.1%
|
| 4 | S N Naomh Peadar1.5 km · Drogheda · Church of Ireland | 1.5 km | 92 |
−1.1%
|
| 5 | St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School1.7 km · Drogheda · DEIS | 1.7 km | 575 | – |
| 6 | St Pauls Senior NS2.3 km · Drogheda · DEIS | 2.3 km | 466 |
+5.7%
|
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
- John Weir
- Phone
- 0419845374
- [email protected]
- Address
- Dublin Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 XD80
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
- Louth County Council
- Planning area
- Drogheda
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
14 school years from 2012/13 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 967 | 460 | 507 | 118 | 116 | 119 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 125 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 972 | 462 | 510 | 113 | 115 | 119 | 117 | 122 | 126 | 128 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 1,006 | 476 | 530 | 112 | 123 | 119 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 132 | 135 |
| 2022/23 | 1,037 | 480 | 557 | 124 | 114 | 124 | 133 | 133 | 135 | 135 | 139 |
| 2021/22 | 1,065 | 506 | 559 | 117 | 125 | 131 | 138 | 139 | 136 | 141 | 138 |
| 2020/21 | 1,100 | 524 | 576 | 127 | 135 | 140 | 141 | 140 | 141 | 141 | 135 |
| 2019/20 | 1,114 | 536 | 578 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 1,103 | 544 | 559 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 1,110 | 547 | 563 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 1,105 | 548 | 557 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 1,086 | 520 | 566 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 1,055 | 497 | 558 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 1,020 | 468 | 552 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 977 | 445 | 532 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |