St Pauls NS
Ratoath · Roll number 20215J
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 565
- −11 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −20%
- Down 142 from 707 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 268 / 297
- 47% girls
Pupils since 2005
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
565 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 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 70 | 74 | 52 | 65.7 |
| Senior Infants | 74 | 74 | 63 | 61 | 71 | 77 | 70.0 |
| 1st Class | 75 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 70 | 70.2 |
| 2nd Class | 83 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 69 | 61 | 72.3 |
| 3rd Class | 82 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 77.2 |
| 4th Class | 76 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 76.8 |
| 5th Class | 86 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 78.0 |
| 6th Class | 87 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 79.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
74 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 77 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 74Junior Infants2024/25
- 77Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
70 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 70 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 70Junior Infants2023/24
- 71Senior Infants2024/25
- 701st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
58 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 61 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 58Junior Infants2022/23
- 61Senior Infants2023/24
- 581st Class2024/25
- 612nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
66 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 74 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 66Junior Infants2021/22
- 63Senior Infants2022/23
- 691st Class2023/24
- 692nd Class2024/25
- 743rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
74 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 77 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 74Junior Infants2020/21
- 74Senior Infants2021/22
- 751st Class2022/23
- 742nd Class2023/24
- 753rd Class2024/25
- 774th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
74 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 76 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 74Senior Infants2020/21
- 741st Class2021/22
- 722nd Class2022/23
- 743rd Class2023/24
- 744th Class2024/25
- 765th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
75 in 1st Class (2020/21), 78 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 751st Class2020/21
- 752nd Class2021/22
- 763rd Class2022/23
- 794th Class2023/24
- 775th Class2024/25
- 786th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
83 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 78 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils fewer.
- 832nd Class2020/21
- 823rd Class2021/22
- 764th Class2022/23
- 765th Class2023/24
- 786th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
82 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 73 in 6th Class (2023/24): 9 pupils fewer.
- 823rd Class2020/21
- 794th Class2021/22
- 785th Class2022/23
- 736th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
76 in 4th Class (2020/21), 77 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 764th Class2020/21
- 755th Class2021/22
- 776th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
86 in 5th Class (2020/21), 84 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 865th Class2020/21
- 846th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +12Junior Infants in 2023/24 (58 to 70)
- −22Junior Infants in 2025/26 (74 to 52)
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 Pauls 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
37teaching posts
Our estimate: about 37 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- 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 teachers225 hours of support teaching a week 9
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
17.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 9 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 19.49 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 Pauls NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls NSThis school | – | 565 |
−20.1%
|
|
| 1 | Ratoath Senior NS0.8 km · Ratoath | 0.8 km | 319 |
−24.9%
|
| 2 | Ratoath Junior N S0.9 km · Ratoath | 0.9 km | 213 |
−53.9%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil na Mí2.7 km · Cill Dhéagláin · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 2.7 km | 242 |
+60.3%
|
| 4 | Ashbourne Educate Together National School2.9 km · Ashbourne · Multi-denominational | 2.9 km | 410 |
+86.4%
|
| 5 | Ashbourne Community National School3.1 km · Ashbourne · Multi-denominational | 3.1 km | 341 | – |
| 6 | Scoil Nais Deaglain3.4 km · Ashbourne | 3.4 km | 621 |
−9.5%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Stephen Harte
- Phone
- 018257246
- [email protected]
- Address
- Jamestown, Ratoath, Co. Meath, A85 DX54
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
- Ratoath
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
21 school years from 2005/06 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 565 | 268 | 297 | 52 | 77 | 70 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 576 | 270 | 306 | 74 | 71 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 576 | 272 | 304 | 70 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 73 |
| 2022/23 | 575 | 287 | 288 | 58 | 63 | 75 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 77 |
| 2021/22 | 609 | 304 | 305 | 66 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 84 |
| 2020/21 | 640 | 323 | 317 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 86 | 87 |
| 2019/20 | 665 | 341 | 324 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 679 | 342 | 337 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 698 | 353 | 345 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 709 | 361 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 707 | 348 | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 696 | 336 | 360 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 684 | 328 | 356 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 626 | 288 | 338 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 524 | 246 | 278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 432 | 202 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 344 | 156 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 262 | 112 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 183 | 78 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 100 | 43 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 30 | 14 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |