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25 schools in Co. Louth · 2025/26

pupils
4,781
junior infants
631
in 1 all-Irish school
147 3.1%
class teachers · 0 gained one · 8 lost one since 2024/25
210 −10 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 25 schools with figures for both years had 5,785 pupils in 2015/16 and have 4,781 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−17.4%
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0 grew · 0 steady · 25 fell

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  1. St Marys Parish Primary School Drogheda
    967 −11.0%
  2. Le Cheile Educate Together NS DroghedaMulti-denominational
    383 −12.6%
  3. Rathmullan N S DroghedaDEIS
    373 −12.4%
  4. Callystown Mixed N S Clogherhead
    261 −18.2%
  5. S N N Maolmhaodhagh N Dundalk
    220 −13.0%
  6. Scoil Bhride Mixed N S Dunleer
    202 −13.3%
  7. S N Muire gan Smal Drogheda
    201 −20.9%
  8. S N Tigh an Lubhair Dunleer
    192 −12.3%
  9. Scoil Naomh Fainche Collon
    190 −17.4%
  10. Ballapousta NS Ardee
    186 −23.5%
  11. S N Padraig Drogheda
    172 −16.5%
  12. SN Chill Sarain Castlebellingham
    161 −19.9%
  13. S N Columcille Drogheda
    151 −17.5%
  14. Dulargy Mixed N S Ravensdale
    150 −22.7%
  15. S N Aonghusa Droichead AthaGaelscoil
    147 −30.3%
  16. St Olivers NS Carlingford
    120 −22.1%
  17. Bellurgan N S Dundalk
    112 −19.4%
  18. Dromin N S Dunleer
    97 −12.6%
  19. Walshestown N S Clogherhead
    95 −15.9%
  20. S N Mhuire Greenore
    89 −38.6%
  21. Scoil Dairbhre Mixed Dundalk
    71 −17.4%
  22. S N Naomh Lorcan DundalkDEIS
    69 −11.5%
  23. S N Bhride Dundalk
    67 −28.0%
  24. S N Rath Corr Dundalk
    56 −25.3%
  25. S N San Nioclas Castlebellingham
    49 −48.4%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
St Marys Parish Primary School Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 20205G 967
−11.0%
24.2 40 118
Le Cheile Educate Together NS Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 20146Q Multi-denominational 383
−12.6%
23.9 16 48
Rathmullan N S Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 19479N DEIS 373
−12.4%
16.6 22 65
Callystown Mixed N S Clogherhead, Co. Louth · Roll 14252G 261
−18.2%
25.1 −110 33
S N N Maolmhaodhagh N Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 15260K 220
−13.0%
24.4 −19 72
Scoil Bhride Mixed N S Dunleer, Co. Louth · Roll 18148I 202
−13.3%
24.5 8 21
S N Muire gan Smal Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 18045V 201
−20.9%
21.0 9 21
S N Tigh an Lubhair Dunleer, Co. Louth · Roll 18635T 192
−12.3%
23.4 8 25
Scoil Naomh Fainche Collon, Co. Louth · Roll 14578N 190
−17.4%
27.1 7 26
Ballapousta NS Ardee, Co. Louth · Roll 01554B 186
−23.5%
22.1 8 29
S N Padraig Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 19223B 172
−16.5%
23.0 7 12
SN Chill Sarain Castlebellingham, Co. Louth · Roll 14207B 161
−19.9%
19.6 −17 19
S N Columcille Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 01434O 151
−17.5%
21.3 −16 35
Dulargy Mixed N S Ravensdale, Co. Louth · Roll 13670T 150
−22.7%
25.0 −16 17
S N Aonghusa Droichead Atha, Co. Louth · Roll 19740V Gaelscoil 147
−30.3%
18.4 8 12
St Olivers NS Carlingford, Co. Louth · Roll 02322I 120
−22.1%
24.0 −15 12
Bellurgan N S Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 16249E 112
−19.4%
20.0 5 16
Dromin N S Dunleer, Co. Louth · Roll 06576N 97
−12.6%
24.2 4 8
Walshestown N S Clogherhead, Co. Louth · Roll 03787L 95
−15.9%
20.8 4 10
S N Mhuire Greenore, Co. Louth · Roll 18034Q 89
−38.6%
22.2 4 5
Scoil Dairbhre Mixed Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 17315T 71
−17.4%
17.8 4 8
S N Naomh Lorcan Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 18001B DEIS 69
−11.5%
17.2 4 2
S N Bhride Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 17965M 67
−28.0%
22.3 −13 9
S N Rath Corr Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 18471P 56
−25.3%
18.7 3 1
S N San Nioclas Castlebellingham, Co. Louth · Roll 18126V 49
−48.4%
16.3 −13 7
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.