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49 schools in Co. Meath · 2025/26

pupils
10,371
junior infants
1,238
in 6 all-Irish schools
1,203 11.6%
class teachers · 2 gained one · 18 lost one since 2024/25
452 −34 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 49 schools with figures for both years had 13,177 pupils in 2015/16 and have 10,371 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−21.3%
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0 grew · 0 steady · 49 fell

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  1. St Pauls NS Ratoath
    565 −20.1%
  2. S N Naomh Padraig Stamullen
    524 −22.7%
  3. St Marys Convent N S Trim
    521 −14.7%
  4. Dunboyne Senior N S Dunboyne
    470 −13.6%
  5. St Oliver Plunkett NS NavanDEIS
    399 −16.5%
  6. Scoil Oilibheir Naofa Bettystown
    397 −10.6%
  7. Dunboyne Junior N S Dunboyne
    397 −28.6%
  8. Scoil Bhríde Navan
    392 −11.7%
  9. Mercy Convent N S NavanDEIS
    385 −21.1%
  10. Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa Droichead ÁthaGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    383 −13.3%
  11. S N Realt na Mara (C) DonacarneyGirls
    373 −12.4%
  12. S N Realt na Mara (B) MorningtonBoys
    373 −15.8%
  13. S N Cros Ban Julianstown
    373 −13.7%
  14. Ratoath Senior NS Ratoath
    319 −24.9%
  15. Our Lady of Mercy NS Kells
    313 −30.0%
  16. St. Nicholas Primary School Longwood
    299 −12.8%
  17. S N na Trionoide Naofa Navan
    233 −15.0%
  18. S N Columbain BallivorDEIS
    233 −35.1%
  19. Gaelscoil na Cille AshbourneGaelscoil
    227 −10.3%
  20. Gilson National School OldcastleDEIS
    222 −21.6%
  21. S N Baile Cheant Navan
    214 −18.6%
  22. Ratoath Junior N S Ratoath
    213 −53.9%
  23. St. Dympna's National School Navan
    210 −15.3%
  24. Gaelscoil na Boinne TrimGaelscoil
    206 −10.4%
  25. S N Mhuire NavanDEIS
    205 −11.3%
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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.