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54 schools in Co. Meath · 2025/26

pupils
15,082
junior infants
1,732
in 5 all-Irish schools
1,345 8.9%
class teachers · 4 gained one · 14 lost one since 2024/25
630 +40 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 51 schools with figures for both years had 15,286 pupils in 2015/16 and have 14,089 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−7.8%
Over 10 years

11 grew · 15 steady · 25 fell · 3 newer

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3 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  1. St Stephens NS Navan
    805 +0.5%
  2. St Pauls N S Navan
    761 +5.5%
  3. St Pauls NS Ratoath
    565 −20.1%
  4. St. Mary's Primary School Enfield
    543 +0.9%
  5. St Marys Convent N S Trim
    521 −14.7%
  6. Dunboyne Senior N S Dunboyne
    470 −13.6%
  7. Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Laytown
    438 +20.3%
  8. Ashbourne Educate Together National School AshbourneMulti-denominational
    410 +86.4%
  9. St Oliver Plunkett NS NavanDEIS
    399 −16.5%
  10. Scoil Oilibheir Naofa Bettystown
    397 −10.6%
  11. Dunboyne Junior N S Dunboyne
    397 −28.6%
  12. Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa Droichead ÁthaGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    383 −13.3%
  13. Scoil Naomh Eoin NavanDEIS
    375 +9.3%
  14. S N Realt na Mara (C) DonacarneyGirls
    373 −12.4%
  15. S N Realt na Mara (B) MorningtonBoys
    373 −15.8%
  16. S N Cros Ban Julianstown
    373 −13.7%
  17. Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg Dún BúinneGaelscoilInter-denominational
    360 +40.6%
  18. S N Bheinin Naofa C DuleekGirlsDEIS
    343 +3.3%
  19. Ashbourne Community National School AshbourneMulti-denominational
    341 From 2019/20
  20. S N Bheinn Naofa B DuleekBoysDEIS
    339 −1.7%
  21. Our Lady of Mercy NS Kells
    313 −30.0%
  22. Aine Naofa N S NavanDEIS
    312 −6.0%
  23. Kilbride National School Clonee
    310 −5.2%
  24. St. Nicholas Primary School Longwood
    299 −12.8%
  25. Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli Trim
    294 +3.9%
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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.