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25 schools in Co. Meath · 2025/26

pupils
6,712
junior infants
856
in 2 all-Irish schools
521 7.8%
class teachers · 1 gained one · 10 lost one since 2024/25
285 −26 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16 (about this figure)

The 25 schools with figures for both years had 8,536 pupils in 2015/16 and have 6,712 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−21.4%
Over 10 years

0 grew · 0 steady · 25 fell

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  1. St Pauls NS Ratoath
    565 pupils −20.1% over 10 years
  2. 521 pupils −14.7% over 10 years
  3. 470 pupils −13.6% over 10 years
  4. 399 pupils −16.5% over 10 years
  5. 397 pupils −10.6% over 10 years
  6. 397 pupils −28.6% over 10 years
  7. Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa Droichead ÁthaGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    383 pupils −13.3% over 10 years
  8. S N Realt na Mara (C) DonacarneyGirls
    373 pupils −12.4% over 10 years
  9. S N Realt na Mara (B) MorningtonBoys
    373 pupils −15.8% over 10 years
  10. S N Cros Ban Julianstown
    373 pupils −13.7% over 10 years
  11. 313 pupils −30.0% over 10 years
  12. 299 pupils −12.8% over 10 years
  13. S N Columbain BallivorDEIS
    233 pupils −35.1% over 10 years
  14. 214 pupils −18.6% over 10 years
  15. 213 pupils −53.9% over 10 years
  16. 210 pupils −15.3% over 10 years
  17. S N Mhuire NavanDEIS
    205 pupils −11.3% over 10 years
  18. S N Dun Uabhair Drogheda
    166 pupils −26.2% over 10 years
  19. Gaelscoil Eanna An UaimhGaelscoil
    138 pupils −43.7% over 10 years
  20. 102 pupils −21.5% over 10 years
  21. 100 pupils −15.3% over 10 years
  22. 87 pupils −26.3% over 10 years
  23. 63 pupils −13.7% over 10 years
  24. Newtown N S Ardee
    60 pupils −35.5% over 10 years
  25. 58 pupils −40.8% over 10 years
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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.