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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%
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11 grew · 15 steady · 25 fell · 3 newer

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  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%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
St Stephens NS Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 20179I 805
+0.5%
24.2 32 81
St Pauls N S Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 19671F 761
+5.5%
23.4 32 81
St Pauls NS Ratoath, Co. Meath · Roll 20215J 565
−20.1%
23.0 24 52
St. Mary's Primary School Enfield, Co. Meath · Roll 17821L 543
+0.9%
22.8 −123 58
St Marys Convent N S Trim, Co. Meath · Roll 16646O 521
−14.7%
22.4 22 81
Dunboyne Senior N S Dunboyne, Co. Meath · Roll 20033D 470
−13.6%
25.8 −218 0
Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Laytown, Co. Meath · Roll 20017F 438
+20.3%
23.2 18 0
Ashbourne Educate Together National School Ashbourne, Co. Meath · Roll 20396Q Multi-denominational 410
+86.4%
24.9 16 42
St Oliver Plunkett NS Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 19476H DEIS 399
−16.5%
24.2 −116 39
Scoil Oilibheir Naofa Bettystown, Co. Meath · Roll 20216L 397
−10.6%
22.9 +116 111
Dunboyne Junior N S Dunboyne, Co. Meath · Roll 20032B 397
−28.6%
23.0 −117 82
Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa Droichead Átha, Co. Meath · Roll 20258E GaelscoilMulti-denominational 383
−13.3%
23.3 16 47
Scoil Naomh Eoin Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 20180Q DEIS 375
+9.3%
19.1 19 40
S N Realt na Mara (C) Donacarney, Co. Meath · Roll 18767N Girls 373
−12.4%
22.6 −116 34
S N Realt na Mara (B) Mornington, Co. Meath · Roll 18762D Boys 373
−15.8%
22.6 16 32
S N Cros Ban Julianstown, Co. Meath · Roll 17705J 373
−13.7%
22.2 16 39
Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg Dún Búinne, Co. Meath · Roll 20082Q GaelscoilInter-denominational 360
+40.6%
21.4 16 56
S N Bheinin Naofa C Duleek, Co. Meath · Roll 17840P GirlsDEIS 343
+3.3%
23.6 −114 28
Ashbourne Community National School Ashbourne, Co. Meath · Roll 20546J Multi-denominational 341 – 22.6 +114 38
S N Bheinn Naofa B Duleek, Co. Meath · Roll 17839H BoysDEIS 339
−1.7%
23.4 −114 27
Our Lady of Mercy NS Kells, Co. Meath · Roll 12068D 313
−30.0%
23.1 13 74
Aine Naofa N S Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 00883P DEIS 312
−6.0%
25.4 12 29
Kilbride National School Clonee, Co. Meath · Roll 16825O 310
−5.2%
22.9 13 42
St. Nicholas Primary School Longwood, Co. Meath · Roll 16655P 299
−12.8%
22.1 −113 29
Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli Trim, Co. Meath · Roll 05630L 294
+3.9%
23.4 11 5
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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.