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73 schools in Co. Westmeath · 2025/26

pupils
11,117
junior infants
1,369
in 3 all-Irish schools
568 5.1%
class teachers · 6 gained one · 7 lost one since 2024/25
492 +48 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 73 schools with figures for both years had 11,121 pupils in 2015/16 and have 11,117 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

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  1. St Marys NS AthloneDEIS
    573 +31.1%
  2. Scoil Cholmain Naofa MullingarDEIS
    445 −6.1%
  3. Holy Family Primary School Mullingar
    439 +90.9%
  4. St Etchens National School Kinnegad
    413 −25.7%
  5. S N an Cusan N37td88
    413 +3.5%
  6. Scoil na mBraithre MullingarDEIS
    409 +21.4%
  7. Mullingar Educate Together NS MullingarMulti-denominationalDEIS
    381 −11.4%
  8. Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire MullingarDEIS
    307 +12.0%
  9. Corr na Madadh N S AthloneMulti-denominationalDEIS
    306 +11.7%
  10. Naomh Clar N S Athlone
    293 +12.7%
  11. Naomh Iosef N S Killucan
    285 +19.7%
  12. Presentation Convent (JNR) MullingarDEIS
    277 −27.3%
  13. St Brigid's Primary School Moate
    241 +8.1%
  14. St. Colmcille's N.S. Mullingar
    239 +1.7%
  15. Scoil na gCeithre Maistri Áth LuainGaelscoilDEIS
    235 −27.0%
  16. SC Ciarain Athlone
    227 +37.6%
  17. Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan Kilbeggan
    226 −6.2%
  18. Kilpatrick NS Mullingar
    224 −4.3%
  19. S N Chruimin Naofa Multyfarnham
    222 +37.9%
  20. Naomh Tola N S Delvin
    219 +15.3%
  21. Scoil Chroi Naofa Rochfortbridge
    214 −11.9%
  22. Loch an Ghair N S Mullingar
    208 +8.3%
  23. Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn An Muileann gCearrGaelscoil
    179 −31.7%
  24. Cluain Maolain N S Clonmellon
    178 −25.8%
  25. St. Anne's National School Tyrellspass
    176 +44.3%
  26. Castlepollard Mixed N S CastlepollardDEIS
    169 +28.0%
  27. An Ghrianan N S Moate
    167 −12.1%
  28. Baile na gCailleach N S Mullingar
    166 +38.3%
  29. Cluain Buinne N S Athlone
    164 +40.2%
  30. S N na nDun Mullingar
    159 +23.3%
  31. Gaelscoil An Choillín An Muileann gCearrGaelscoilInter-denominational
    154 +62.1%
  32. S N Phoil Naofa AthloneDEIS
    125 −32.8%
  33. Tang N S Tang
    117 −1.7%
  34. St Peters N S SNR AthloneDEIS
    112 −5.9%
  35. Ard na gCraith NS Walderstown
    110 −6.0%
  36. Streamstown Mixed N S Streamstown
    107 −2.7%
  37. Earnain MXD N S Delvin
    105 −13.9%
  38. Kilcrumreragh N S Moate
    104 +42.5%
  39. St Feighans MXD N S Castlepollard
    100 0.0%
  40. Eoin Naofa N S BallymoreDEIS
    100 +1.0%
  41. Cill Cleithe N S Moate
    99 +11.2%
  42. Ballinagore Mixed N S Kilbeggan
    97 +21.2%
  43. Ballinahown NS Athlone
    96 +33.3%
  44. Odhran Naofa N S Mullingar
    95 +14.5%
  45. Diarmada N S Castlepollard
    90 +52.5%
  46. Scoil Phadraig Mullingar
    88 −3.3%
  47. S N na Naomh Uile MullingarChurch of Ireland
    86 −14.0%
  48. Scoil Mhuire Mullingar
    83 +1.2%
  49. BL Oliver Plunkett N S MoateBoys
    82 −12.8%
  50. Baile Coireil N S Mullingar
    82 −38.3%
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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.