Local authority in Meath

Meath County Council

Schools in County Meath in this local authority.

Schools: 113; of 113 in Meath
Pupils: 25,663; 100% of Meath's pupils
Average school size: 227.1; Meath: 227.1
Average class size: 23.04; Meath: 23.04

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

107 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

49fell by 10% or more

35within 10%

23grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 18Down 10 to 25% · 31Within 10% · 35Up 10 to 25% · 13Up 25% or more · 10

Average class size in these schools went from 26.8 in 2015/16 to 23.0 in 2025/26. 27 of the 49 schools that fell by 10% or more kept or added classes. A fall in pupils can mean smaller classes rather than fewer children wanting places. Smaller classes

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 S N Cill BhrighdeTrim, Co. Meath 109 → 200 +83.5%
2 S N MhuireLobinstown, Co. Meath 50 → 84 +68.0%
3 Scoil Naomh BarraNavan, Co. Meath 164 → 238 +45.1%
4 Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓgDún Búinne, Co. Meath 256 → 360 +40.6%
5 Scoil Eoin BáisteKells, Co. Meath 92 → 123 +33.7%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 S N an Rath MhorAthboy, Co. Meath 104 → 45 −56.7%
2 Ratoath Junior N SRatoath, Co. Meath 462 → 213 −53.9%
3 Gaelscoil EannaAn Uaimh, Co. Meath 245 → 138 −43.7%
4 Ballinlough N SKells, Co. Meath 98 → 58 −40.8%
5 Killyon N SHill of Down, Co. Meath 95 → 60 −36.8%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation, a new school nearby or smaller classes can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

6 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 1,719 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Ashbourne Educate Together National SchoolAshbourne · opened 2012/13 410
Ard Rí Community National SchoolNavan · opened 2010/11 384
Ashbourne Community National SchoolAshbourne · figures start 2019/20 341
Gaelscoil na MíCill Dhéagláin · opened 2011/12 242
Trim Educate Together National SchoolTrim · opened 2014/15 174
Dunshaughlin Community National SchoolDunshaughlin · opened 2020/21 168

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size: 23.04
Mainstream classes: 1,080
Classes of 30 or more: 69
Schools with a class of 30+: 40

Teachers

Teachers in the 113 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers

Class teachers in 2025/26: 1,080; Up 327 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 30%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 1,691; Estimate: 1,080 class teachers, 84 principals and deputies, 395 special education and 132 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 1,358; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 8 / 26; 8 schools gained a class teacher, 26 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

7,170 of the 17,871 households with children at the 110 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 3 more schools had too few answers for their own results. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures

The Department's own results: Interactive map Summary report with county figures (PDF)

Prefer a multi-denominational patron: 43%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish: 20%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex: 3%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%

22 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
19 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
6 of 6 single-sex schools where most parents would prefer co-educational

Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Figures here add up the parents at each school with its own results.

Schools

113 schools, largest first.

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	Roll number
St Stephens NSNavan	20179I	805	+0.5%	–	32	24.16	30	1
St Pauls N SNavan	19671F	761	+5.5%	+51.6%	32	23.41	27	0
S N Seachnaill NaofaDunshaughlin	17930Q	622	+26.9%	+45.3%	24	25.92	28	0
Scoil Nais DeaglainAshbourne	19486K	621	−9.5%	+107.7%	25	24.84	27	0
St Pauls NSRatoath	20215J	565	−20.1%	–	24	23.04	26	0
St. Mary's Primary SchoolEnfield	17821L	543	+0.9%	+136.1%	23	22.83	29	0
S N Naomh PadraigStamullen	18044T	524	−22.7%	+91.9%	22	23.55	28	0
St Marys Convent N STrim	16646O	521	−14.7%	+1.2%	22	22.45	30	1
Scoil MhuireAshbourne	19768U	479	−4.4%	+1.9%	18	26.61	33	9
Dunboyne Senior N SDunboyne	20033D	470	−13.6%	+0.2%	18	25.78	30	1
Scoil an Spioraid NaoimhLaytown	20017F	438	+20.3%	−5.2%	18	23.17	26	0
Ashbourne Educate Together National SchoolAshbourne	20396Q	410	–	–	16	24.88	27	0
St Oliver Plunkett NSNavan	19476H	399	−16.5%	−35.3%	16	24.19	29	0
Dunboyne Junior N SDunboyne	20032B	397	−28.6%	−18.6%	17	23.00	28	0
Scoil Oilibheir NaofaBettystown	20216L	397	−10.6%	–	16	22.94	26	0
Scoil BhrídeNavan	15104T	392	−11.7%	+20.2%	16	24.50	28	0
Mercy Convent N SNavan	16100Q	385	−21.1%	−6.8%	19	20.26	26	0
Ard Rí Community National SchoolNavan	20352T	384	–	–	15	25.60	34	3
Gaelscoil an Bhradáin FeasaDroichead Átha	20258E	383	−13.3%	–	16	23.31	29	0
O'Growney National SchoolAthboy	17623H	382	+5.8%	+37.9%	16	23.88	32	2
Scoil Naomh EoinNavan	20180Q	375	+9.3%	–	19	19.11	27	0
S N Cros BanJulianstown	17705J	373	−13.7%	+35.6%	16	22.19	29	0
S N Realt na Mara (B)Mornington	18762D	373	−15.8%	+30.0%	16	22.56	31	2
S N Realt na Mara (C)Donacarney	18767N	373	−12.4%	+17.7%	16	22.56	32	2
Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓgDún Búinne	20082Q	360	+40.6%	+271.1%	16	21.38	27	0
Scoil CholmcilleKells	16722E	352	+29.4%	+31.8%	15	23.47	28	0
S N Bheinin Naofa CDuleek	17840P	343	+3.3%	+62.6%	14	23.64	29	0
Ashbourne Community National SchoolAshbourne	20546J	341	–	–	14	22.64	29	0
S N Bheinn Naofa BDuleek	17839H	339	−1.7%	+52.7%	14	23.36	30	1
Ratoath Senior NSRatoath	20200T	319	−24.9%	−29.7%	15	21.27	26	0
Our Lady of Mercy NSKells	12068D	313	−30.0%	−21.9%	13	23.15	28	0
Aine Naofa N SNavan	00883P	312	−6.0%	−4.6%	12	25.42	28	0
Kilbride National SchoolClonee	16825O	310	−5.2%	+37.8%	13	22.92	26	0
St. Nicholas Primary SchoolLongwood	16655P	299	−12.8%	+128.2%	13	22.08	25	0
Scoil Mhichil na BuachailliTrim	05630L	294	+3.9%	+16.2%	11	23.45	29	0
S N Naomh PadraigSlane	18040L	253	−8.3%	+25.2%	10	24.70	35	2
Gaelscoil na MíCill Dhéagláin	20382F	242	–	–	12	19.17	23	0
Kilmessan MXD N SKilmessan	04210H	242	+24.1%	+122.0%	9	26.89	36	4
Scoil Naomh BarraNavan	19253K	238	+45.1%	+85.9%	10	22.60	32	1
Bohermeen N SNavan	17175G	237	+1.7%	+23.4%	10	23.70	32	4
S N ColumbainBallivor	18016O	233	−35.1%	0.0%	10	22.10	32	1
S N na Trionoide NaofaNavan	18106P	233	−15.0%	−2.1%	10	23.30	30	1
Dangan Mixed N SSummerhill	19018A	228	+20.6%	+44.3%	9	24.67	30	1
Gaelscoil na CilleAshbourne	19779C	227	−10.3%	−0.9%	9	25.22	31	4
Scoil Oilibheir NaofaKilcloon	17652O	225	+2.7%	+5.1%	9	25.00	30	1
Gilson National SchoolOldcastle	12488C	222	−21.6%	−19.6%	9	24.00	30	1
Scoil na RitheDún Seachlainn	19867W	222	+6.2%	−7.9%	8	27.00	31	1
S N Rath BeagainDunshaughlin	18448U	219	+11.2%	+31.1%	8	27.38	30	2
S N Baile CheantNavan	17480L	214	−18.6%	+10.3%	8	25.25	34	2
Navan Educate Together NSNavan	20164S	213	+13.3%	–	9	20.33	26	0
Ratoath Junior N SRatoath	00885T	213	−53.9%	−63.7%	10	20.10	25	0
S N ColmcilleTara	17521W	211	+0.5%	+18.5%	8	26.38	32	1
Scoil Nais Aitinn BhuiNavan	17741N	211	−5.4%	+15.3%	9	23.44	32	1
St. Dympna's National SchoolNavan	19813W	210	−15.3%	−1.9%	8	24.75	32	2
Gaelscoil na BoinneTrim	20051F	206	−10.4%	−3.3%	8	25.75	28	0
S N MhuireNavan	17969U	205	−11.3%	+12.0%	10	19.30	23	0
S N Cill BhrighdeTrim	17513A	200	+83.5%	+292.2%	7	26.86	37	1
S N MhuireNavan	17520U	194	+6.6%	+60.3%	7	26.00	29	0
Scoil Naomh BrideTrim	17947K	181	−2.7%	+22.3%	7	25.86	32	2
Carnaross N SCarnaross	16991I	178	+22.8%	+43.5%	7	23.71	31	1
Trim Educate Together National SchoolTrim	20444B	174	–	–	7	24.86	28	0
Stackallen N SNavan	01309L	170	−12.4%	−10.1%	7	24.29	32	1
Scoil Uí GhramhnaighCo.na Mí	17088L	169	−20.3%	−6.1%	8	21.12	24	0
Dunshaughlin Community National SchoolDunshaughlin	20521Q	168	–	–	7	24.00	30	2
S N Dun UabhairDrogheda	17856H	166	−26.2%	+58.1%	8	19.25	26	0
S N MuireKells	18132Q	165	+21.3%	+42.2%	6	25.67	29	0
Coole N.S,Kilcock	18051Q	164	+20.6%	+62.4%	6	27.33	33	2
S N Caitriona NaofaKells	18174J	149	+21.1%	+13.7%	6	24.83	28	0
S N Naomh PadraigEnfield	02905J	148	−14.5%	+7.2%	6	24.67	30	1
S N MhuireSummerhill	18344I	139	+19.8%	+54.4%	6	23.17	27	0
Gaelscoil EannaAn Uaimh	19725C	138	−43.7%	−28.5%	6	21.17	29	0
S N Padraig NaofaGarristown	17629T	137	+14.2%	+174.0%	6	20.83	30	1
S N NMH SheosamhNavan	17986U	136	+3.0%	+30.8%	6	21.83	33	1
S N Pheadair agus PhoilNavan	16143L	125	−4.6%	+6.8%	5	20.20	30	1
Scoil Eoin BáisteKells	16774A	123	+33.7%	+50.0%	5	21.00	29	0
S N MhuireCeannanus Mor	17213L	122	+1.7%	+43.5%	5	22.00	32	1
S N Cul an MhuilinnDrumree	17312N	119	+26.6%	+22.7%	5	22.60	31	1
Kilmainham Wood N SKells	17123K	118	+5.4%	+96.7%	5	23.60	28	0
Scoil Nais Mhuire NaofaDunsany	17742P	113	+7.6%	+21.5%	5	22.60	25	0
S N BhrighdeKells	17162U	111	+4.7%	+48.0%	5	22.20	27	0
S N Naomh ColmcilleDuleek	18500T	109	+3.8%	+18.5%	5	21.80	29	0
S N Aindreis NaofaAshbourne	17857J	107	−1.8%	+20.2%	5	21.40	34	1
S N Naomh TreasaDrogheda	18413B	105	+12.9%	−0.9%	4	26.25	30	1
Castletown N SNavan	19292U	102	−21.5%	+17.2%	4	22.50	26	0
S N FiachOldcastle	18358T	102	+7.4%	+47.8%	5	20.40	26	0
S N Seosamh NaomthaNavan	17560J	100	−15.3%	+2.0%	5	17.60	21	0
St Peters National SchoolMeath	20191V	97	0.0%	–	4	21.25	24	0
S N Naomh SeosamhDunsany	16790V	95	+25.0%	+33.8%	4	23.75	28	0
Scoil Mhuire NSOldcastle	11978O	94	+4.4%	−6.0%	4	23.50	28	0
S N Rath RiagainDunboyne	18169Q	92	−5.2%	−2.1%	4	23.00	25	0
S N BhrighdeDrumconrath	17220I	91	0.0%	+19.7%	4	22.75	31	1
St. Joseph's National SchoolKilcock	18887A	89	+15.6%	+23.6%	4	22.25	26	0
Kilskyre Mixed N SKells	01421F	87	−26.3%	+210.7%	4	19.00	24	0
Kilbeg N SCarlanstown	11039O	85	+1.2%	−14.1%	4	21.25	28	0
S N MhuireLobinstown	18037W	84	+68.0%	+115.4%	4	21.00	26	0
Drumbarragh N SKells	10801Q	83	−4.6%	+1.2%	4	20.75	24	0
S N Mhuire NaofaTara	17964K	81	−36.7%	−36.2%	4	20.25	24	0
S N Ultain NaofaAn Uaimh	17203I	80	−11.1%	−4.8%	4	20.00	23	0
S N Mhichil NaofaRath Molladhain	18453N	73	−33.0%	−18.9%	3	22.33	28	0
S N Naomh CianainAshbourne	17029S	73	−12.0%	+28.1%	3	24.33	28	0
Scoil Nais Finin NaofaEnfield	16067V	63	−13.7%	−29.2%	3	17.00	20	0
Killyon N SHill of Down	07120V	60	−36.8%	−14.3%	3	20.00	25	0
Newtown N SArdee	03275H	60	−35.5%	−33.3%	3	16.33	21	0
Scoil Naomh PioBeauparc	16549Q	59	−34.4%	+40.5%	3	17.67	21	0
Ballinlough N SKells	09238I	58	−40.8%	−18.3%	3	17.33	20	0
Kells Parochial N SKells	05062A	52	−26.8%	−8.8%	3	17.33	20	0
St Patricks N STrim	13775K	48	−22.6%	+92.0%	3	16.00	17	0
S N an Rath MhorAthboy	17494W	45	−56.7%	−6.2%	3	15.00	18	0
Flowerfield N SNavan	12788O	40	−31.0%	−36.5%	3	13.33	15	0
Ughtyneill N SMoynalty	12897T	31	+47.6%	−22.5%	2	15.50	18	0
Carrickleck N SKingscourt	14348T	26	−23.5%	+18.2%	2	13.00	16	0
S N MhuireBaile Iomhair	18429Q	15	−50.0%	−40.0%	2	7.50	8	0
Scoil Nais Naomh AineKells	17946I	12	−63.6%	−47.8%	2	6.00	10	0