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School patron in Westmeath

Bishop of Meath

Schools in County Westmeath under this patron.

Other patrons in Westmeath Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise · 12 Educate Together · 1 Bishop of Elphin · 3 Longford & Westmeath Education and Training Board · 1 Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI · 3 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI · 1
Schools
51
of 73 in Westmeath
Pupils
7,391
66% of Westmeath's pupils
Average school size
144.9
Westmeath: 152.3
Average class size
22.55
Westmeath: 21.98

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

51 schools with figures for both years

20fell by 10% or more
16within 10%
15grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 11Down 10 to 25% · 9Within 10% · 16Up 10 to 25% · 8Up 25% or more · 7

Average class size in these schools went from 25.4 in 2015/16 to 22.5 in 2025/26. 13 of the 20 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. 1 Holy Family Primary SchoolMullingar, Co. Westmeath 230 → 439 +90.9%
  2. 2 Diarmada N SCastlepollard, Co. Westmeath 59 → 90 +52.5%
  3. 3 St. Anne's National SchoolTyrellspass, Co. Westmeath 122 → 176 +44.3%
  4. 4 Kilcrumreragh N SMoate, Co. Westmeath 73 → 104 +42.5%
  5. 5 Baile na gCailleach N SMullingar, Co. Westmeath 120 → 166 +38.3%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N an ChuilMullingar, Co. Westmeath 53 → 14 −73.6%
  2. 2 Mhuire N SMullingar, Co. Westmeath 178 → 61 −65.7%
  3. 3 Baile Coireil N SMullingar, Co. Westmeath 133 → 82 −38.3%
  4. 4 Gaelscoil an MhuilinnAn Muileann gCearr, Co. Westmeath 262 → 179 −31.7%
  5. 5 Presentation Convent (JNR)Mullingar, Co. Westmeath 381 → 277 −27.3%

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.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.55
Mainstream classes
319
Classes of 30 or more
31
Schools with a class of 30+
20

Teachers

Teachers in the 51 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
319
Up 55 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 10%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 501
Estimate: 319 class teachers, 23 principals and deputies, 124 special education and 35 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
416
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
4 / 6
4 schools gained a class teacher, 6 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

2,125 of the 4,819 households with children at the 47 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 4 more schools had too few answers for their own results. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures
The Department's own results: Interactive mapSummary report with county figures (PDF)
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
35%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
15%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
2%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 5 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 3 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish

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

51 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Scoil Cholmain NaofaMullingar 19650U 445
−6.1%
−10.6%
18 24.72 30 1
Holy Family Primary SchoolMullingar 17327D 439
+90.9%
+222.8%
16 26.81 30 3
St Etchens National SchoolKinnegad 19848S 413
−25.7%
+10.1%
17 22.53 27 0
Scoil na mBraithreMullingar 18381O 409
+21.4%
+26.6%
16 24.44 31 1
Scoil na Maighdine MhuireMullingar 18212O 307
+12.0%
+7.7%
12 25.08 28 0
Naomh Clar N SAthlone 18505G 293
+12.7%
+1.7%
12 23.83 34 2
Naomh Iosef N SKillucan 18640M 285
+19.7%
+93.9%
12 22.83 26 0
Presentation Convent (JNR)Mullingar 00934G 277
−27.3%
−35.6%
14 18.86 22 0
St. Colmcille's N.S.Mullingar 16838A 239
+1.7%
+3.0%
9 25.56 31 2
Scoil an Chlochair Cill BheaganKilbeggan 20063M 226
−6.2%
+29.1%
9 23.78 30 2
Kilpatrick NSMullingar 19607T 224
−4.3%
−2.6%
9 24.89 30 1
S N Chruimin NaofaMultyfarnham 19350I 222
+37.9%
+55.2%
9 24.67 31 2
Naomh Tola N SDelvin 19205W 219
+15.3%
+78.0%
9 23.00 28 0
Scoil Chroi NaofaRochfortbridge 20439I 214
−11.9%
– 9 23.78 32 1
Loch an Ghair N SMullingar 18812P 208
+8.3%
+20.9%
8 26.00 31 2
Gaelscoil an MhuilinnAn Muileann gCearr 20002P 179
−31.7%
−26.9%
7 25.57 30 2
Cluain Maolain N SClonmellon 17089N 178
−25.8%
−19.1%
8 22.25 26 0
St. Anne's National SchoolTyrellspass 05916G 176
+44.3%
+57.1%
8 20.50 27 0
Castlepollard Mixed N SCastlepollard 05513H 169
+28.0%
+57.9%
6 26.17 30 1
Baile na gCailleach N SMullingar 16868J 166
+38.3%
+32.8%
6 25.67 35 3
S N na nDunMullingar 17025K 159
+23.3%
+14.4%
6 26.50 31 2
Tang N STang 08037Q 117
−1.7%
+17.0%
5 23.40 29 0
Ard na gCraith NSWalderstown 18764H 110
−6.0%
+69.2%
5 19.80 25 0
Streamstown Mixed N SStreamstown 15291V 107
−2.7%
+105.8%
4 26.75 31 1
Earnain MXD N SDelvin 18598Q 105
−13.9%
−25.0%
5 21.00 26 0
Kilcrumreragh N SMoate 16961W 104
+42.5%
−16.8%
4 26.00 30 1
Eoin Naofa N SBallymore 17991N 100
+1.0%
+17.6%
4 25.00 31 1
St Feighans MXD N SCastlepollard 14450K 100
0.0%
+31.6%
4 25.00 30 1
Ballinagore Mixed N SKilbeggan 16340N 97
+21.2%
+32.9%
4 24.25 29 0
Odhran Naofa N SMullingar 17932U 95
+14.5%
+14.5%
4 23.75 24 0
Diarmada N SCastlepollard 18036U 90
+52.5%
+36.4%
4 22.50 30 1
Scoil PhadraigMullingar 19008U 88
−3.3%
−5.4%
4 22.00 25 0
Scoil MhuireMullingar 18533L 83
+1.2%
−17.0%
4 19.25 24 0
Baile Coireil N SMullingar 16914N 82
−38.3%
−12.8%
4 19.00 25 0
Dalystown N SMullingar 15307K 81
−24.3%
+11.0%
4 20.25 23 0
Mhichil Naofa N SCastletown Geoghegan 17182D 81
−1.2%
+20.9%
4 20.25 27 0
S N PhadraigKillucan 08100U 74
−3.9%
+80.5%
4 18.50 21 0
Milltownpass N SMilltownpass 16304J 73
−19.8%
−29.1%
3 20.33 23 0
Mhuire N SMullingar 18484B 61
−65.7%
−58.2%
3 20.33 31 1
Lochan an Bhealaigh N SMullingar 18262G 57
−12.3%
+14.0%
3 19.00 25 0
Ballynacargy Mixed N SBallynacargy 01731U 55
−16.7%
−44.4%
3 18.33 19 0
Magh Mora N SMullingar 17432A 29
−14.7%
−6.5%
2 14.50 18 0
S N Aodha NaofaKilbeggan 17882I 27
−10.0%
−25.0%
2 13.50 18 0
Dysart NSMullingar 17290G 24
−27.3%
−36.8%
2 12.00 15 0
Drumraney Mixed N SAthlone 13571R 23
0.0%
+9.5%
2 11.50 16 0
Boher N SStreamstown 17236A 18
−45.5%
−50.0%
2 9.00 11 0
Naomh Micheal N SMullingar 17606H 17
−19.0%
0.0%
2 8.50 9 0
S N an ChuilMullingar 03936C 14
−73.6%
−77.4%
2 7.00 11 0
Crowenstown N SDelvin 02263S 12
−57.1%
−81.2%
2 6.00 8 0
Naomh Muire N SMullingar 17743R 12
−7.7%
−55.6%
2 6.00 7 0
S N BhrideBallynacargy 00941D 8
−74.2%
−70.4%
2 4.00 4 0