Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh
Laytown · Roll number 20017F
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 438
- −17 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +20%
- Up 74 from 364 in 2015/16
- 13 classes in 2015/16, 18 now; average class 27.6 → 23.2
- Over 20 years: −5% from 462 in 2005/06
- Girls and boys
- 205 / 233
- 47% girls
Pupils since 1995
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
438 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3rd Class | 113 | 92 | 100 | 126 | 98 | 81 | 101.7 |
| 4th Class | 104 | 112 | 102 | 106 | 126 | 109 | 109.8 |
| 5th Class | 115 | 102 | 115 | 103 | 106 | 130 | 111.8 |
| 6th Class | 134 | 116 | 109 | 116 | 107 | 118 | 116.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
98 in 3rd Class (2024/25), 109 in 4th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 983rd Class2024/25
- 1094th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2023/24
126 in 3rd Class (2023/24), 130 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 1263rd Class2023/24
- 1264th Class2024/25
- 1305th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2022/23
100 in 3rd Class (2022/23), 118 in 6th Class (2025/26): 18 pupils more.
- 1003rd Class2022/23
- 1064th Class2023/24
- 1065th Class2024/25
- 1186th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2021/22
92 in 3rd Class (2021/22), 107 in 6th Class (2024/25): 15 pupils more.
- 923rd Class2021/22
- 1024th Class2022/23
- 1035th Class2023/24
- 1076th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
113 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 116 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 1133rd Class2020/21
- 1124th Class2021/22
- 1155th Class2022/23
- 1166th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
104 in 4th Class (2020/21), 109 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils more.
- 1044th Class2020/21
- 1025th Class2021/22
- 1096th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
115 in 5th Class (2020/21), 116 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 1155th Class2020/21
- 1166th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +263rd Class in 2023/24 (100 to 126)
- −283rd Class in 2024/25 (126 to 98)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
29.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 29 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 18 mainstream classes 18
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers155 hours of support teaching a week 6.2
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes 4
13 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 21 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.2 special education teachers, 4 special class teachers and 13 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil an Spioraid NaoimhThis school | – | 438 |
+20.3%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Oilibheir Naofa0.2 km · Bettystown | 0.2 km | 397 |
−10.6%
|
| 2 | S N Realt na Mara (B)2.6 km · Mornington · Boys | 2.6 km | 373 |
−15.8%
|
| 3 | S N Realt na Mara (C)2.6 km · Donacarney · Girls | 2.6 km | 373 |
−12.4%
|
| 4 | S N Cros Ban3.3 km · Julianstown | 3.3 km | 373 |
−13.7%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa4.1 km · Droichead Átha · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 4.1 km | 383 |
−13.3%
|
| 6 | Le Cheile Educate Together NS4.8 km · Drogheda · Multi-denominational | 4.8 km | 383 |
−12.6%
|
What parents would prefer
In the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey (November–December 2025), parents said whether they would prefer this school to be co-educational or single-sex, to have a denominational or multi-denominational patron, and to teach through Irish or English. These are preferences, not applications or enrolments.
Children at this school
Their parents: 164 of 377 households answered (44%). The true figures are likely within 6.4 points either way.
Patron
Teaching language
Boys and girls
Children not yet at school
Fewer than 30 parents of children not yet at school chose this school, so the Department didn't publish their answers.
The bracket shows the margin of error the Department published for this school: 6.4 points either way.
| Parents of | Multi-denominational | Through Irish | Single-sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| This school · children at school | 39% | 13% | 1% |
| Laytown planning area · children at school | 45% | 20% | 4% |
| Laytown planning area · children not yet at school | 52% | 28% | 7% |
| Ireland · children at school | 44% | 20% | 5% |
| Ireland · children not yet at school | 47% | 26% | 6% |
Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Planning-area and Ireland figures also count parents at schools where too few answered for the school to get its own results. About these figures
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Bláithín Maguire
- Phone
- 0419828091
- [email protected]
- Address
- Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh, Laytown, A92 E273
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Planning area
- Laytown
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
31 school years from 1995/96 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 438 | 205 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 109 | 130 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 455 | 217 | 238 | – | – | – | – | 98 | 126 | 106 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 463 | 216 | 247 | – | – | – | – | 126 | 106 | 103 | 116 |
| 2022/23 | 438 | 205 | 233 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 102 | 115 | 109 |
| 2021/22 | 434 | 200 | 234 | – | – | – | – | 92 | 112 | 102 | 116 |
| 2020/21 | 476 | 215 | 261 | – | – | – | – | 113 | 104 | 115 | 134 |
| 2019/20 | 478 | 220 | 258 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 461 | 224 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 430 | 208 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 383 | 187 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 364 | 183 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 344 | 167 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 336 | 164 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 329 | 151 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 326 | 149 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 324 | 143 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 316 | 138 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 333 | 151 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 390 | 172 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 438 | 191 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 462 | 199 | 263 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 461 | 201 | 260 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 453 | 200 | 253 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 412 | 187 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 382 | 180 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 342 | 160 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 291 | 143 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 300 | 144 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 290 | 151 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 296 | 154 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 323 | 163 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |