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RATOATH SENIOR NS
Roll number: 20200T
Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co. Meath
School details
- Address
- Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co. Meath (A85ET29)
- Principal
- Loraine Butler
- Ethos
- Catholic
- DEIS
- N
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- N
- Island
- N
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- School patron
- Bishop of Meath
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- Senior
- Planning area
- Ratoath
Preliminary data
The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
- Biggest gain in a single year: 2008/09: 551 in 2007/08 → 609, +58 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 2012/13: 571 in 2011/12 → 486, -85 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (117 → 126, +9).
- Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2024/25 (105 → 74, -31).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (101 → 105, +4).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (122 → 118, -4).
- Overall: 454 (2005/06) → 319 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -135.
Summary statistics (class-level data)
Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).
| Class |
Min |
Max |
Mean |
Years |
| 3rd Class |
71 |
117 |
93.2 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
74 |
120 |
104.8 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
106 |
127 |
116.8 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
109 |
126 |
117.8 |
5 |
| Total |
319 |
620 |
481.4 |
21 |
Total enrolment over time
Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.
Enrolment by gender over time
Enrolment by class over time
Raw data by year
Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.
| Year |
Female |
Male |
JI |
SI |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
Total |
| 2005/06 |
205 |
249 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
454 |
| 2006/07 |
245 |
266 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
511 |
| 2007/08 |
284 |
267 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
551 |
| 2008/09 |
306 |
303 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
609 |
| 2009/10 |
306 |
314 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
620 |
| 2010/11 |
291 |
308 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
599 |
| 2011/12 |
260 |
311 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
571 |
| 2012/13 |
205 |
281 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
486 |
| 2013/14 |
206 |
244 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
450 |
| 2014/15 |
200 |
239 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
439 |
| 2015/16 |
203 |
222 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
425 |
| 2016/17 |
231 |
237 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
468 |
| 2017/18 |
223 |
243 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
466 |
| 2018/19 |
237 |
246 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
483 |
| 2019/20 |
251 |
244 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
495 |
| 2020/21 |
241 |
239 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
117 |
119 |
127 |
117 |
480 |
| 2021/22 |
232 |
238 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
104 |
120 |
120 |
126 |
470 |
| 2022/23 |
208 |
240 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
101 |
106 |
122 |
119 |
448 |
| 2023/24 |
191 |
214 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
73 |
105 |
109 |
118 |
405 |
| 2024/25 |
175 |
185 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
71 |
74 |
106 |
109 |
360 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
166 |
153 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
319 |