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16 schools in Co. Westmeath · 2025/26

pupils
2,366
junior infants
305
in 2 all-Irish schools
333 14.1%
class teachers · 1 gained one · 2 lost one since 2024/25
102 +6 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 16 schools with figures for both years had 2,345 pupils in 2015/16 and have 2,366 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+0.9%
Over 10 years

6 grew · 5 steady · 5 fell

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Parent survey, 2025

Parents of children at each school, from the Department's Primary School Survey. About these figures

Parents who'd prefer a multi-denominational patron

Parents who'd prefer teaching through Irish

Number of pupils
Change in pupils over 10 years
Average class size
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Class teachers since 2024/25
DEIS and islands
  1. Loch an Ghair N S Mullingar
    208 +8.3%
  2. Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn An Muileann gCearrGaelscoil
    179 −31.7%
  3. Cluain Maolain N S Clonmellon
    178 −25.8%
  4. St. Anne's National School Tyrellspass
    176 +44.3%
  5. Castlepollard Mixed N S CastlepollardDEIS
    169 +28.0%
  6. An Ghrianan N S Moate
    167 −12.1%
  7. Baile na gCailleach N S Mullingar
    166 +38.3%
  8. Cluain Buinne N S Athlone
    164 +40.2%
  9. S N na nDun Mullingar
    159 +23.3%
  10. Gaelscoil An Choillín An Muileann gCearrGaelscoilInter-denominational
    154 +62.1%
  11. S N Phoil Naofa AthloneDEIS
    125 −32.8%
  12. Tang N S Tang
    117 −1.7%
  13. St Peters N S SNR AthloneDEIS
    112 −5.9%
  14. Ard na gCraith NS Walderstown
    110 −6.0%
  15. Earnain MXD N S Delvin
    105 −13.9%
  16. SN Deaghan O Ceallaigh AthloneBoysDEIS
    77 −7.2%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Since 2005/06 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants Multi-denominationalparents who'd prefer Through Irishparents who'd prefer
Loch an Ghair N S Mullingar, Co. Westmeath · Roll 18812P 208
+8.3%
+20.9%
26.0 8 23 36% 10%
Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn An Muileann gCearr, Co. Westmeath · Roll 20002P Gaelscoil 179
−31.7%
−26.9%
25.6 −17 25 39% 90%
Cluain Maolain N S Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath · Roll 17089N 178
−25.8%
−19.1%
22.2 8 19 32% 10%
St. Anne's National School Tyrellspass, Co. Westmeath · Roll 05916G 176
+44.3%
+57.1%
20.5 +28 28 27% 18%
Castlepollard Mixed N S Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath · Roll 05513H DEIS 169
+28.0%
+57.9%
26.2 6 17 34% 17%
An Ghrianan N S Moate, Co. Westmeath · Roll 18679Q 167
−12.1%
−7.2%
23.9 7 24 27% 10%
Baile na gCailleach N S Mullingar, Co. Westmeath · Roll 16868J 166
+38.3%
+32.8%
25.7 6 17 51% 14%
Cluain Buinne N S Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 17102C 164
+40.2%
+80.2%
27.3 6 18 36% 0%
S N na nDun Mullingar, Co. Westmeath · Roll 17025K 159
+23.3%
+14.4%
26.5 6 23 35% 16%
Gaelscoil An Choillín An Muileann gCearr, Co. Westmeath · Roll 20238V GaelscoilInter-denominational 154
+62.1%
Opened 2006/07 23.7 6 24 65% 84%
S N Phoil Naofa Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 18405C DEIS 125
−32.8%
+20.2%
16.1 −17 55 22% 9%
Tang N S Tang, Co. Westmeath · Roll 08037Q 117
−1.7%
+17.0%
23.4 5 7 27% 11%
St Peters N S SNR Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 07722D DEIS 112
−5.9%
+30.2%
14.3 7 0 21% 13%
Ard na gCraith NS Walderstown, Co. Westmeath · Roll 18764H 110
−6.0%
+69.2%
19.8 5 16 33% 8%
Earnain MXD N S Delvin, Co. Westmeath · Roll 18598Q 105
−13.9%
−25.0%
21.0 5 9 24% 21%
SN Deaghan O Ceallaigh Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 16639R BoysDEIS 77
−7.2%
−11.5%
15.4 5 0 37% 19%
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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.