St Marys Parish Primary School
Dublin Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth · A92 XD80 · Roll number 20205G
St Marys Parish Primary School is one of 19 primary schools in or within 3 km of Drogheda. Every school in and around Drogheda →
What stands out about St Marys Parish Primary School
- One of the larger primary schools: 967 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−13%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- The largest of the 19 primary schools around Drogheda.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Marys Parish Primary School had 967 pupils in 2025/26, down from 1,086 in 2015/16 (−11%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 1,114, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Marys Parish Primary School
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for St Marys Parish Primary School is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on St Marys Parish Primary School
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at St Marys Parish Primary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Marys Parish Primary School directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Marys Parish Primary School has shrunk by 13% since 2019/20. All the schools around Drogheda together changed by +7%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
St Marys Parish Primary School has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −13%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Parish Primary School | 967 | −13% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Aonghusa | 147 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 1.3 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre Sn | 359 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| S.N. Ard Mhuire C | 315 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.4 km |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 92 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 1.5 km | |
| St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School | 575 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.7 km |
| St Pauls Senior N.S. | 466 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.3 km |
The other 62 primary schools in Co. Louth
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathmullan N.S. | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.3 km |
| Presentation Convent | 385 | +37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.5 km |
| Le Cheile Educate Together NS | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.5 km | |
| Naomh Seosamh | 293 | +0% | Catholic | English | 2.5 km | |
| Aston Village Educate Together National School | 375 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.7 km | |
| Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa | 353 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.7 km |
| S.N. Tulach Aluinn | 411 | −17% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín | 307 | +5% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 201 | −18% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 172 | −13% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| S N Tigh an Lubhair | 192 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Callystown Mixed N.S. | 261 | −18% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Walshestown N.S. | 95 | −19% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Fainche | 190 | −14% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Bhride Mixed N.S. | 202 | −3% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Columcille | 151 | −13% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhin Naofa | 148 | +16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Dromin N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fhionain | 100 | +1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 49 | −49% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballapousta NS | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Chill Sarain | 161 | −15% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S N Mhuire na Trocaire | 339 | +15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ardee Monastery | 244 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Ardee Educate Together NS | 177 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Dromiskin Mixed N.S. | 234 | −1% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Dairbhre Mixed | 71 | −26% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Tallonstown N.S. | 276 | −15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha | 503 | +13% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St. Francis National School | 441 | +53% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Fhursa | 229 | −8% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St. Mochta's National School | 181 | +20% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Knockbridge Mixed N.S. | 285 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan | 214 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 31 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 574 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Scoil Mhuire na nGael | 624 | −8% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Rath Corr | 56 | −16% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 187 | +10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh C | 233 | −16% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh N | 220 | −15% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh B | 246 | +7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Dun Dealgan N.S. | 84 | −2% | Presbyterian | English | 33 km | |
| Réalt na Mara School | 467 | +0% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| C.b.s. Primary | 524 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora B | 169 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora C | 160 | +62% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 148 | −3% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| St Nicholas Monastery NS | 164 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Castletown Rd Convent | 191 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Bellurgan N.S. | 112 | −13% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S N Talamh na Manach | 139 | +7% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 164 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. Mullach Bui | 62 | −2% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 89 | −28% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Dulargy Mixed N.S. | 150 | −23% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Faughart Community National School | 102 | +122% | Multi-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 206 | +2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Olivers N.S. | 120 | −28% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 82 | +173% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 67 | −25% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcan | 69 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
Living in Drogheda
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A92 Eircode area
Housing in Drogheda →The median sale price rose from €333,500 in 2023 to €380,000 in 2025 (+14%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A92 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Drogheda
Cost of living in Drogheda →New tenancies in Drogheda averaged €1,454 a month in 2025, against €1,354 in 2024 (+7%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Drogheda, A92 XD80
Primary schools near St Marys Parish Primary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Marys Parish Primary School
Is St Marys Parish Primary School a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does St Marys Parish Primary School have?
967 pupils in 2025/26. That is −13% since 2019/20.
Does St Marys Parish Primary School teach through Irish?
No: St Marys Parish Primary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Marys Parish Primary School?
St Marys Parish Primary School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at St Marys Parish Primary School?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Marys Parish Primary School?
The nearest are S.N. Aonghusa (1.3 km), Scoil na mBraithre Sn (1.3 km) and S.N. Ard Mhuire C (1.4 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Drogheda; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).