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Rathregan, Batterstown, Dunboyne, Co. Meath · A86 T665 · Roll number 18169Q
S.N. Rath Riagain is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Dunshaughlin. Every school in and around Dunshaughlin →
What stands out about S.N. Rath Riagain
- 92 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−10%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Dunshaughlin’s outline, 3.6 km away; listed with Dunshaughlin, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Rath Riagain had 92 pupils in 2025/26, down from 97 in 2015/16 (−5%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 103, in 2017/18. 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 S.N. Rath Riagain
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 S.N. Rath Riagain 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 S.N. Rath Riagain
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 S.N. Rath Riagain
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Rath Riagain 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: S.N. Rath Riagain has shrunk by 10% since 2019/20. All the schools around Dunshaughlin together changed by +30%.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than S.N. Rath Riagain. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −10%; 5 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Rath Riagain | 92 | −10% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Rath Beagain | 219 | +16% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| S.N. Seachnaill Naofa | 622 | +13% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| Scoil na Rithe | 222 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5.1 km | |
| S.N. Cul an Mhuilinn | 119 | +16% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Dunshaughlin Community National School | 168 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 5.4 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 225 | +1% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km |
The other 106 primary schools in Co. Meath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratoath Junior N.S. | 213 | −44% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Ratoath Senior N.S. | 319 | −36% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 565 | −15% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| St. Joseph's National School | 89 | +3% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Dunboyne Junior N.S. | 397 | −18% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Dunboyne Senior N.S. | 470 | −17% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| St Peters National School | 97 | +29% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.1 km | |
| Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg | 360 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 7.2 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Mí | 242 | −26% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 9.3 km | |
| Ashbourne Educate Together National School | 410 | −14% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.4 km | |
| Kilbride National School | 310 | −7% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Ashbourne Community National School | 342 | +280% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.7 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 139 | +6% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Scoil Nais Deaglain | 621 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Aindreis Naofa | 107 | −5% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 95 | +12% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Cille | 227 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire Naofa | 113 | +2% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Colmcille | 211 | +2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Coole N.s, | 164 | +8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cianain | 73 | −13% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Kilmessan Mxd N.S. | 242 | +3% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 81 | −19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Dangan Mixed N.S. | 228 | +12% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S N na Trionoide Naofa | 233 | −25% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Boinne | 206 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| S.N. Baile Cheant | 214 | −15% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Trim Educate Together National School | 174 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 194 | +5% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 392 | −2% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli | 294 | −7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Marys Convent N.S. | 521 | −10% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 48 | −19% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| St. Mary's Primary School | 543 | −10% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Stephens N.S. | 805 | −13% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ard Rí Community National School | 384 | +48% | Multi-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Bheinn Naofa B | 339 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Bheinin Naofa C | 343 | −0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Gaelscoil Eanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Flowerfield N.S. | 40 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh Naomtha | 100 | −15% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Navan Educate Together NS | 213 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil Naomh Pio | 59 | −13% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Mercy Convent N.S. | 385 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Aine Naofa N.S. | 312 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Nais Aitinn Bhui | 211 | −7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 105 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Naomh Bride | 181 | −9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Sheosamh | 136 | −7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhrighde | 200 | +45% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 761 | +4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 399 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin | 375 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 109 | +5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 524 | −19% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St. Nicholas Primary School | 299 | −24% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Dun Uabhair | 166 | −22% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Bohermeen N.S. | 237 | −5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh | 169 | −18% | Catholic | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| St. Dympna's National School | 210 | −5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 254 | −9% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Stackallen N.S. | 170 | −11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Cros Ban | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. an Rath Mhor | 45 | −46% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Columbain | 233 | −37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Ultain Naofa | 80 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| O'Growney National School | 382 | +7% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Killyon N.S. | 60 | −34% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh | 438 | −8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 397 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Barra | 238 | +14% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (C) | 373 | −19% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (B) | 373 | −18% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 111 | +9% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Nais Finin Naofa | 63 | −2% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Caitriona Naofa | 149 | +7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 84 | +6% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Kells Parochial N.S. | 52 | −30% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Cholmcille | 352 | −5% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 313 | −3% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 102 | −6% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 165 | +16% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Drumbarragh N.S. | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 60 | −28% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Kilskyre Mixed N.S. | 87 | −1% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Kilbeg N.S. | 85 | −1% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Báiste | 123 | +21% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Carnaross N.S. | 178 | +0% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 122 | −11% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Pheadair agus Phoil | 125 | −7% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 58 | −25% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Kilmainham Wood N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Ughtyneill N.S. | 31 | +7% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Carrickleck N.S. | 26 | −26% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 91 | +3% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Nais Naomh Aine | 12 | −52% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 94 | +19% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Gilson National School | 222 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| S.N. Fiach | 102 | +34% | Catholic | English | 57 km |
Living in Dunshaughlin
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A85 Eircode area
Housing in Dunshaughlin →The median sale price rose from €420,000 in 2023 to €460,000 in 2025 (+10%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A85 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Dunshaughlin
Cost of living in Dunshaughlin →New tenancies in Dunshaughlin averaged €1,850 a month in 2025, against €1,658 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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near Dunshaughlin, A86 T665
Primary schools near S.N. Rath Riagain
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Rath Riagain
Is S.N. Rath Riagain 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 S.N. Rath Riagain have?
92 pupils in 2025/26. That is −10% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Rath Riagain teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Rath Riagain teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Rath Riagain?
S.N. Rath Riagain has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Rath Riagain?
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 S.N. Rath Riagain?
The nearest are S.N. Rath Beagain (2.3 km), S.N. Seachnaill Naofa (4.5 km) and Scoil na Rithe (5.1 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 Dunshaughlin; 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).