St. Mary's Primary School
Johnstown Road, Enfield, Co. Meath · A83 X316 · Roll number 17821L
St. Mary's Primary School is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Enfield. Every school in and around Enfield →
What stands out about St. Mary's Primary School
- One of the larger primary schools: 543 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−10%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St. Mary's Primary School had 543 pupils in 2025/26, against 538 in 2015/16 (+1%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 622, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 5 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. Mary's 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. Mary's 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. Mary's 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. Mary's Primary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St. Mary's 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St. Mary's Primary School has shrunk by 10% since 2019/20. All the schools around Enfield together changed by +85%.
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. Mary's Primary School has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −10%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Primary School | 543 | −10% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 1.9 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −10% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| St. Nicholas Primary School | 299 | −24% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km |
The other 110 primary schools in Co. Meath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Coole N.s, | 164 | +8% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Dangan Mixed N.S. | 228 | +12% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Bride | 181 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 139 | +6% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Nais Finin Naofa | 63 | −2% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Killyon N.S. | 60 | −34% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St. Joseph's National School | 89 | +3% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Trim Educate Together National School | 174 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| St Marys Convent N.S. | 521 | −10% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli | 294 | −7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Boinne | 206 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire Naofa | 113 | +2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Columbain | 233 | −37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 48 | −19% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 225 | +1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cul an Mhuilinn | 119 | +16% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St. Dympna's National School | 210 | −5% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Kilmessan Mxd N.S. | 242 | +3% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhrighde | 200 | +45% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 95 | +12% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Rath Riagain | 92 | −10% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 194 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Dunshaughlin Community National School | 168 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh Naomtha | 100 | −15% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Seachnaill Naofa | 622 | +13% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil na Rithe | 222 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh | 169 | −18% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| S.N. Rath Beagain | 219 | +16% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Peters National School | 97 | +29% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg | 360 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| O'Growney National School | 382 | +7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Dunboyne Senior N.S. | 470 | −17% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Dunboyne Junior N.S. | 397 | −18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Sheosamh | 136 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Colmcille | 211 | +2% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 392 | −2% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. an Rath Mhor | 45 | −46% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ratoath Junior N.S. | 213 | −44% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S N na Trionoide Naofa | 233 | −25% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ratoath Senior N.S. | 319 | −36% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Navan Educate Together NS | 213 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Bohermeen N.S. | 237 | −5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 565 | −15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Ard Rí Community National School | 384 | +48% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| Flowerfield N.S. | 40 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Mercy Convent N.S. | 385 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Aine Naofa N.S. | 312 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Stephens N.S. | 805 | −13% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Pauls N.S. | 761 | +4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Aindreis Naofa | 107 | −5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Kilbride National School | 310 | −7% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 81 | −19% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 399 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Gaelscoil na Mí | 242 | −26% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin | 375 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Ashbourne Educate Together National School | 410 | −14% | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Ashbourne Community National School | 342 | +280% | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 111 | +9% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Nais Deaglain | 621 | −8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Cille | 227 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cianain | 73 | −13% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Baile Cheant | 214 | −15% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Kilskyre Mixed N.S. | 87 | −1% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Ultain Naofa | 80 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| Scoil Nais Aitinn Bhui | 211 | −7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Caitriona Naofa | 149 | +7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Cholmcille | 352 | −5% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Kells Parochial N.S. | 52 | −30% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 313 | −3% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Drumbarragh N.S. | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Pio | 59 | −13% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Stackallen N.S. | 170 | −11% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Barra | 238 | +14% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Bheinn Naofa B | 339 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Bheinin Naofa C | 343 | −0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 58 | −25% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Carnaross N.S. | 178 | +0% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 254 | −9% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 165 | +16% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 105 | +7% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 94 | +19% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 102 | −6% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Dun Uabhair | 166 | −22% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 109 | +5% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Kilbeg N.S. | 85 | −1% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 122 | −11% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 84 | +6% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 524 | −19% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Gilson National School | 222 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Scoil Eoin Báiste | 123 | +21% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Ughtyneill N.S. | 31 | +7% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Cros Ban | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Fiach | 102 | +34% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 60 | −28% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Kilmainham Wood N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 48 km | |
| Scoil Nais Naomh Aine | 12 | −52% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (C) | 373 | −19% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (B) | 373 | −18% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh | 438 | −8% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 397 | −5% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Pheadair agus Phoil | 125 | −7% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Carrickleck N.S. | 26 | −26% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 91 | +3% | Catholic | English | 53 km |
Living in Enfield
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A83 Eircode area
Housing in Enfield →The median sale price rose from €360,000 in 2023 to €445,000 in 2025 (+24%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A83 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Enfield
Cost of living in Enfield →New tenancies in Enfield averaged €1,715 a month in 2025, against €1,532 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Enfield, A83 X316
Primary schools near St. Mary's 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. Mary's Primary School
Is St. Mary's 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. Mary's Primary School have?
543 pupils in 2025/26. That is −10% since 2019/20.
Does St. Mary's Primary School teach through Irish?
No: St. Mary's Primary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St. Mary's Primary School?
St. Mary's Primary School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at St. Mary's 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. Mary's Primary School?
The nearest are St Patricks N.S. (1.9 km), S.N. Naomh Padraig (3.9 km) and S.N. Scoil Treasa (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 Enfield; 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).