St Pauls N.S.
Jamestown, Ratoath, Co. Meath · A85 DX54 · Roll number 20215J
St Pauls N.S. is one of 8 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ratoath. Every school in and around Ratoath →
What stands out about St Pauls N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 565 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 565 pupils, 15% fewer than the 665 of 2019/20.
- 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 Pauls N.S. had 565 pupils in 2025/26, down from 707 in 2015/16 (−20%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 709, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 2 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 Pauls N.S.
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 Pauls N.S. 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 Pauls N.S.
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 Pauls N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Pauls N.S. 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 Pauls N.S. has shrunk by 15% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ratoath together changed by +1%.
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.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 1 have more pupils than St Pauls N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −15%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls N.S. | 565 | −15% | Catholic | English | ||
| Ratoath Senior N.S. | 319 | −36% | Catholic | English | 0.8 km | |
| Ratoath Junior N.S. | 213 | −44% | Catholic | English | 0.9 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Mí | 242 | −26% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 2.7 km | |
| Ashbourne Educate Together National School | 410 | −14% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.9 km | |
| Ashbourne Community National School | 342 | +280% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.1 km | |
| Scoil Nais Deaglain | 621 | −8% | Catholic | English | 3.4 km |
The other 106 primary schools in Co. Meath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| S.N. Aindreis Naofa | 107 | −5% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Cille | 227 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.3 km | |
| S.N. Rath Beagain | 219 | +16% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| S.N. Seachnaill Naofa | 622 | +13% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Scoil na Rithe | 222 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 6.1 km | |
| S.N. Rath Riagain | 92 | −10% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Dunshaughlin Community National School | 168 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 6.8 km | |
| Kilbride National School | 310 | −7% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cianain | 73 | −13% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Dunboyne Junior N.S. | 397 | −18% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Dunboyne Senior N.S. | 470 | −17% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| St Peters National School | 97 | +29% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.8 km | |
| Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg | 360 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 81 | −19% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Cul an Mhuilinn | 119 | +16% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Colmcille | 211 | +2% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 95 | +12% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 225 | +1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St. Joseph's National School | 89 | +3% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire Naofa | 113 | +2% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S N na Trionoide Naofa | 233 | −25% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Baile Cheant | 214 | −15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Kilmessan Mxd N.S. | 242 | +3% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 139 | +6% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Bheinn Naofa B | 339 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Bheinin Naofa C | 343 | −0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 105 | +7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Pio | 59 | −13% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 524 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Coole N.s, | 164 | +8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Dangan Mixed N.S. | 228 | +12% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 392 | −2% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 109 | +5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Stephens N.S. | 805 | −13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Nais Aitinn Bhui | 211 | −7% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 194 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ard Rí Community National School | 384 | +48% | Multi-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Dun Uabhair | 166 | −22% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Cros Ban | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Boinne | 206 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Flowerfield N.S. | 40 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| Aine Naofa N.S. | 312 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Mercy Convent N.S. | 385 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Trim Educate Together National School | 174 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Navan Educate Together NS | 213 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli | 294 | −7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Marys Convent N.S. | 521 | −10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 399 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Pauls N.S. | 761 | +4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 48 | −19% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 254 | −9% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −10% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh Naomtha | 100 | −15% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin | 375 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Nmh Sheosamh | 136 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh | 438 | −8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 397 | −5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (C) | 373 | −19% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (B) | 373 | −18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Stackallen N.S. | 170 | −11% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhrighde | 200 | +45% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St. Mary's Primary School | 543 | −10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Bohermeen N.S. | 237 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Bride | 181 | −9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh | 169 | −18% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| S.N. Ultain Naofa | 80 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Barra | 238 | +14% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St. Dympna's National School | 210 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. an Rath Mhor | 45 | −46% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St. Nicholas Primary School | 299 | −24% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Caitriona Naofa | 149 | +7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 84 | +6% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 111 | +9% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| O'Growney National School | 382 | +7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Columbain | 233 | −37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Castletown N.S. | 102 | −6% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Killyon N.S. | 60 | −34% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 60 | −28% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Kells Parochial N.S. | 52 | −30% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Cholmcille | 352 | −5% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 313 | −3% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Nais Finin Naofa | 63 | −2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 165 | +16% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Kilbeg N.S. | 85 | −1% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Báiste | 123 | +21% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Drumbarragh N.S. | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Pheadair agus Phoil | 125 | −7% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Kilskyre Mixed N.S. | 87 | −1% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Carnaross N.S. | 178 | +0% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 122 | −11% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Kilmainham Wood N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Ughtyneill N.S. | 31 | +7% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 58 | −25% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Carrickleck N.S. | 26 | −26% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 91 | +3% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Scoil Nais Naomh Aine | 12 | −52% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 94 | +19% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Gilson National School | 222 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| S.N. Fiach | 102 | +34% | Catholic | English | 59 km |
Living in Ratoath
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A85 Eircode area
Housing in Ratoath →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 Ratoath
Cost of living in Ratoath →New tenancies in Ratoath averaged €1,799 a month in 2025, against €1,671 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Ratoath, A85 DX54
Primary schools near St Pauls N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Pauls N.S.
Is St Pauls N.S. 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 Pauls N.S. have?
565 pupils in 2025/26. That is −15% since 2019/20.
Does St Pauls N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Pauls N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Pauls N.S.?
St Pauls N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at St Pauls N.S.?
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 Pauls N.S.?
The nearest are Ratoath Senior N.S. (0.8 km), Ratoath Junior N.S. (0.9 km) and Gaelscoil na Mí (2.7 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 Ratoath; 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).