St Brigid's And St Patrick's National School
St Brigid's And St Patrick's National School is a primary school in Louth. 575 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, DEIS Urban Band 2.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Armagh |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 575 (277 boys, 298 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Urban Band 2 |
| Roll number | 20508B |
| Eircode | A92Y236 |
| Address | Bothar Brugha, Drogheda, Co Louth |
What DEIS means here
DEIS Urban Band 2. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator and School Completion Programme access. Band 2 does not carry the reduced class sizes that Band 1 does.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Drogheda. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district A92 (Drogheda) was €380,000 in 2025. That is up 52.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Fair Gate at -8.59 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 31% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | David O'Callaghan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0872111471 |
| principal@sbsp.ie | |
| Local authority | Louth County Council |
Other schools in Drogheda
- ABACAS School Special school, Co. Louth
- Aston Village Educate Together National School Primary school, Louth
- Ballymakenny College Secondary school, Louth
- Callystown Mixed N S Primary school, Louth
- Drogheda Grammar School Secondary school, Louth
- Gaelscoil An Bhradáin Feasa Primary school, Meath
- Laytown & Drogheda Educate Together Secondary School Secondary school, Meath
- Le Cheile Educate Together Ns Primary school, Louth
- Naomh Seosamh Primary school, Louth
- Our Lady's College Secondary school, Louth
- Presentation Convent Primary school, Louth
- Rathmullan N S Primary school, Louth
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.