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St Stephens Ns

St Stephens Ns is a primary school in Meath. 805 pupils, Catholic ethos, 5 special classes, oversubscribed last year.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronBishop of Meath
FeesFree
Enrolment805 (392 boys, 413 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number20179I
EircodeC15AE03
AddressJohnstown, Navan, Co. Meath

Getting in

Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.

Places in the coming year92
Places last year1
Applications last year20
Waiting list18
Applications open01 October 2025
Applications close23 October 2025

notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.

Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2026/27)

Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.

Special classes

5 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

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: Navan. 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 C15 (Navan) was €372,500 in 2025. That is up 46.1% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Navan Rural at -1.08 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 38% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalFidelma Nolan
Phone0469020080
Emailinfo@ststephensns.ie
Local authorityMeath County Council

Other schools in Navan

How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.