DEIS Urban Band 1 schools in County Offaly
Urban Band 1 is the most intensively supported band in the DEIS programme, and the only one that reduces class size: 17:1 in junior schools, 19:1 in vertical schools and 21:1 in senior schools. That is smaller than almost any non-DEIS school in the country, fee-paying schools included.
Band 1 is not a mark against a school. DEIS status reflects the socio-economic profile of the families enrolled, not teaching or outcomes — and it means more resources going in, not fewer. The full explanation is here.
Primary schools (9)
- Arden Boys NsOffaly · Catholic · 215 pupils · Urban Band 1 · Marginally Below Average
- Clara Convent N SOffaly · Catholic · 180 pupils · Urban Band 1 · Marginally Below Average
- Mercy Primary SchoolOffaly · Catholic · 141 pupils · Urban Band 1 · Marginally Below Average
- S N Naomh Brighde BuachOffaly · Catholic · 116 pupils · Urban Band 1 · Marginally Below Average
- S N Naomh PhilomenaOffaly · Catholic · 164 pupils · Urban Band 1 · Marginally Below Average
- Scoil MhuireOffaly · Catholic · 249 pupils · Urban Band 1 · added 2022 · Marginally Below Average
- St Brendans MonasteryOffaly · Catholic · 178 pupils · Urban Band 1 · Marginally Below Average
- St Patrick's National SchoolOffaly · Catholic · 192 pupils · Urban Band 1 · added 2022 · Marginally Below Average
- St. Joseph's N.S.Offaly · Catholic · 360 pupils · Urban Band 1 · Marginally Below Average