Our modern school building, basketball court and playing fields are surrounded by beautiful countryside.
Welcome to the school website of Scoil Náisiúnta Muire gan Smál, Cartown, Sandpit, Drogheda, Co. Louth!
Situated in Sandpit in the beautiful Louth countryside, we are a school of some 256 pupils and 15 teachers.
Our school first opened its doors in 1956, having moved from its previous location a short distance up the road where it had been since the 1830s.
Since then, our school has grown immensely, moving from a two teacher to a three teacher school in the early 1980s.
Then in the 1990s and 2000s, many more staff and pupils came on board and the school has been extended 4 times since 1995.
We are very proud of our school building and the facilities we have available to our children. Each classroom is equipped with an interactive whiteboard.
We have recently purchased a set of tablets for school use and updated our wi-fi access. The infant rooms also have visualizers.
We have a state of the art school hall which is used for many activities including sport, concerts, meetings, school assembly, bazaars to name but a few.
At the back of the school, we have a large playground with a basketball court and a football pitch.
As we have begun work on our 6th Green Flag for Global Citizenship-litter and waste. We will be working hard on our school garden in the coming year. We already have a number of raised beds and an outdoor classroom in this area as well as a beautiful courtyard area in the heart of the school. We will also be paying extra special attention to recycling and composting to see if we can further improve how we are doing in these areas.
We have achieved our first Active Schools Flag in the school year 2014-15 and are delighted with the effort being put in by our pupils and teachers to ensure our children are healthy and active.
We are also blessed with a very dedicated, hard working staff and a most co-operative and supportive parent body.
We hope you enjoy our website. Feel free to browse its pages to find out more about our school and the activities that are going on here during the school year.
Situated in Sandpit in the beautiful Louth countryside, we are a school of some 256 pupils and 15 teachers.
Our school first opened its doors in 1956, having moved from its previous location a short distance up the road where it had been since the 1830s.
Since then, our school has grown immensely, moving from a two teacher to a three teacher school in the early 1980s.
Then in the 1990s and 2000s, many more staff and pupils came on board and the school has been extended 4 times since 1995.
We are very proud of our school building and the facilities we have available to our children. Each classroom is equipped with an interactive whiteboard.
We have recently purchased a set of tablets for school use and updated our wi-fi access. The infant rooms also have visualizers.
We have a state of the art school hall which is used for many activities including sport, concerts, meetings, school assembly, bazaars to name but a few.
At the back of the school, we have a large playground with a basketball court and a football pitch.
As we have begun work on our 6th Green Flag for Global Citizenship-litter and waste. We will be working hard on our school garden in the coming year. We already have a number of raised beds and an outdoor classroom in this area as well as a beautiful courtyard area in the heart of the school. We will also be paying extra special attention to recycling and composting to see if we can further improve how we are doing in these areas.
We have achieved our first Active Schools Flag in the school year 2014-15 and are delighted with the effort being put in by our pupils and teachers to ensure our children are healthy and active.
We are also blessed with a very dedicated, hard working staff and a most co-operative and supportive parent body.
We hope you enjoy our website. Feel free to browse its pages to find out more about our school and the activities that are going on here during the school year.