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School patron in Wexford

Bishop of Ossory

Schools in County Wexford under this patron.

Other patrons in Wexford Bishop of Ferns · 85 Educate Together · 3 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 3 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 4 Archbishop of Dublin · 2 Waterford & Wexford ETB · 1
Schools
2
of 100 in Wexford
Pupils
220
1% of Wexford's pupils
Average school size
110.0
Wexford: 178.1
Average class size
24.44
Wexford: 22.18

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

2 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 1

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
24.44
Mainstream classes
9
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
9
Down 2 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 30%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 15
Estimate: 9 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 5 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
16
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Canice S ConventNew Ross 01840C 186
−29.8%
7 26.57 34 2
S N Shean BhothNew Ross 17471K 34
+47.8%
2 17.00 17 0