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Planning area in Wexford

Bridgetown

Schools in County Wexford in this planning area.

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Schools
8
of 100 in Wexford
Pupils
1,402
8% of Wexford's pupils
Since 2015/16
−13.6%
1,622 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
175.2
Wexford: 178.1
Average class size
21.63
Wexford: 22.18

Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Earlier years are incomplete

The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across County Wexford, schools with no planning area had 3.7% of pupils in 2015/16, 4.8% in 2005/06 and 23.7% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

1,402

−51 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

8

7 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

175.2

187.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.63

+0.03 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

Pupils in these schools

Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.

Area figures by year (CSV) Each school by year (CSV)

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 161 in 2025/26, −3 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.

Irish-medium schools

No school in this area teaches all subjects through Irish.

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

8 schools with figures for both years

6fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 5Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 0

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
21.63
Mainstream classes
62
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 8 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
62
Up 10 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 2%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 106
Estimate: 62 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 30 special education and 10 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
89
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 3
0 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Bridgetown, and the special classes in the 8 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
0
No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26
10
In 4 of 8 schools. 6 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
12
In 5 schools: 2 new classes, 1 school with its first
Autism classes
9
90% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Bridgetown's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 6
  • 2021/22 6
  • 2022/23 6
  • 2023/24 7
  • 2024/25 8
  • 2025/26 10
  • 2026/27 12

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

8 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Scoil Nais Realta na MaraKilmore 19352M 304
−18.5%
13 21.92 28 0
Kilrane N SRosslare Harbour 16605A 292
+0.3%
14 19.14 25 0
Rathangan N SDuncormick 19317K 235
−12.6%
10 22.90 28 0
S N MhuireCarrig-on-Bannow 14254K 144
−21.3%
6 24.00 29 0
S N NMH SeosaimhBallymitty 17554O 137
−12.2%
6 20.83 23 0
Fionntain Nfa N SBridgetown 18133S 114
−2.6%
5 22.80 27 0
Scoil MhuireBroadway 19741A 112
−15.8%
5 22.40 28 0
S N MhuireTagoat 17769M 64
−36.0%
3 21.33 23 0