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Planning area in Wexford

Enniscorthy

Schools in County Wexford in this planning area.

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Schools
18
of 100 in Wexford
Pupils
3,277
18% of Wexford's pupils
Since 2015/16
−2.0%
3,343 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
182.1
Wexford: 178.1
Average class size
22.13
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

3,277

−2 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

18

15 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

182.1

96.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

22.13

+0.10 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. 375 in 2025/26, +7 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

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 184 pupils in 2025/26, 5.6% of the area's pupils, against 6.4% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.

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

18 schools with figures for both years

6fell by 10% or more
8within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 4Within 10% · 8Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 2

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Davidstown Primary SchoolEnniscorthy, Co. Wexford 51 → 92 +80.4%
  2. 2 Glanbrian N SGlenbrien, Co. Wexford 74 → 93 +25.7%
  3. 3 St Marys N SEnniscorthy, Co. Wexford 69 → 84 +21.7%
  4. 4 Marshalstown N SEnniscorthy, Co. Wexford 170 → 191 +12.4%
  5. 5 Naomh Maodhog N.S.Ferns, Co. Wexford 268 → 285 +6.3%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Sacred Heart National School, CaimEnniscorthy, Co. Wexford 145 → 88 −39.3%
  2. 2 S N Moin na gCaorEnniscorthy, Co. Wexford 166 → 125 −24.7%
  3. 3 S N Baile MuirneEnniscorthy, Co. Wexford 134 → 114 −14.9%
  4. 4 Gaelscoil Inis CorthaidhInis Corthaidh, Co. Wexford 214 → 184 −14.0%
  5. 5 S N Bearna na hAilleEnniscorthy, Co. Wexford 146 → 131 −10.3%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.13
Mainstream classes
143
Classes of 30 or more
5
Schools with a class of 30+
4

Teachers

Teachers in the 18 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
143
Up 23 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 8%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 233
Estimate: 143 class teachers, 8 principals and deputies, 65 special education and 17 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
197
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 3
2 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

1 special school in Enniscorthy, and the special classes in its 18 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
166
In 1 school, up from 124 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
17
In 6 of 18 schools. 12 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
20
In 8 schools: 3 new classes, 2 schools with their first
Autism classes
11
65% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 12
  • 2021/22 12
  • 2022/23 13
  • 2023/24 14
  • 2024/25 16
  • 2025/26 17
  • 2026/27 20

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
St Patricks Spec SchoolEnniscorthy · Moderate general learning disability 166
+33.9%
27 56

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

Schools

18 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Aidans Parish SchoolEnniscorthy 20003R 869
+2.7%
36 22.64 28 0
St Senans National SCHEnniscorthy 08221J 437
−6.6%
22 18.77 27 0
Naomh Maodhog N.S.Ferns 19890R 285
+6.3%
12 23.75 28 0
S N Seosamh NfaEnniscorty 17800D 227
+3.2%
9 25.22 33 2
Marshalstown N SEnniscorthy 12741L 191
+12.4%
8 22.38 29 0
Gaelscoil Inis CorthaidhInis Corthaidh 20057R 184
−14.0%
8 23.00 28 0
Ballaghkeene N SEnniscorthy 14668O 150
+3.4%
6 24.00 33 1
S N Bearna na hAilleEnniscorthy 16828U 131
−10.3%
6 21.83 27 0
S N Moin na gCaorEnniscorthy 18308E 125
−24.7%
5 24.00 31 1
S N Baile MuirneEnniscorthy 05070W 114
−14.9%
5 20.60 24 0
S N Pádraig NfaEnniscorthy 18315B 112
−8.9%
5 22.40 27 0
Glanbrian N SGlenbrien 13299E 93
+25.7%
4 23.25 27 0
Davidstown Primary SchoolEnniscorthy 18010C 92
+80.4%
4 23.00 25 0
Sacred Heart National School, CaimEnniscorthy 11380A 88
−39.3%
4 22.00 25 0
St Marys N SEnniscorthy 17812K 84
+21.7%
3 28.00 31 1
St Edans N SEnniscorthy 18714P 39
+8.3%
2 19.50 24 0
S N Caislean DochraillEnniscorthy 17519M 37
0.0%
2 18.50 25 0
SN MhuireBree 17841R 19
−38.7%
2 9.50 14 0