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Local authority in Wicklow

Wicklow County Council

Schools in County Wicklow in this local authority.

Schools
82
of 82 in Wicklow
Pupils
16,940
100% of Wicklow's pupils
Average school size
206.6
Wicklow: 206.6
Average class size
22.36
Wicklow: 22.36

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

79 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

42fell by 10% or more
23within 10%
14grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 17Down 10 to 25% · 25Within 10% · 23Up 10 to 25% · 6Up 25% or more · 8

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Ravenswell Primary SchoolBray, Co. Wicklow 266 → 468 +75.9%
  2. 2 Nuns Cross N SAshford, Co. Wicklow 117 → 194 +65.8%
  3. 3 Powerscourt N SEnniskerry, Co. Wicklow 71 → 114 +60.6%
  4. 4 St Saviours N SRathdrum, Co. Wicklow 86 → 124 +44.2%
  5. 5 St Patrick's National SchoolGreystones, Co. Wicklow 277 → 385 +39.0%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N Muire MXDBarndarrig, Co. Wicklow 66 → 37 −43.9%
  2. 2 St Michael's and St Peter's Junior SchoolArklow, Co. Wicklow 435 → 250 −42.5%
  3. 3 Gaelscoil na gCloch LiathNa Clocha Liatha, Co. Wicklow 365 → 227 −37.8%
  4. 4 Coolfancy N STinahely, Co. Wicklow 103 → 68 −34.0%
  5. 5 S N Padraig NaofaEnniskerry, Co. Wicklow 71 → 47 −33.8%

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.

Newer schools

3 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 890 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.36
Mainstream classes
734
Classes of 30 or more
32
Schools with a class of 30+
22

Teachers

Teachers in the 82 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
734
Up 259 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 39%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 1,177
Estimate: 734 class teachers, 58 principals and deputies, 293 special education and 92 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
938
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
8 / 9
8 schools gained a class teacher, 9 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

82 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Scoil Padraig NaofaBray 17537O 680
−14.9%
30 22.47 28 0
St Laurences N SGreystones 19573F 666
+3.9%
28 23.18 28 0
Kilcoole Primary SchoolKilcoole 20346B 553
−1.6%
24 23.04 26 0
St Josephs N SArklow 17181B 500
−24.5%
21 22.14 29 0
Ravenswell Primary SchoolBray 07246U 468
+75.9%
24 19.00 23 0
Scoil Naomh CaoimhghinGreystones 17720F 459
−12.9%
19 23.47 30 1
Greystones Educate Together National SchoolGreystones 20300A 440
+3.0%
18 23.78 27 0
Scoil an Choroin MhuireWicklow 17576B 432
−2.7%
17 24.35 27 0
Greystones Community NSGreystones 20473I 412
+1,960.0%
16 24.62 27 0
St Brigids SchoolGreystones 16573N 396
−22.4%
16 24.38 29 0
Scoil Naomh IosafBaltinglass 20039P 393
+7.1%
16 23.50 30 1
Cronan Naofa N SBray 16872A 388
−25.0%
16 23.50 30 1
St Patrick's National SchoolGreystones 12554M 385
+39.0%
16 23.31 27 0
Padraig Naofa N SWicklow 15676S 377
+14.2%
17 20.59 30 1
Wicklow Educate Together NSWicklow Town 20178G 377
+19.7%
16 22.44 25 0
St Fergal's National SchoolBray 20466L 373
−18.2%
19 19.00 24 0
Newtownmountkennedy Primary SchoolNewtownmountkennedy 20278K 368
+24.7%
14 24.57 32 2
St Coen's National SchoolRathnew 20208M 328 – 16 19.75 25 0
St John's Senior SchoolArklow 20469R 323
−13.9%
14 21.79 29 0
Scoil na Coróine MhuireAshford 17826V 309
−15.6%
13 23.31 28 0
S N Mhuire Senior SchoolBlessington 20110S 296
+3.5%
13 22.77 26 0
Gaelscoil Chill MhantáinRáth Naoi 20045K 285
+4.0%
12 22.92 31 2
St Laurence O'Toole's NSBray 16634H 254
−21.6%
11 22.45 30 1
S N Nicolais NaofaDunluain 17810G 250
−3.8%
10 23.80 30 2
St Michael's and St Peter's Junior SchoolArklow 20470C 250
−42.5%
12 19.00 24 0
Gaelscoil an Inbhir MhoirAn tInbhear Mór 20080M 242
−29.0%
10 22.40 28 0
S N MuireBlessington 17091A 235
−33.0%
11 20.82 28 0
Gaelscoil na gCloch LiathNa Clocha Liatha 20301C 227
−37.8%
10 22.50 28 0
Bray School Project N SBray 19754J 223
−8.2%
8 26.38 28 0
Glebe NSWicklow Town 14398L 210
−5.8%
8 26.25 30 1
Delgany N SDelgany 13679O 209
−5.0%
8 26.12 29 0
S N Muire Is GearardEnniskerry 17223O 206
−1.9%
8 25.75 30 2
An Chroi Ro Naofa N SAughrim 18473T 204
−29.9%
9 21.67 29 0
Kilmacanogue N SBray 18365Q 204
−6.4%
8 25.50 30 1
St Andrews N SBray 13597M 204
−6.8%
8 25.50 27 0
Carysfort MXD N SArklow 14045B 197
−8.4%
8 24.62 28 0
Blessington 1 N SBlessington 06176U 195
+18.2%
8 24.38 30 1
Nuns Cross N SAshford 11649S 194
+65.8%
8 24.25 30 1
Donard N SDonard 17920N 188
+23.7%
7 26.86 33 3
Carnew N SArklow 18242A 185
−20.3%
8 22.38 30 1
Scoil ChualannBré 19584K 185
−21.6%
8 23.12 29 0
Clochar Muire N SRathdrum 17228B 176
+26.6%
6 29.33 32 4
Padraig Naofa N SAvoca 18198A 172
−16.9%
7 22.86 29 0
Rathdrum Boys N SRathdrum 17265H 172
+25.5%
7 23.71 27 0
Gaelscoil Ui CheadaighCo.Chill Mhantáin 20016D 166
−10.3%
7 23.71 35 1
St. Peter's Primary SchoolBray 18464S 156
−6.0%
8 18.88 23 0
Gaelscoil na LochannaBaile Coimín 20243O 151
−25.2%
6 24.33 30 2
Woodstock Educate Together N.S.Newtownmountkennedy 20524W 150 – 7 21.43 26 0
Tinahely N SArklow 18489L 133
+15.7%
6 20.17 25 0
Brittas Bay MXD N SBrittas Bay 11372B 129
−19.9%
6 21.50 27 0
Hollywood N SHollywood 18054W 126
−24.1%
5 25.20 31 1
St Saviours N SRathdrum 12529N 124
+44.2%
5 23.60 27 0
Caoimhin Naofa N SGlendalough 16924Q 123
−0.8%
5 23.20 29 0
Annacurra N STinahely 17304O 122
−20.8%
5 22.40 28 0
Glenealy 1 N SGlenealy 00984V 116
−14.1%
5 23.20 26 0
Powerscourt N SEnniskerry 09760V 114
+60.6%
4 28.50 32 1
Moin an Bhealaigh N SBlessington 10131U 110
+4.8%
5 22.00 25 0
Moneystown N SRoundwood Bray 13246G 108
−6.1%
5 20.00 25 0
Kilbride N SBlessington 10683N 97
−19.2%
4 24.25 30 1
Blessington Educate Together NSBlessington 20242M 95
+206.5%
4 20.75 24 0
Kilcommon N STinahely 18033O 94
−7.8%
4 20.50 22 0
Lacken MXD N SBlessington 10111O 91
−4.2%
4 16.75 19 0
St Francis N SGreystones 19734D 90
−10.9%
4 22.50 27 0
S N Naomh BridKiltegan 18502A 77
−21.4%
4 19.25 23 0
S N Naomh PadraigArklow 01782O 76
−14.6%
4 19.00 28 0
Scoil Mhuire na nAirdShillelagh 19748O 73
−20.7%
4 18.25 26 0
Coolfancy N STinahely 18118W 68
−34.0%
4 17.00 24 0
S N MuireBaltinglass 16027J 67
−2.9%
3 22.33 30 1
Stratford Lodge NSBaltinglass 19339U 67
−9.5%
3 22.33 27 0
Naomh Brid N SArklow 18470N 63
−16.0%
3 21.00 26 0
Rathcoyle N SKiltegan 18434J 50
−27.5%
3 16.67 20 0
S N Padraig NaofaEnniskerry 18357R 47
−33.8%
3 15.67 19 0
Crossbridge N STinahely 17907V 45
−15.1%
3 15.00 20 0
S N Muire MXDBarndarrig 17500O 37
−43.9%
2 13.00 14 0
Scoil San EoinRedcross 14829M 37
−30.2%
2 18.50 23 0
Donaghmore N SDonard 12413R 25
−32.4%
2 12.50 14 0
Jonathan Swift NSDunlavin 14269A 24
−45.5%
2 12.00 16 0
All Saints National SchoolCarnew 14972R 23
−20.7%
2 11.50 12 0
Grange Con N SDunlavin 00973Q 23
−39.5%
2 11.50 14 0
Shillelagh No 1 N SShillelagh 15359G 23
−47.7%
2 11.50 12 0
St Kevin's Ballycoog NSAvoca 13224T 21
−12.5%
2 10.50 12 0
Kiltegan N SKiltegan 12688K 9
−47.1%
2 4.50 6 0