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School patron in Wicklow

Archbishop of Dublin

Schools in County Wicklow under this patron.

Other patrons in Wicklow Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI · 12 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 5 Educate Together · 4 Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 7 Bishop of Ferns · 5 Kildare & Wicklow ETB · 1 The Bray School Project · 1 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 5
Schools
42
of 82 in Wicklow
Pupils
10,686
63% of Wicklow's pupils
Average school size
254.4
Wicklow: 206.6
Average class size
22.23
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

41 schools with figures for both years

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

23fell by 10% or more
12within 10%
6grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 7Down 10 to 25% · 16Within 10% · 12Up 10 to 25% · 3Up 25% or more · 3

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Ravenswell Primary SchoolBray, Co. Wicklow 266 → 468 +75.9%
  2. 2 Clochar Muire N SRathdrum, Co. Wicklow 139 → 176 +26.6%
  3. 3 Rathdrum Boys N SRathdrum, Co. Wicklow 137 → 172 +25.5%
  4. 4 Newtownmountkennedy Primary SchoolNewtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow 295 → 368 +24.7%
  5. 5 Donard N SDonard, Co. Wicklow 152 → 188 +23.7%

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 S N Padraig NaofaEnniskerry, Co. Wicklow 71 → 47 −33.8%
  4. 4 S N MuireBlessington, Co. Wicklow 351 → 235 −33.0%
  5. 5 Scoil San EoinRedcross, Co. Wicklow 53 → 37 −30.2%

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

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 328 pupils. It isn’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
22.23
Mainstream classes
465
Classes of 30 or more
20
Schools with a class of 30+
12

Teachers

Teachers in the 42 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
465
Up 157 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 31%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 750
Estimate: 465 class teachers, 37 principals and deputies, 188 special education and 60 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
616
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
4 / 7
4 schools gained a class teacher, 7 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

42 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
Scoil an Choroin MhuireWicklow 17576B 432
−2.7%
17 24.35 27 0
St Brigids SchoolGreystones 16573N 396
−22.4%
16 24.38 29 0
Cronan Naofa N SBray 16872A 388
−25.0%
16 23.50 30 1
Padraig Naofa N SWicklow 15676S 377
+14.2%
17 20.59 30 1
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
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
S N MuireBlessington 17091A 235
−33.0%
11 20.82 28 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
Donard N SDonard 17920N 188
+23.7%
7 26.86 33 3
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
St. Peter's Primary SchoolBray 18464S 156
−6.0%
8 18.88 23 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
Caoimhin Naofa N SGlendalough 16924Q 123
−0.8%
5 23.20 29 0
Glenealy 1 N SGlenealy 00984V 116
−14.1%
5 23.20 26 0
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
Lacken MXD N SBlessington 10111O 91
−4.2%
4 16.75 19 0
S N Naomh PadraigArklow 01782O 76
−14.6%
4 19.00 28 0
S N Padraig NaofaEnniskerry 18357R 47
−33.8%
3 15.67 19 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
St Kevin's Ballycoog NSAvoca 13224T 21
−12.5%
2 10.50 12 0