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School patron in Wicklow

Bishop of Ferns

Schools in County Wicklow under this patron.

Other patrons in Wicklow Archbishop of Dublin · 42 Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI · 12 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 5 Educate Together · 4 Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 7 Kildare & Wicklow ETB · 1 The Bray School Project · 1 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 5
Schools
5
of 82 in Wicklow
Pupils
553
3% of Wicklow's pupils
Average school size
110.6
Wicklow: 206.6
Average class size
20.19
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

5 schools with figures for both years

4fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 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
20.19
Mainstream classes
26
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 5 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
26
Up 4 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 2%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 44
Estimate: 26 class teachers, 3 principals and deputies, 10 special education and 5 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
38
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

5 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Carnew N SArklow 18242A 185
−20.3%
8 22.38 30 1
Tinahely N SArklow 18489L 133
+15.7%
6 20.17 25 0
Annacurra N STinahely 17304O 122
−20.8%
5 22.40 28 0
Coolfancy N STinahely 18118W 68
−34.0%
4 17.00 24 0
Crossbridge N STinahely 17907V 45
−15.1%
3 15.00 20 0