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School patron in Wicklow

Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin

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 Ferns · 5 Kildare & Wicklow ETB · 1 The Bray School Project · 1 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 5
Schools
7
of 82 in Wicklow
Pupils
746
4% of Wicklow's pupils
Average school size
106.6
Wicklow: 206.6
Average class size
20.83
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

7 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 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
20.83
Mainstream classes
35
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 7 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
35
Up 2 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 5%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 51
Estimate: 35 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 12 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
46
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

7 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Scoil Naomh IosafBaltinglass 20039P 393
+7.1%
16 23.50 30 1
S N Naomh BridKiltegan 18502A 77
−21.4%
4 19.25 23 0
Scoil Mhuire na nAirdShillelagh 19748O 73
−20.7%
4 18.25 26 0
S N MuireBaltinglass 16027J 67
−2.9%
3 22.33 30 1
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
Grange Con N SDunlavin 00973Q 23
−39.5%
2 11.50 14 0