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Planning area in Wicklow

Arklow

Schools in County Wicklow in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 1 school in Wexford. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Wicklow Bray · 13 Greystones · 8 Wicklow · 12 Blessington · 8 Kilcoole · 3 Rathdrum · 6 Baltinglass · 7 Dunlavin · 5 Carnew · 7 Hacketstown · 2
Schools
11
of 82 in Wicklow
Pupils
2,144
13% of Wicklow's pupils
Since 2015/16
−24.7%
2,846 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
194.9
Wicklow: 206.6
Average class size
21.49
Wicklow: 22.36

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 Wicklow, schools with no planning area had 1.4% of pupils in 2015/16, 14.8% in 2005/06 and 22.6% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

2,144

−130 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

11

8 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

194.9

147.6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.49

−0.54 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. 211 in 2025/26, −11 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). 242 pupils in 2025/26, 11.3% of the area's pupils, against 12.0% 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

11 schools with figures for both years

10fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 6Within 10% · 1Up 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
21.49
Mainstream classes
94
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 11 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
94
Up 37 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 39%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 168
Estimate: 94 class teachers, 9 principals and deputies, 44 special education and 21 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
152
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 3
0 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

0 special schools in Arklow, and the special classes in the 11 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
0
No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26
21
In 7 of 11 schools. 13 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
23
In 7 schools: 2 new classes
Autism classes
19
90% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 13
  • 2021/22 14
  • 2022/23 15
  • 2023/24 17
  • 2024/25 19
  • 2025/26 21
  • 2026/27 23

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

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

Schools

11 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Josephs N SArklow 17181B 500
−24.5%
21 22.14 29 0
St John's Senior SchoolArklow 20469R 323
−13.9%
14 21.79 29 0
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
An Chroi Ro Naofa N SAughrim 18473T 204
−29.9%
9 21.67 29 0
Carysfort MXD N SArklow 14045B 197
−8.4%
8 24.62 28 0
Padraig Naofa N SAvoca 18198A 172
−16.9%
7 22.86 29 0
Annacurra N STinahely 17304O 122
−20.8%
5 22.40 28 0
S N Naomh PadraigArklow 01782O 76
−14.6%
4 19.00 28 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