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Planning area in Wicklow

Hacketstown

Schools in County Wicklow in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 2 schools in Carlow. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Wicklow Bray · 13 Greystones · 8 Wicklow · 12 Arklow · 11 Blessington · 8 Kilcoole · 3 Rathdrum · 6 Baltinglass · 7 Dunlavin · 5 Carnew · 7
Schools
2
of 82 in Wicklow
Pupils
108
1% of Wicklow's pupils
Since 2015/16
−15.6%
128 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
54.0
Wicklow: 206.6
Average class size
18.00
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

108

−5 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

2

2 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

54.0

49.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

18.00

−0.83 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. 6 in 2025/26, −8 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

No school in this area teaches all subjects through Irish.

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

2 schools with figures for both years

2fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 0Up 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
18.00
Mainstream classes
6
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 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
6
No change since 2006/07, while pupils fell 17%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 8
Estimate: 6 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 2 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
8
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

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Naomh Brid N SArklow 18470N 63
−16.0%
3 21.00 26 0
Crossbridge N STinahely 17907V 45
−15.1%
3 15.00 20 0