Ravenswell Primary School
Bray · Roll number 07246U
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 468
- +6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +76%
- Up 202 from 266 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 230 / 238
- 49% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
468 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 49 | 53 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 44 | 53.2 |
| Senior Infants | 62 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 46 | 52 | 55.7 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 61 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 54 | 57.0 |
| 2nd Class | 50 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 66 | 59.7 |
| 3rd Class | 48 | 50 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 64 | 57.7 |
| 4th Class | 51 | 51 | 54 | 70 | 60 | 56 | 57.0 |
| 5th Class | 37 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 68 | 65 | 54.0 |
| 6th Class | 48 | 38 | 52 | 59 | 46 | 67 | 51.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
51 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 52 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 51Junior Infants2024/25
- 52Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
58 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 54 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 58Junior Infants2023/24
- 46Senior Infants2024/25
- 541st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
64 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 66 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 64Junior Infants2022/23
- 68Senior Infants2023/24
- 631st Class2024/25
- 662nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
53 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 64 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 53Junior Infants2021/22
- 58Senior Infants2022/23
- 571st Class2023/24
- 592nd Class2024/25
- 643rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 4th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 49Junior Infants2020/21
- 48Senior Infants2021/22
- 501st Class2022/23
- 632nd Class2023/24
- 573rd Class2024/25
- 564th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
62 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 65 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 62Senior Infants2020/21
- 611st Class2021/22
- 612nd Class2022/23
- 633rd Class2023/24
- 604th Class2024/25
- 655th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 67 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 592nd Class2021/22
- 643rd Class2022/23
- 704th Class2023/24
- 685th Class2024/25
- 676th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
50 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 502nd Class2020/21
- 503rd Class2021/22
- 544th Class2022/23
- 515th Class2023/24
- 466th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
48 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2023/24): 11 pupils more.
- 483rd Class2020/21
- 514th Class2021/22
- 525th Class2022/23
- 596th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
51 in 4th Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 514th Class2020/21
- 515th Class2021/22
- 526th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
37 in 5th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 375th Class2020/21
- 386th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +216th Class in 2025/26 (46 to 67)
- −22Senior Infants in 2024/25 (68 to 46)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Ravenswell Primary School, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
35.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 35 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers205 hours of support teaching a week 8.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
9.99 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.4 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 11.99 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Ravenswell Primary School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenswell Primary SchoolThis school | – | 468 |
+75.9%
|
|
| 1 | St. Peter's Primary School0.6 km · Bray · DEIS | 0.6 km | 156 |
−6.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil Padraig Naofa1.0 km · Bray | 1.0 km | 680 |
−14.9%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh1.1 km · Co.Chill Mhantáin · Gaelscoil | 1.1 km | 166 |
−10.3%
|
| 4 | Cronan Naofa N S1.1 km · Bray | 1.1 km | 388 |
−25.0%
|
| 5 | Scoil Chualann1.9 km · Bré · Gaelscoil | 1.9 km | 185 |
−21.6%
|
| 6 | St Andrews N S2.2 km · Bray · Church of Ireland | 2.2 km | 204 |
−6.8%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Kate Breen
- Phone
- 012860498
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ravenswell, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 X8X7
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Planning area
- Bray
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 468 | 230 | 238 | 44 | 52 | 54 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 65 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 462 | 218 | 244 | 51 | 46 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 68 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 496 | 230 | 266 | 58 | 68 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 70 | 51 | 59 |
| 2022/23 | 465 | 215 | 250 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 61 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 52 |
| 2021/22 | 423 | 193 | 230 | 53 | 48 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | 413 | 196 | 217 | 49 | 62 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 37 | 48 |
| 2019/20 | 402 | 195 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 359 | 179 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 321 | 163 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 282 | 162 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 266 | 164 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 243 | 163 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 252 | 162 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 246 | 167 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 245 | 175 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 228 | 167 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 235 | 171 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 248 | 171 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 246 | 168 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 244 | 166 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 244 | 170 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 256 | 185 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 261 | 189 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 267 | 201 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 283 | 214 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 306 | 233 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 330 | 251 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 332 | 249 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 338 | 245 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 348 | 261 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 352 | 257 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 349 | 262 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 373 | 275 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 522 | 386 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 544 | 390 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 590 | 424 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 619 | 445 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 663 | 492 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 707 | 543 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 709 | 533 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 736 | 556 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 749 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 736 | 546 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |