Riverchapel N S
Gorey · Roll number 15367F
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 304
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −24%
- Down 95 from 399 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 152 / 152
- 50% 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
304 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 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 35.2 |
| Senior Infants | 45 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 37.2 |
| 1st Class | 31 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 36.8 |
| 2nd Class | 40 | 33 | 42 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 38.7 |
| 3rd Class | 38 | 36 | 33 | 42 | 44 | 38 | 38.5 |
| 4th Class | 42 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 43 | 40 | 39.7 |
| 5th Class | 47 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 42.7 |
| 6th Class | 57 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 44.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
36 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 35 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 36Junior Infants2024/25
- 35Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
35 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 36 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 35Junior Infants2023/24
- 36Senior Infants2024/25
- 361st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
34 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 35 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 34Junior Infants2022/23
- 35Senior Infants2023/24
- 341st Class2024/25
- 352nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
36 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 38 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2021/22
- 34Senior Infants2022/23
- 351st Class2023/24
- 372nd Class2024/25
- 383rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
38 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 40 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2020/21
- 38Senior Infants2021/22
- 431st Class2022/23
- 452nd Class2023/24
- 443rd Class2024/25
- 404th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 45Senior Infants2020/21
- 421st Class2021/22
- 422nd Class2022/23
- 423rd Class2023/24
- 434th Class2024/25
- 465th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
31 in 1st Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 311st Class2020/21
- 332nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 364th Class2023/24
- 385th Class2024/25
- 426th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
40 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 402nd Class2020/21
- 363rd Class2021/22
- 384th Class2022/23
- 395th Class2023/24
- 366th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
38 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 383rd Class2020/21
- 394th Class2021/22
- 435th Class2022/23
- 426th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
42 in 4th Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 424th Class2020/21
- 435th Class2021/22
- 466th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
47 in 5th Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 475th Class2020/21
- 466th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +111st Class in 2021/22 (31 to 42)
- −116th Class in 2021/22 (57 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 Riverchapel N S, 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
22.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers222.5 hours of support teaching a week 8.9
5.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 9 special education teachers and 5.83 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 Riverchapel N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverchapel N SThis school | – | 304 |
−23.8%
|
|
| 1 | Bunscoil Loreto5.5 km · Gorey | 5.5 km | 665 |
−0.9%
|
| 2 | Ballycanew N S5.8 km · Gorey · DEIS | 5.8 km | 224 |
+23.8%
|
| 3 | Gorey Central School5.8 km · Gorey · Church of Ireland | 5.8 km | 237 |
+11.8%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Mhoshiolog6.8 km · Guaire · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 6.8 km | 152 |
−37.7%
|
| 5 | St Marys N S6.9 km · Gorey | 6.9 km | 201 |
−7.8%
|
| 6 | Gorey Educate Together NS6.9 km · Gorey · Multi-denominational | 6.9 km | 369 |
−15.6%
|
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
- Martina Prendergast
- Phone
- 0539425540
- [email protected]
- Address
- Riverchapel, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Y25 DE28
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ferns
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Wexford County Council
- Planning area
- Gorey
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 | 304 | 152 | 152 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 304 | 151 | 153 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 309 | 145 | 164 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 42 |
| 2022/23 | 313 | 142 | 171 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 46 |
| 2021/22 | 313 | 146 | 167 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 46 |
| 2020/21 | 338 | 157 | 181 | 38 | 45 | 31 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 57 |
| 2019/20 | 360 | 169 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 379 | 180 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 396 | 184 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 397 | 182 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 399 | 201 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 410 | 207 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 412 | 194 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 393 | 198 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 408 | 201 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 398 | 202 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 389 | 196 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 383 | 193 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 346 | 168 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 304 | 143 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 275 | 134 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 233 | 110 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 211 | 98 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 179 | 77 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 163 | 67 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 138 | 62 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 143 | 67 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 141 | 71 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 137 | 68 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 138 | 70 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 143 | 69 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 141 | 67 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 132 | 59 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 143 | 70 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 136 | 61 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 141 | 67 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 127 | 61 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 126 | 58 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 134 | 60 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 133 | 60 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 131 | 62 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 120 | 56 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |