Bunscoil Loreto
Gorey · Roll number 16145P
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 665
- +24 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −1%
- Down 6 from 671 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 336 / 329
- 51% 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
665 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 | 78 | 69 | 71 | 63 | 78 | 78 | 72.8 |
| Senior Infants | 72 | 77 | 68 | 71 | 65 | 84 | 72.8 |
| 1st Class | 83 | 72 | 78 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 74.7 |
| 2nd Class | 81 | 80 | 75 | 88 | 71 | 81 | 79.3 |
| 3rd Class | 79 | 78 | 88 | 79 | 87 | 74 | 80.8 |
| 4th Class | 102 | 81 | 80 | 98 | 82 | 90 | 88.8 |
| 5th Class | 90 | 101 | 83 | 80 | 99 | 85 | 89.7 |
| 6th Class | 114 | 100 | 104 | 88 | 86 | 103 | 99.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
78 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 84 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 78Junior Infants2024/25
- 84Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
63 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 70 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 63Junior Infants2023/24
- 65Senior Infants2024/25
- 701st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
71 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 81 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 71Junior Infants2022/23
- 71Senior Infants2023/24
- 731st Class2024/25
- 812nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
69 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 74 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 69Junior Infants2021/22
- 68Senior Infants2022/23
- 721st Class2023/24
- 712nd Class2024/25
- 743rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
78 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 90 in 4th Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 78Junior Infants2020/21
- 77Senior Infants2021/22
- 781st Class2022/23
- 882nd Class2023/24
- 873rd Class2024/25
- 904th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
72 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 85 in 5th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 72Senior Infants2020/21
- 721st Class2021/22
- 752nd Class2022/23
- 793rd Class2023/24
- 824th Class2024/25
- 855th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
83 in 1st Class (2020/21), 103 in 6th Class (2025/26): 20 pupils more.
- 831st Class2020/21
- 802nd Class2021/22
- 883rd Class2022/23
- 984th Class2023/24
- 995th Class2024/25
- 1036th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
81 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 86 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 812nd Class2020/21
- 783rd Class2021/22
- 804th Class2022/23
- 805th Class2023/24
- 866th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
79 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 88 in 6th Class (2023/24): 9 pupils more.
- 793rd Class2020/21
- 814th Class2021/22
- 835th Class2022/23
- 886th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
102 in 4th Class (2020/21), 104 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 1024th Class2020/21
- 1015th Class2021/22
- 1046th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
90 in 5th Class (2020/21), 100 in 6th Class (2021/22): 10 pupils more.
- 905th Class2020/21
- 1006th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +195th Class in 2024/25 (80 to 99)
- −214th Class in 2021/22 (102 to 81)
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 Bunscoil Loreto, 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
38.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 39 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 26 mainstream classes 26
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers272.5 hours of support teaching a week 10.9
5.75 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 11.3 special education teachers and 5.75 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 Bunscoil Loreto, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil LoretoThis school | – | 665 |
−0.9%
|
|
| 1 | Gorey Central School0.6 km · Gorey · Church of Ireland | 0.6 km | 237 |
+11.8%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Ioseph1.6 km · Gorey | 1.6 km | 522 |
+40.7%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Mhoshiolog1.8 km · Guaire · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 1.8 km | 152 |
−37.7%
|
| 4 | Gorey Educate Together NS1.8 km · Gorey · Multi-denominational | 1.8 km | 369 |
−15.6%
|
| 5 | Riverchapel N S5.5 km · Gorey · DEIS | 5.5 km | 304 |
−23.8%
|
| 6 | S N Coill an Iarainn6.3 km · Gorey | 6.3 km | 218 |
+49.3%
|
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
- Aileen Kennedy
- Phone
- 0539421827
- [email protected]
- Address
- St Michael's Road, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Y25 HD34
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ferns
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not 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 | 665 | 336 | 329 | 78 | 84 | 70 | 81 | 74 | 90 | 85 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 641 | 333 | 308 | 78 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 87 | 82 | 99 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 639 | 349 | 290 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 88 | 79 | 98 | 80 | 88 |
| 2022/23 | 647 | 368 | 279 | 71 | 68 | 78 | 75 | 88 | 80 | 83 | 104 |
| 2021/22 | 658 | 379 | 279 | 69 | 77 | 72 | 80 | 78 | 81 | 101 | 100 |
| 2020/21 | 699 | 412 | 287 | 78 | 72 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 102 | 90 | 114 |
| 2019/20 | 699 | 429 | 270 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 717 | 457 | 260 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 707 | 469 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 697 | 464 | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 671 | 460 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 624 | 458 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 638 | 472 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 592 | 440 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 574 | 426 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 578 | 425 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 593 | 435 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 592 | 441 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 584 | 434 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 566 | 418 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 584 | 436 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 553 | 409 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 582 | 424 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 569 | 411 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 531 | 385 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 497 | 364 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 480 | 348 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 486 | 354 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 466 | 330 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 488 | 344 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 476 | 332 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 507 | 359 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 539 | 383 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 550 | 384 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 510 | 366 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 528 | 380 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 520 | 373 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 520 | 371 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 519 | 368 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 534 | 369 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 531 | 364 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 531 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 522 | 354 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |