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BUNSCOIL LORETO

Roll number: 16145P St Michael's Road, Gorey, Co. Wexford

School details

Address: St Michael's Road, Gorey, Co. Wexford (Y25HD34)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0539421827
Principal: Aileen Kennedy
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wexford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ferns
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Gorey

Class size history

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size

25.58

2025/26

Mainstream classes

2025/26

Largest class group

2025/26

Classes with 30+ pupils

2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year	Mainstream class pupils	Mainstream classes	Average class size	Largest class	Classes 30+
2006/07	561	21	26.71	32	2
2007/08	575	21	27.38	30	3
2008/09	580	22	26.36	30	2
2009/10	582	21	27.71	33	7
2010/11	563	21	26.81	31	3
2011/12	574	21	27.33	30	3
2012/13	592	21	28.19	30	2
2013/14	638	22	29.00	30	7
2014/15	624	23	27.13	32	6
2015/16	671	24	27.96	32	6
2016/17	697	25	27.88	32	8
2017/18	707	26	27.19	31	4
2019/20	699	26	26.88	31	3
2020/21	699	26	26.88	31	3
2021/22	658	26	25.31	27	0
2022/23	647	26	24.88	30	1
2023/24	639	26	24.58	30	1
2024/25	641	26	24.65	29	0
2025/26	665	26	25.58	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2015/16: 624 in 2014/15 → 671, +47 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2021/22: 699 in 2020/21 → 658, -41 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2024/25 (80 → 99, +19).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (102 → 81, -21).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (78 → 88, +10).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (83 → 80, -3).
Overall: 522 (1974/75) → 665 (2025/26), 143.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available final by-standard years.

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	63	78	72.8	6
Senior Infants	65	84	72.8	6
1st Class	70	83	74.7	6
2nd Class	71	88	79.3	6
3rd Class	74	88	80.8	6
4th Class	80	102	88.8	6
5th Class	80	101	89.7	6
6th Class	86	114	99.2	6
Total	466	717	576.8	43

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 78

-1

SI 2021/22 77

1st 2022/23 78

+10

2nd 2023/24 88

-1

3rd 2024/25 87

4th 2025/26 90

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 69

-1

SI 2022/23 68

1st 2023/24 72

-1

2nd 2024/25 71

3rd 2025/26 74

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 71

SI 2023/24 71

1st 2024/25 73

2nd 2025/26 81

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 63

SI 2024/25 65

1st 2025/26 70

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 78

SI 2025/26 84

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 78

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	354	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	531
1976/77	364	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	531
1977/78	369	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	534
1978/79	368	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	519
1979/80	371	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	520
1980/81	373	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	520
1981/82	380	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	528
1982/83	366	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	510
1983/84	384	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	550
1993/94	383	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	539
1994/95	359	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	507
1995/96	332	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	476
1996/97	344	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	488
1997/98	330	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	466
1998/99	354	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	486
1999/00	348	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	480
2000/01	364	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	497
2001/02	385	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	531
2002/03	411	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	569
2003/04	424	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	582
2004/05	409	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	553
2005/06	436	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	584
2006/07	418	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	566
2007/08	434	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	584
2008/09	441	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	592
2009/10	435	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	593
2010/11	425	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	578
2011/12	426	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	574
2012/13	440	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	592
2013/14	472	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	638
2014/15	458	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	624
2015/16	460	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	671
2016/17	464	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	697
2017/18	469	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	707
2018/19	457	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	717
2019/20	429	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	699
2020/21	412	287	78	72	83	81	79	102	90	114	699
2021/22	379	279	69	77	72	80	78	81	101	100	658
2022/23	368	279	71	68	78	75	88	80	83	104	647
2023/24	349	290	63	71	72	88	79	98	80	88	639
2024/25	333	308	78	65	73	71	87	82	99	86	641
2025/26	336	329	78	84	70	81	74	90	85	103	665