St Marys N S
Gorey · Roll number 16409A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 201
- −9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 17 from 218 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 99 / 102
- 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
201 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 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 24.2 |
| Senior Infants | 22 | 18 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 25.3 |
| 1st Class | 17 | 24 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 23.8 |
| 2nd Class | 30 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 25.0 |
| 3rd Class | 24 | 31 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 31 | 24.8 |
| 4th Class | 23 | 24 | 31 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24.2 |
| 5th Class | 35 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 26.0 |
| 6th Class | 32 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 24 | 27.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
30 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 30 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 30Junior Infants2024/25
- 30Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
22 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 24 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2023/24
- 22Senior Infants2024/25
- 241st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 31 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 31Senior Infants2022/23
- 311st Class2023/24
- 302nd Class2024/25
- 313rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2020/21
- 18Senior Infants2021/22
- 201st Class2022/23
- 202nd Class2023/24
- 203rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 25 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 22Senior Infants2020/21
- 241st Class2021/22
- 242nd Class2022/23
- 253rd Class2023/24
- 244th Class2024/25
- 255th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
17 in 1st Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 171st Class2020/21
- 182nd Class2021/22
- 183rd Class2022/23
- 194th Class2023/24
- 205th Class2024/25
- 246th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
30 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 302nd Class2020/21
- 313rd Class2021/22
- 314th Class2022/23
- 315th Class2023/24
- 316th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
24 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 243rd Class2020/21
- 244th Class2021/22
- 225th Class2022/23
- 236th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
23 in 4th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 234th Class2020/21
- 235th Class2021/22
- 236th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
35 in 5th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 355th Class2020/21
- 346th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +13Senior Infants in 2022/23 (18 to 31)
- −15Junior Infants in 2025/26 (30 to 15)
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 St Marys 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
12.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers72.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.9
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.8 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4.5 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 St Marys N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys N SThis school | – | 201 |
−7.8%
|
|
| 1 | Ballycanew N S6.4 km · Gorey · DEIS | 6.4 km | 224 |
+23.8%
|
| 2 | Riverchapel N S6.9 km · Gorey · DEIS | 6.9 km | 304 |
−23.8%
|
| 3 | Court N S7.9 km · Gorey | 7.9 km | 107 |
−17.1%
|
| 4 | St Josephs N S8.5 km · Gorey | 8.5 km | 193 |
−8.5%
|
| 5 | Ballyoughter N S10.1 km · Gorey | 10.1 km | 50 |
+13.6%
|
| 6 | Kilnamanagh Community National School11.1 km · Gorey · Multi-denominational | 11.1 km | 32 |
+68.4%
|
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
- MR NIALL MADDEN
- Phone
- 0539427196
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballygarrett, Gorey, Co Wexford, Y25 AE64
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ferns
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Kilmuckridge
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 | 201 | 99 | 102 | 15 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 210 | 97 | 113 | 30 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | 205 | 92 | 113 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 31 | 23 |
| 2022/23 | 203 | 90 | 113 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 22 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | 202 | 98 | 104 | 30 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | 201 | 102 | 99 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 212 | 110 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 228 | 114 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 234 | 118 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 224 | 114 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 218 | 110 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 216 | 102 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 191 | 91 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 188 | 85 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 201 | 91 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 195 | 90 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 209 | 92 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 205 | 92 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 211 | 96 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 184 | 87 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 186 | 84 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 175 | 88 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 153 | 79 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 148 | 76 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 137 | 75 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 139 | 78 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 128 | 76 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 123 | 69 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 128 | 71 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 127 | 67 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 128 | 70 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 129 | 71 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 131 | 72 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 155 | 76 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 154 | 76 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 151 | 76 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 137 | 68 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 131 | 68 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 129 | 70 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 117 | 68 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 120 | 72 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 106 | 62 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |