St Brigids School
Greystones · Roll number 16573N
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 396
- +7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −22%
- Down 114 from 510 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 199 / 197
- 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
396 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 | 43 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 49 | 41.3 |
| Senior Infants | 48 | 54 | 45 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 44.3 |
| 1st Class | 54 | 50 | 58 | 45 | 40 | 43 | 48.3 |
| 2nd Class | 55 | 55 | 50 | 56 | 49 | 46 | 51.8 |
| 3rd Class | 63 | 53 | 58 | 54 | 58 | 51 | 56.2 |
| 4th Class | 77 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 58 | 60.5 |
| 5th Class | 59 | 80 | 67 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 62.2 |
| 6th Class | 63 | 57 | 80 | 69 | 59 | 56 | 64.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
35 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 39 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2024/25
- 39Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
36 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 43 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2023/24
- 41Senior Infants2024/25
- 431st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
36 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 46 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2022/23
- 39Senior Infants2023/24
- 401st Class2024/25
- 462nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
43 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 51 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2021/22
- 45Senior Infants2022/23
- 451st Class2023/24
- 492nd Class2024/25
- 513rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 58 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 49Junior Infants2020/21
- 54Senior Infants2021/22
- 581st Class2022/23
- 562nd Class2023/24
- 583rd Class2024/25
- 584th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
48 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 54 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 48Senior Infants2020/21
- 501st Class2021/22
- 502nd Class2022/23
- 543rd Class2023/24
- 534th Class2024/25
- 545th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
54 in 1st Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 541st Class2020/21
- 552nd Class2021/22
- 583rd Class2022/23
- 564th Class2023/24
- 545th Class2024/25
- 566th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
55 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 552nd Class2020/21
- 533rd Class2021/22
- 564th Class2022/23
- 595th Class2023/24
- 596th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
63 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 69 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils more.
- 633rd Class2020/21
- 634th Class2021/22
- 675th Class2022/23
- 696th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
77 in 4th Class (2020/21), 80 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 774th Class2020/21
- 805th Class2021/22
- 806th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
59 in 5th Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 595th Class2020/21
- 576th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +236th Class in 2022/23 (57 to 80)
- −144th Class in 2021/22 (77 to 63)
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 Brigids 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
23.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 24 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers147.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.9
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
8.58 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 8.58 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 St Brigids School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Brigids SchoolThis school | – | 396 |
−22.4%
|
|
| 1 | St Patrick's National School0.4 km · Greystones · Church of Ireland | 0.4 km | 385 |
+39.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin0.8 km · Greystones | 0.8 km | 459 |
−12.9%
|
| 3 | Greystones Educate Together National School1.5 km · Greystones · Multi-denominational | 1.5 km | 440 |
+3.0%
|
| 4 | St Laurences N S1.6 km · Greystones | 1.6 km | 666 |
+3.9%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath1.6 km · Na Clocha Liatha · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 1.6 km | 227 |
−37.8%
|
| 6 | Delgany N S2.2 km · Delgany · Church of Ireland | 2.2 km | 209 |
−5.0%
|
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
- Emma Uí Shúilleabháin
- Phone
- 012876113
- [email protected]
- Address
- Trafalgar Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, A63 WR64
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Wicklow County Council
- Planning area
- Greystones
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 | 396 | 199 | 197 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 54 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 389 | 190 | 199 | 35 | 41 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 414 | 206 | 208 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 69 |
| 2022/23 | 450 | 239 | 211 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 50 | 58 | 56 | 67 | 80 |
| 2021/22 | 455 | 240 | 215 | 43 | 54 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 63 | 80 | 57 |
| 2020/21 | 468 | 257 | 211 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 55 | 63 | 77 | 59 | 63 |
| 2019/20 | 493 | 266 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 508 | 272 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 511 | 280 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 525 | 277 | 248 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 510 | 270 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 500 | 266 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 493 | 262 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 489 | 254 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 472 | 246 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 476 | 244 | 232 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 452 | 230 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 424 | 229 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 422 | 228 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 367 | 200 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 311 | 169 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 327 | 183 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 325 | 191 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 297 | 190 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 310 | 219 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 319 | 252 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 365 | 313 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 391 | 350 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 441 | 393 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 454 | 395 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 457 | 409 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 460 | 411 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 460 | 423 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 453 | 408 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 456 | 405 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 459 | 385 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 469 | 375 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 455 | 346 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 483 | 356 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 496 | 358 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 546 | 382 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 513 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 490 | 342 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |