Gorey Central School
Gorey · Roll number 19419S
- Church Of Ireland ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 237
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +12%
- Up 25 from 212 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 91 / 146
- 38% girls
Pupils since 1976
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
237 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 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 21.5 |
| Senior Infants | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 33 | 24.7 |
| 1st Class | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 27.3 |
| 2nd Class | 29 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27.3 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29.7 |
| 4th Class | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30.5 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30.7 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
28 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 33 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2024/25
- 33Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
24 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 33 in 1st Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2023/24
- 23Senior Infants2024/25
- 331st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
20 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2022/23
- 25Senior Infants2023/24
- 301st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
20 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 28 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2021/22
- 22Senior Infants2022/23
- 241st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 283rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 32 in 4th Class (2025/26): 14 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 241st Class2022/23
- 272nd Class2023/24
- 283rd Class2024/25
- 324th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 32 in 5th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 23Senior Infants2020/21
- 241st Class2021/22
- 242nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 324th Class2024/25
- 325th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
29 in 1st Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 291st Class2020/21
- 312nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 334th Class2023/24
- 335th Class2024/25
- 326th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
29 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 292nd Class2020/21
- 293rd Class2021/22
- 314th Class2022/23
- 335th Class2023/24
- 336th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
26 in 4th Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils more.
- 264th Class2020/21
- 285th Class2021/22
- 316th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 296th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +10Senior Infants in 2025/26 (23 to 33)
- −9Junior Infants in 2025/26 (28 to 19)
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 Gorey Central 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
16.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers117.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.7
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
7 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7.5 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 Gorey Central School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorey Central SchoolThis school | – | 237 |
+11.8%
|
|
| 1 | Bunscoil Loreto0.6 km · Gorey | 0.6 km | 665 |
−0.9%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Ioseph1.1 km · Gorey | 1.1 km | 522 |
+40.7%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Mhoshiolog1.2 km · Guaire · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 1.2 km | 152 |
−37.7%
|
| 4 | Gorey Educate Together NS1.3 km · Gorey · Multi-denominational | 1.3 km | 369 |
−15.6%
|
| 5 | Riverchapel N S5.8 km · Gorey · DEIS | 5.8 km | 304 |
−23.8%
|
| 6 | S N Coill an Iarainn6.4 km · Gorey | 6.4 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
- Matthew Bater
- Phone
- 0539421745
- [email protected]
- Address
- Charlotte Row, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Y25 XH11
School
- Ethos
- Church Of Ireland
- Patron
- Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI
- 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
- 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
37 school years from 1976/77 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 237 | 91 | 146 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 244 | 96 | 148 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 231 | 95 | 136 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 214 | 93 | 121 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 |
| 2021/22 | 212 | 94 | 118 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | 214 | 96 | 118 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 218 | 94 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 226 | 96 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 215 | 98 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 215 | 94 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 212 | 97 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 216 | 93 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 214 | 94 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 209 | 93 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 210 | 99 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 206 | 107 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 196 | 104 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 178 | 91 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 155 | 74 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 140 | 65 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 146 | 68 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 137 | 63 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 138 | 66 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 142 | 70 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 149 | 76 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 138 | 69 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 137 | 69 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 133 | 73 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 127 | 73 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 122 | 73 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 120 | 67 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 115 | 66 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 115 | 63 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 117 | 53 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 122 | 54 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 120 | 56 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 120 | 60 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |