Bray School Project N S
Bray · Roll number 19754J
- Multi Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 223
- −8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 20 from 243 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 108 / 115
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1981
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
223 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 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27.8 |
| Senior Infants | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28.7 |
| 1st Class | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28.5 |
| 2nd Class | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28.2 |
| 3rd Class | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 27.7 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27.3 |
| 5th Class | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27.8 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
26 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 28 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2024/25
- 28Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
27 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 27Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
29 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 291st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 30 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 29Senior Infants2022/23
- 281st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 303rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2020/21
- 29Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 272nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 29Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 282nd Class2022/23
- 283rd Class2023/24
- 274th Class2024/25
- 285th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
29 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 291st Class2020/21
- 292nd Class2021/22
- 273rd Class2022/23
- 274th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
29 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 292nd Class2020/21
- 283rd Class2021/22
- 264th Class2022/23
- 265th Class2023/24
- 276th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
27 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 273rd Class2020/21
- 284th Class2021/22
- 285th Class2022/23
- 286th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 295th Class2021/22
- 296th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
28 in 5th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 285th Class2020/21
- 276th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +43rd Class in 2025/26 (26 to 30)
- −26th Class in 2021/22 (29 to 27)
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 Bray School Project 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
15teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers100 hours of support teaching a week 4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
10 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 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 10 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 Bray School Project N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray School Project N SThis school | – | 223 |
−8.2%
|
|
| 1 | St Fergal's National School0.2 km · Bray · DEIS | 0.2 km | 373 |
−18.2%
|
| 2 | Scoil Chualann1.5 km · Bré · Gaelscoil | 1.5 km | 185 |
−21.6%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh1.7 km · Co.Chill Mhantáin · Gaelscoil | 1.7 km | 166 |
−10.3%
|
| 4 | St Andrews N S1.7 km · Bray · Church of Ireland | 1.7 km | 204 |
−6.8%
|
| 5 | Scoil Padraig Naofa1.7 km · Bray | 1.7 km | 680 |
−14.9%
|
| 6 | Cronan Naofa N S1.7 km · Bray | 1.7 km | 388 |
−25.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Alan Bedford
- Phone
- 012864242
- [email protected]
- Address
- Killarney Rd, Ballywaltrim, Bray, Co Wicklow, A98 RT02
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- The Bray School Project
- 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
- Wicklow County Council
- Planning area
- Bray
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
36 school years from 1981/82 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 223 | 108 | 115 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 231 | 117 | 114 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 231 | 118 | 113 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 114 | 120 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | 241 | 113 | 128 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 240 | 116 | 124 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 240 | 115 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 240 | 117 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 241 | 116 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 238 | 114 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 243 | 118 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 242 | 126 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 244 | 127 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 243 | 128 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 244 | 127 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 237 | 128 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 236 | 124 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 235 | 119 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 234 | 112 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 237 | 110 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 238 | 108 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 239 | 107 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 239 | 107 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 241 | 98 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 244 | 101 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 248 | 103 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 255 | 110 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 264 | 112 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 265 | 116 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 267 | 116 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 268 | 118 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 270 | 124 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 277 | 124 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 215 | 79 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 149 | 54 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 80 | 34 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |