St Aidans Parish School
Enniscorthy · Roll number 20003R
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 869
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +3%
- Up 23 from 846 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 416 / 453
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1994
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
869 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 | 100 | 89 | 104 | 100 | 101 | 91 | 97.5 |
| Senior Infants | 97 | 103 | 88 | 102 | 101 | 105 | 99.3 |
| 1st Class | 106 | 98 | 102 | 91 | 106 | 109 | 102.0 |
| 2nd Class | 101 | 111 | 98 | 103 | 92 | 117 | 103.7 |
| 3rd Class | 105 | 103 | 112 | 101 | 103 | 105 | 104.8 |
| 4th Class | 106 | 97 | 107 | 110 | 104 | 113 | 106.2 |
| 5th Class | 92 | 104 | 102 | 103 | 106 | 116 | 103.8 |
| 6th Class | 89 | 95 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 113 | 100.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
101 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 105 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 101Junior Infants2024/25
- 105Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
100 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 109 in 1st Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 100Junior Infants2023/24
- 101Senior Infants2024/25
- 1091st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
104 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 117 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 104Junior Infants2022/23
- 102Senior Infants2023/24
- 1061st Class2024/25
- 1172nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
89 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 105 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 16 pupils more.
- 89Junior Infants2021/22
- 88Senior Infants2022/23
- 911st Class2023/24
- 922nd Class2024/25
- 1053rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
100 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 113 in 4th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 100Junior Infants2020/21
- 103Senior Infants2021/22
- 1021st Class2022/23
- 1032nd Class2023/24
- 1033rd Class2024/25
- 1134th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
97 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 116 in 5th Class (2025/26): 19 pupils more.
- 97Senior Infants2020/21
- 981st Class2021/22
- 982nd Class2022/23
- 1013rd Class2023/24
- 1044th Class2024/25
- 1165th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
106 in 1st Class (2020/21), 113 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 1061st Class2020/21
- 1112nd Class2021/22
- 1123rd Class2022/23
- 1104th Class2023/24
- 1065th Class2024/25
- 1136th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
101 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 100 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 1012nd Class2020/21
- 1033rd Class2021/22
- 1074th Class2022/23
- 1035th Class2023/24
- 1006th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
105 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 103 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 1053rd Class2020/21
- 974th Class2021/22
- 1025th Class2022/23
- 1036th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
106 in 4th Class (2020/21), 104 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 1064th Class2020/21
- 1045th Class2021/22
- 1046th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
92 in 5th Class (2020/21), 95 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 925th Class2020/21
- 956th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +252nd Class in 2025/26 (92 to 117)
- −15Senior Infants in 2022/23 (103 to 88)
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 Aidans Parish 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
64.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 65 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 36 mainstream classes 36
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers495 hours of support teaching a week 19.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes, 2 speech and language classes, 2 mild general learning disability classes and a specific learning disability class 7
15.75 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 54 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 19.9 special education teachers, 7 special class teachers and 18.58 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 Aidans Parish School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Aidans Parish SchoolThis school | – | 869 |
+2.7%
|
|
| 1 | St Marys N S0.8 km · Enniscorthy · Church of Ireland | 0.8 km | 84 |
+21.7%
|
| 2 | St Senans National SCH1.1 km · Enniscorthy · DEIS | 1.1 km | 437 |
−6.6%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Inis Corthaidh1.8 km · Inis Corthaidh · Gaelscoil | 1.8 km | 184 |
−14.0%
|
| 4 | Davidstown Primary School5.1 km · Enniscorthy | 5.1 km | 92 |
+80.4%
|
| 5 | Marshalstown N S5.3 km · Enniscorthy | 5.3 km | 191 |
+12.4%
|
| 6 | Glanbrian N S6.6 km · Glenbrien | 6.6 km | 93 |
+25.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Frank Murphy
- Phone
- 0539235809
- [email protected]
- Address
- Convent Road, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Y21 WD30
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ferns
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- 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
- Enniscorthy
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
32 school years from 1994/95 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 869 | 416 | 453 | 91 | 105 | 109 | 117 | 105 | 113 | 116 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 867 | 422 | 445 | 101 | 101 | 106 | 92 | 103 | 104 | 106 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 870 | 433 | 437 | 100 | 102 | 91 | 103 | 101 | 110 | 103 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 870 | 426 | 444 | 104 | 88 | 102 | 98 | 112 | 107 | 102 | 104 |
| 2021/22 | 857 | 416 | 441 | 89 | 103 | 98 | 111 | 103 | 97 | 104 | 95 |
| 2020/21 | 850 | 412 | 438 | 100 | 97 | 106 | 101 | 105 | 106 | 92 | 89 |
| 2019/20 | 858 | 411 | 447 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 856 | 417 | 439 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 856 | 414 | 442 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 840 | 400 | 440 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 846 | 397 | 449 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 831 | 397 | 434 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 853 | 410 | 443 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 861 | 409 | 452 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 847 | 411 | 436 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 852 | 413 | 439 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 854 | 419 | 435 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 867 | 415 | 452 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 844 | 395 | 449 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 852 | 416 | 436 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 853 | 416 | 437 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 832 | 391 | 441 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 789 | 372 | 417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 768 | 374 | 394 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 775 | 381 | 394 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 736 | 368 | 368 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 713 | 352 | 361 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 706 | 341 | 365 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 701 | 336 | 365 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 705 | 357 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 747 | 388 | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 699 | 360 | 339 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |