Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh
Co.Chill Mhantáin · Roll number 20016D
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 166
- −22 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −10%
- Down 19 from 185 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 76 / 90
- 46% 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
166 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 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 24.5 |
| Senior Infants | 27 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 23.8 |
| 1st Class | 26 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 24.8 |
| 2nd Class | 33 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 25.8 |
| 3rd Class | 34 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 27.3 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 28 | 26.8 |
| 5th Class | 22 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 24.5 |
| 6th Class | 28 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 24.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
18 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 16 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 18Junior Infants2024/25
- 16Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
21 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 20 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 21Junior Infants2023/24
- 21Senior Infants2024/25
- 201st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
23 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 18 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 23Junior Infants2022/23
- 21Senior Infants2023/24
- 201st Class2024/25
- 182nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 26 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 28Senior Infants2022/23
- 261st Class2023/24
- 272nd Class2024/25
- 263rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2020/21
- 30Senior Infants2021/22
- 311st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 293rd Class2024/25
- 284th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 16 in 5th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils fewer.
- 27Senior Infants2020/21
- 261st Class2021/22
- 242nd Class2022/23
- 203rd Class2023/24
- 194th Class2024/25
- 165th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
26 in 1st Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 261st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 233rd Class2022/23
- 234th Class2023/24
- 245th Class2024/25
- 196th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
33 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 332nd Class2020/21
- 323rd Class2021/22
- 314th Class2022/23
- 305th Class2023/24
- 306th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
34 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): 8 pupils fewer.
- 343rd Class2020/21
- 314th Class2021/22
- 285th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils fewer.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 275th Class2021/22
- 256th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
22 in 5th Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 225th Class2020/21
- 196th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +93rd Class in 2024/25 (20 to 29)
- −116th Class in 2025/26 (30 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 Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh, 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
10.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 10 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers62.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.5
1.58 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.4 special education teachers and 1.58 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. 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 Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Ui CheadaighThis school | – | 166 |
−10.3%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Padraig Naofa0.1 km · Bray | 0.1 km | 680 |
−14.9%
|
| 2 | Cronan Naofa N S0.1 km · Bray | 0.1 km | 388 |
−25.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Chualann0.9 km · Bré · Gaelscoil | 0.9 km | 185 |
−21.6%
|
| 4 | St. Peter's Primary School1.0 km · Bray · DEIS | 1.0 km | 156 |
−6.0%
|
| 5 | Ravenswell Primary School1.1 km · Bray · DEIS | 1.1 km | 468 |
+75.9%
|
| 6 | St Andrews N S1.2 km · Bray · Church of Ireland | 1.2 km | 204 |
−6.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Mághnus Breathnach
- Phone
- 012865044
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Vevay, Bré, Co.Chill Mhantáin, A98 YH48
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All 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
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 | 166 | 76 | 90 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 188 | 95 | 93 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 196 | 102 | 94 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 213 | 113 | 100 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | 219 | 117 | 102 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | 231 | 129 | 102 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | 228 | 128 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 216 | 120 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 210 | 114 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 202 | 108 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 185 | 95 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 179 | 86 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 178 | 88 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 170 | 81 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 158 | 79 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 164 | 78 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 165 | 75 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 148 | 65 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 167 | 75 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 168 | 77 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 174 | 84 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 178 | 88 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 173 | 81 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 153 | 73 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 158 | 79 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 147 | 75 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 135 | 67 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 104 | 52 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 78 | 35 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 51 | 23 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 31 | 15 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 26 | 10 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |