Bunscoil Ris
New Ross · Roll number 20482J
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 351
- −15 on 2024/25
- Figures start
- 2016/17
- With 321 pupils. A new roll number like this often follows an amalgamation.
- Girls and boys
- 158 / 193
- 45% girls
Pupils since 2016
Total enrolment each school year
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
351 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3rd Class | 78 | 73 | 77 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 80.0 |
| 4th Class | 93 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 101 | 94 | 87.3 |
| 5th Class | 101 | 104 | 84 | 79 | 74 | 103 | 90.8 |
| 6th Class | 116 | 101 | 108 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 93.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
85 in 3rd Class (2024/25), 94 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 853rd Class2024/25
- 944th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2023/24
93 in 3rd Class (2023/24), 103 in 5th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 933rd Class2023/24
- 1014th Class2024/25
- 1035th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2022/23
77 in 3rd Class (2022/23), 80 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 773rd Class2022/23
- 744th Class2023/24
- 745th Class2024/25
- 806th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2021/22
73 in 3rd Class (2021/22), 79 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils more.
- 733rd Class2021/22
- 814th Class2022/23
- 795th Class2023/24
- 796th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
78 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 783rd Class2020/21
- 814th Class2021/22
- 845th Class2022/23
- 796th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
93 in 4th Class (2020/21), 108 in 6th Class (2022/23): 15 pupils more.
- 934th Class2020/21
- 1045th Class2021/22
- 1086th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
101 in 5th Class (2020/21), 101 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 1015th Class2020/21
- 1016th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +295th Class in 2025/26 (74 to 103)
- −296th Class in 2023/24 (108 to 79)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2016/17 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, 2016/17 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Bunscoil Ris, 2016/17 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
31.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 32 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- 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 teachers190 hours of support teaching a week 7.6
- Special class teachersFor 5 autism classes 5
15 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 30 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7.4 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 16 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2016/17
Teachers each school year, by role
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 Bunscoil Ris, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil RisThis school | – | 351 | – | |
| 1 | Bunscoil Nic Amhlaidh0.1 km · New Ross · DEIS | 0.1 km | 312 | – |
| 2 | New Ross Educate Together National School0.5 km · New Ross · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.5 km | 135 |
+800.0%
|
| 3 | St Canice S Convent1.6 km · New Ross · DEIS | 1.6 km | 186 |
−29.8%
|
| 4 | Rathgarogue N S5.3 km · New Ross | 5.3 km | 159 |
−26.4%
|
| 5 | S N Shean Bhoth5.4 km · New Ross | 5.4 km | 34 |
+47.8%
|
| 6 | S N Baile Cuisin5.8 km · Foulksmills | 5.8 km | 155 |
−33.2%
|
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
- Gerry Moran
- Phone
- 051448378
- [email protected]
- Address
- Castlemoyle, New Ross, Y34 XN32
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ferns
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- 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
- New Ross
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
10 school years from 2016/17 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 351 | 158 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 94 | 103 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 366 | 170 | 196 | – | – | – | – | 85 | 101 | 74 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 348 | 165 | 183 | – | – | – | – | 93 | 74 | 79 | 79 |
| 2022/23 | 350 | 177 | 173 | – | – | – | – | 77 | 81 | 84 | 108 |
| 2021/22 | 364 | 189 | 175 | – | – | – | – | 73 | 81 | 104 | 101 |
| 2020/21 | 392 | 194 | 198 | – | – | – | – | 78 | 93 | 101 | 116 |
| 2019/20 | 409 | 216 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 380 | 198 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 349 | 175 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 321 | 160 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |