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School patron in Wicklow

Archbishop of Dublin

Schools in County Wicklow under this patron.

Other patrons in Wicklow Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI · 12 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 5 Educate Together · 4 Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 7 Bishop of Ferns · 5 Kildare & Wicklow ETB · 1 The Bray School Project · 1 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 5
Schools
42
of 82 in Wicklow
Pupils
10,686
63% of Wicklow's pupils
Average school size
254.4
Wicklow: 206.6
Average class size
22.23
Wicklow: 22.36

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

41 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

23fell by 10% or more
12within 10%
6grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 7Down 10 to 25% · 16Within 10% · 12Up 10 to 25% · 3Up 25% or more · 3

Average class size in these schools went from 26.3 in 2015/16 to 22.3 in 2025/26. 10 of the 23 schools that fell by 10% or more kept or added classes. A fall in pupils can mean smaller classes rather than fewer children wanting places. Smaller classes

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Ravenswell Primary SchoolBray, Co. Wicklow 266 → 468 +75.9%
  2. 2 Clochar Muire N SRathdrum, Co. Wicklow 139 → 176 +26.6%
  3. 3 Rathdrum Boys N SRathdrum, Co. Wicklow 137 → 172 +25.5%
  4. 4 Newtownmountkennedy Primary SchoolNewtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow 295 → 368 +24.7%
  5. 5 Donard N SDonard, Co. Wicklow 152 → 188 +23.7%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N Muire MXDBarndarrig, Co. Wicklow 66 → 37 −43.9%
  2. 2 St Michael's and St Peter's Junior SchoolArklow, Co. Wicklow 435 → 250 −42.5%
  3. 3 S N Padraig NaofaEnniskerry, Co. Wicklow 71 → 47 −33.8%
  4. 4 S N MuireBlessington, Co. Wicklow 351 → 235 −33.0%
  5. 5 Scoil San EoinRedcross, Co. Wicklow 53 → 37 −30.2%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation, a new school nearby or smaller classes can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 328 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
22.23
Mainstream classes
465
Classes of 30 or more
20
Schools with a class of 30+
12

Teachers

Teachers in the 42 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
465
Up 157 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 31%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 750
Estimate: 465 class teachers, 37 principals and deputies, 188 special education and 60 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
616
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
4 / 7
4 schools gained a class teacher, 7 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

2,933 of the 7,634 households with children at the 42 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures
The Department's own results: Interactive mapSummary report with county figures (PDF)
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
50%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
15%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
4%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 20 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 8 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
  • 2 of 2 single-sex schools where most parents would prefer co-educational

Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Figures here add up the parents at each school with its own results.

Schools

42 schools, largest first.

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Scoil Padraig NaofaBray 17537O 680
−14.9%
−11.9%
30 22.47 28 0
St Laurences N SGreystones 19573F 666
+3.9%
+30.8%
28 23.18 28 0
Kilcoole Primary SchoolKilcoole 20346B 553
−1.6%
– 24 23.04 26 0
St Josephs N SArklow 17181B 500
−24.5%
−1.8%
21 22.14 29 0
Ravenswell Primary SchoolBray 07246U 468
+75.9%
+91.8%
24 19.00 23 0
Scoil Naomh CaoimhghinGreystones 17720F 459
−12.9%
−0.4%
19 23.47 30 1
Scoil an Choroin MhuireWicklow 17576B 432
−2.7%
−2.5%
17 24.35 27 0
St Brigids SchoolGreystones 16573N 396
−22.4%
+27.3%
16 24.38 29 0
Cronan Naofa N SBray 16872A 388
−25.0%
−13.6%
16 23.50 30 1
Padraig Naofa N SWicklow 15676S 377
+14.2%
−16.0%
17 20.59 30 1
St Fergal's National SchoolBray 20466L 373
−18.2%
– 19 19.00 24 0
Newtownmountkennedy Primary SchoolNewtownmountkennedy 20278K 368
+24.7%
– 14 24.57 32 2
St Coen's National SchoolRathnew 20208M 328 – – 16 19.75 25 0
St John's Senior SchoolArklow 20469R 323
−13.9%
– 14 21.79 29 0
Scoil na Coróine MhuireAshford 17826V 309
−15.6%
+13.2%
13 23.31 28 0
S N Mhuire Senior SchoolBlessington 20110S 296
+3.5%
– 13 22.77 26 0
St Laurence O'Toole's NSBray 16634H 254
−21.6%
+39.6%
11 22.45 30 1
S N Nicolais NaofaDunluain 17810G 250
−3.8%
+1.2%
10 23.80 30 2
St Michael's and St Peter's Junior SchoolArklow 20470C 250
−42.5%
– 12 19.00 24 0
S N MuireBlessington 17091A 235
−33.0%
−54.9%
11 20.82 28 0
S N Muire Is GearardEnniskerry 17223O 206
−1.9%
−13.8%
8 25.75 30 2
An Chroi Ro Naofa N SAughrim 18473T 204
−29.9%
+35.1%
9 21.67 29 0
Kilmacanogue N SBray 18365Q 204
−6.4%
−18.1%
8 25.50 30 1
Donard N SDonard 17920N 188
+23.7%
+75.7%
7 26.86 33 3
Scoil ChualannBré 19584K 185
−21.6%
−26.0%
8 23.12 29 0
Clochar Muire N SRathdrum 17228B 176
+26.6%
+39.7%
6 29.33 32 4
Padraig Naofa N SAvoca 18198A 172
−16.9%
+2.4%
7 22.86 29 0
Rathdrum Boys N SRathdrum 17265H 172
+25.5%
+29.3%
7 23.71 27 0
St. Peter's Primary SchoolBray 18464S 156
−6.0%
+81.4%
8 18.88 23 0
Brittas Bay MXD N SBrittas Bay 11372B 129
−19.9%
+10.3%
6 21.50 27 0
Hollywood N SHollywood 18054W 126
−24.1%
+0.8%
5 25.20 31 1
Caoimhin Naofa N SGlendalough 16924Q 123
−0.8%
+20.6%
5 23.20 29 0
Glenealy 1 N SGlenealy 00984V 116
−14.1%
+107.1%
5 23.20 26 0
Moin an Bhealaigh N SBlessington 10131U 110
+4.8%
+8.9%
5 22.00 25 0
Moneystown N SRoundwood Bray 13246G 108
−6.1%
+13.7%
5 20.00 25 0
Kilbride N SBlessington 10683N 97
−19.2%
−17.1%
4 24.25 30 1
Lacken MXD N SBlessington 10111O 91
−4.2%
+42.2%
4 16.75 19 0
S N Naomh PadraigArklow 01782O 76
−14.6%
+13.4%
4 19.00 28 0
S N Padraig NaofaEnniskerry 18357R 47
−33.8%
−23.0%
3 15.67 19 0
S N Muire MXDBarndarrig 17500O 37
−43.9%
−61.1%
2 13.00 14 0
Scoil San EoinRedcross 14829M 37
−30.2%
−17.8%
2 18.50 23 0
St Kevin's Ballycoog NSAvoca 13224T 21
−12.5%
−12.5%
2 10.50 12 0