Coláiste Bríde
Enniscorthy, Co Wexford · Y21 EF82 · Roll number 63570W
Coláiste Bríde is one of 4 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Enniscorthy. Every school in and around Enniscorthy →
What stands out about Coláiste Bríde
- 744 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+3%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- A girls’ school.
- A voluntary secondary school: owned by its trustees, most often a religious order or its successor trust, and paid for by the State.
- Its patron is CEIST; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Coláiste Bríde had 744 pupils in 2025/26, against 649 in 2015/16 (+15%). Its largest roll was 763, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Coláiste Bríde
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Coláiste Bríde is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Coláiste Bríde
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Coláiste Bríde
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Coláiste Bríde directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
It takes girls only. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Coláiste Bríde is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+3%). All the schools around Enniscorthy together changed by +5%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest post-primary schools, 2 have more pupils than Coláiste Bríde. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +3%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Bríde | 744 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| St. Mary's C.B.S. | 770 | +11% | Catholic | English | 0.9 km | |
| Enniscorthy Community College | 492 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| Meanscoil Gharman | 205 | −19% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 3.3 km | |
| Coláiste Abbáin | 501 | +71% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Bunclody Community College | 310 | +42% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| F.C.J. Secondary School | 1,075 | +15% | Catholic | English | 18 km |
The other 16 post-primary schools in Co. Wexford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste an Átha | 349 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Selskar College (Coláiste Sheilscire) | 376 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Peter's College | 782 | +1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 996 | +21% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 732 | +11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Loreto Secondary School | 930 | +15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Creagh College | 1,061 | +29% | Multi-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| Gorey Community School | 1,546 | +1% | Inter-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| Gorey Educate Together Secondary School | 323 | – | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 706 | +15% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Good Counsel College | 744 | −9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Kennedy College | 188 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 437 | +18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School | 173 | −42% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Bridgetown College | 631 | +13% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Ramsgrange Community School | 636 | +35% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 38 km |
Living in Enniscorthy
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y21 Eircode area
Housing in Enniscorthy →The median sale price rose from €239,000 in 2023 to €290,000 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the Y21 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Enniscorthy
Cost of living in Enniscorthy →New tenancies in Enniscorthy averaged €1,079 a month in 2025, against €1,015 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Enniscorthy, Y21 EF82
Post-primary schools near Coláiste Bríde
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Coláiste Bríde
Is Coláiste Bríde a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Coláiste Bríde have?
744 pupils in 2025/26. That is +3% since 2019/20.
Does Coláiste Bríde teach through Irish?
No: Coláiste Bríde teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Coláiste Bríde?
Coláiste Bríde has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is CEIST.
How do pupils get a place at Coláiste Bríde?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Coláiste Bríde?
The nearest are St. Mary's C.B.S. (0.9 km), Enniscorthy Community College (1.9 km) and Meanscoil Gharman (3.3 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Enniscorthy; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).