Gorey Educate Together Secondary School
Fort Road, Gorey, Co.Wexford · Y25 A7V7 · Roll number 68386I
Gorey Educate Together Secondary School is one of 3 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Gorey. Every school in and around Gorey →
What stands out about Gorey Educate Together Secondary School
- A small post-primary school: 323 pupils, against a typical 585.
- 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.
- On the lists since 2021/22: a new school, or a new roll after schools joined.
- The smallest of the 3 post-primary schools around Gorey.
- 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 Educate Together; its ethos is multi-denominational.
- Outside Gorey’s outline, 0 km away; listed with Gorey, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2021/22 to 2025/26Gorey Educate Together Secondary School had 323 pupils in 2025/26, against 35 in 2021/22 (+823%). Girls are 44% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 4 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Gorey Educate Together Secondary School
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 Gorey Educate Together Secondary School 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 Gorey Educate Together Secondary School
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 Gorey Educate Together Secondary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Gorey Educate Together Secondary School 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 is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest post-primary schools has more pupils than Gorey Educate Together Secondary School.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorey Educate Together Secondary School | 323 | – | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | |
| Creagh College | 1,061 | +29% | Multi-denominational | English | 1.2 km | |
| Gorey Community School | 1,546 | +1% | Inter-denominational | English | 1.3 km | |
| Coláiste Bhríde Carnew | 836 | −4% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Glenart College | 633 | +52% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Arklow CBS | 392 | +5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Marys College | 527 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km |
The other 20 post-primary schools in Co. Wexford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste an Átha | 349 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| F.C.J. Secondary School | 1,075 | +15% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Bunclody Community College | 310 | +42% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Coláiste Bríde | 744 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Enniscorthy Community College | 492 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St. Mary's C.B.S. | 770 | +11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Meanscoil Gharman | 205 | −19% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| Selskar College (Coláiste Sheilscire) | 376 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 996 | +21% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 732 | +11% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St Peter's College | 782 | +1% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Loreto Secondary School | 930 | +15% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Coláiste Abbáin | 501 | +71% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 706 | +15% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Bridgetown College | 631 | +13% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Good Counsel College | 744 | −9% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 437 | +18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Kennedy College | 188 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School | 173 | −42% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Ramsgrange Community School | 636 | +35% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 64 km |
Living in Gorey
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y25 Eircode area
Housing in Gorey →The median sale price rose from €290,000 in 2023 to €345,000 in 2025 (+19%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the Y25 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Gorey
Cost of living in Gorey →New tenancies in Gorey averaged €1,374 a month in 2025, against €1,222 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Gorey, Y25 A7V7
Post-primary schools near Gorey Educate Together Secondary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gorey Educate Together Secondary School
Is Gorey Educate Together Secondary School 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 Gorey Educate Together Secondary School have?
323 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Gorey Educate Together Secondary School teach through Irish?
No: Gorey Educate Together Secondary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Gorey Educate Together Secondary School?
Gorey Educate Together Secondary School has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Educate Together.
How do pupils get a place at Gorey Educate Together Secondary School?
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 Gorey Educate Together Secondary School?
The nearest are Creagh College (1.2 km), Gorey Community School (1.3 km) and Coláiste Bhríde Carnew (14 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 Gorey; 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).