Bray School Project N S
Bray School Project N S is a primary school in Wicklow. 223 pupils, Multi-denominational ethos, 2 special classes, 3.54 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Multi-denominational |
| Patron | The Bray School Project |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 223 (115 boys, 108 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 19754J |
| Eircode | A98RT02 |
| Address | KILLARNEY RD, BALLYWALTRIM, BRAY, CO WICKLOW |
Getting in
Very hard. 92 applications for 26 places in 2025/26 — 3.54 applicants per place, and 26 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 26 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 26 |
| Applications last year | 92 |
| Waiting list | 26 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2026/27)
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
Special classes
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Bray. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district A98 (Bray) was €550,000 in 2025. That is up 44.7% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Kilmacanoge at 1.1 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 43% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Alan Bedford |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012864242 |
| office@brayschoolproject.ie | |
| Local authority | Wicklow County Council |
Other schools in Bray
- Coláiste Raithín Secondary school, Wicklow
- Cronan Naofa N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh Primary school, Wicklow
- John Scottus Secondary School Secondary school, Ranelagh
- Kilmacanogue N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Loreto Secondary School Secondary school, Wicklow
- Marino School N.S. Special school, Co. Wicklow
- New Court School Special school, Co. Wicklow
- North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School Secondary school, Wicklow
- Powerscourt N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Presentation College Secondary school, Wicklow
- Ravenswell Primary School Primary school, Wicklow
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.