Loreto Secondary School
Loreto Secondary School is a secondary school girls only in Wicklow. 747 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1.46 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Loreto Education Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 747 (0 boys, 747 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 61820J |
| Eircode | A98C822 |
| Address | Vevay Rd, Bray, Co Wicklow |
Getting in
Competitive. 219 applications for 150 places — 1.46 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 150 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 150 |
| Applications last year | 219 |
| Applications close | 12 November 2025 |
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
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
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 Bray No. 2 at 4.85 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 56% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Ms Dee Ryan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012867481 |
| info@loretobray.com | |
| Local authority | Wicklow County Council |
Other schools in Bray
- Bray School Project N S Primary school, Wicklow
- 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
- 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.