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School patron in Waterford

Bishop of Waterford & Lismore

Schools in County Waterford under this patron.

Other patrons in Waterford Educate Together · 2 Bishop of Ossory · 2 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 3 Friends Patron Company clg · 1
Schools
65
of 73 in Waterford
Pupils
12,339
91% of Waterford's pupils
Average school size
189.8
Waterford: 186.0
Average class size
21.59
Waterford: 21.63

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

64 schools with figures for both years

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

30fell by 10% or more
25within 10%
9grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 7Down 10 to 25% · 23Within 10% · 25Up 10 to 25% · 7Up 25% or more · 2

Average class size in these schools went from 25.7 in 2015/16 to 21.5 in 2025/26. 23 of the 30 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 Knockanore N STallow, Co. Waterford 75 → 105 +40.0%
  2. 2 Scoil Naomh SeosamhDungarvan, Co. Waterford 121 → 151 +24.8%
  3. 3 Scoil GearbhainDún Garbhán, Co. Waterford 250 → 310 +24.0%
  4. 4 Mount Sion CBS N SWaterford, Co. Waterford 295 → 360 +22.0%
  5. 5 St Pauls B N SWaterford, Co. Waterford 221 → 267 +20.8%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N Muire Magh DeilgeDungarvan, Co. Waterford 82 → 51 −37.8%
  2. 2 S N na CilleKilmacthomas, Co. Waterford 162 → 105 −35.2%
  3. 3 S N Dun AillVia Tramore, Co. Waterford 131 → 87 −33.6%
  4. 4 Ballymacarberry N SVia Clonmel, Co. Waterford 207 → 155 −25.1%
  5. 5 Scoil Naomh GobnaitDungarbhan, Co. Waterford 142 → 107 −24.6%

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 196 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
21.59
Mainstream classes
558
Classes of 30 or more
26
Schools with a class of 30+
13

Teachers

Teachers in the 65 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
558
Up 95 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 5%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 865
Estimate: 558 class teachers, 40 principals and deputies, 208 special education and 59 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
714
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
6 / 7
6 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

3,177 of the 8,850 households with children at the 64 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 1 more school had too few answers for its own results. 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
45%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
19%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
12%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 20 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 12 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
  • 11 of 11 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

65 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
S N Naomh MhuireWaterford 17351A 641
−6.6%
+23.0%
24 26.21 29 0
S N Ursula NaofaWaterford 12535I 620
−11.8%
+28.1%
26 23.38 26 0
Holy Cross SchoolTramore 19629G 567
−19.2%
+7.0%
24 23.38 29 0
S N Dun na MainistreachDungarvan 18094L 455
−3.8%
+5.6%
18 24.61 33 5
Presentation Primary SchoolWaterford 19955T 446
+8.5%
−2.8%
24 18.04 22 0
S N DeaglanWaterford 16976M 396
−9.2%
−16.6%
16 24.75 29 0
Glor na Mara NSTramore 20116H 381
−11.0%
−15.5%
16 23.44 29 0
St Stephens N SWaterford 15046I 363
−14.6%
−11.9%
18 19.83 25 0
Mount Sion CBS N SWaterford 19947U 360
+22.0%
+7.1%
16 21.38 23 0
Scoil Lorcain BNSWaterford 18462O 345
−5.0%
+13.1%
16 20.06 23 0
St Saviours NSWaterford 19511G 330
+17.9%
+1.2%
16 19.88 24 0
Scoil GearbhainDún Garbhán 19814B 310
+24.0%
+58.2%
13 23.85 32 3
Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.S.Waterford 18689T 292
−3.9%
+4.3%
14 20.71 24 0
Bunscoil Bhothar na NaomhLismore 20076V 284
−1.4%
+2.5%
12 23.17 29 0
St Pauls B N SWaterford 20219R 267
+20.8%
−1.5%
16 15.94 20 0
S N Baile an BhuitléirighButlerstown 14679T 242
−4.3%
+27.4%
10 23.60 31 1
St Marys NSDungarvan 19953P 237
−20.7%
−13.2%
15 15.20 20 0
Scoil Naomh Eoin le DiaWaterford 18793O 237
−10.9%
−19.9%
9 26.33 31 3
Waterpark N SWaterford 20143K 235
−0.4%
– 10 23.50 30 5
An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National SchoolWaterford 18509O 234
−22.5%
−18.8%
14 16.50 20 0
Gaelscoil na nDeisePort Láirge 20050D 225
−3.0%
+35.5%
10 21.30 29 0
S N an Garrain BhainDungarvan 17159I 225
+13.6%
+15.4%
8 27.38 30 2
Ballyduff N SKilmeaden 13635R 214
−3.6%
+46.6%
8 24.62 28 0
Portlaw N.S.Portlaw 19970P 214
−21.0%
−4.0%
11 18.36 26 0
Gaelscoil Phort LairgePort Láirge 19853L 207
−5.5%
+21.8%
8 25.88 30 1
Réalt na Mara National SchoolDunmore East 20556M 196 – – 8 24.50 28 0
S N Faiche LiagFaithlegg 18380M 196
−3.4%
+59.3%
8 24.50 28 0
Gaelscoil Philib BarúnAn Trá Mhór 19885B 194
−10.6%
+12.8%
8 23.50 29 0
Bunscoil Gleann SidheainCappoquin 20157V 189
−4.5%
−3.1%
8 22.12 26 0
Fionnabhair N STramore 17535K 172
−15.3%
+55.0%
7 22.86 27 0
Ballymacarberry N SVia Clonmel 19345P 155
−25.1%
−8.3%
7 22.14 30 1
Scoil Naomh SeosamhDungarvan 16732H 151
+24.8%
−4.4%
8 18.88 21 0
Scoil MhuireTallow 19616U 150
+0.7%
+15.4%
6 23.00 28 0
Glenbeg N SDungarvan 15318P 143
+3.6%
+11.7%
6 21.83 24 0
Scoil Choill Mhic ThomaisinKilmacthomas 20170N 133
−10.7%
−8.9%
6 22.17 25 0
S N na RinneDún Garbhán 17295Q 131
+7.4%
+40.9%
6 21.83 25 0
Rathgormack B N SCarrick-on-Suir 15963V 118
−10.6%
−2.5%
5 23.60 31 1
Our Lady of Mercy N SStradbally 13020D 110
+124.5%
+93.0%
5 22.00 27 0
Ballyduff B 2 N SBallyduff 15540Q 108
−22.3%
−11.5%
5 21.60 25 0
Scoil Naomh GobnaitDungarbhan 18488J 107
−24.6%
+84.5%
5 19.20 30 1
Carrickbeg N SCarick-on-Suir 11969N 106
−12.4%
+1.0%
5 21.20 25 0
Knockanore N STallow 17522B 105
+40.0%
+14.1%
4 26.25 31 1
S N na CilleKilmacthomas 16748W 105
−35.2%
0.0%
5 21.00 24 0
Whitechurch N S CeapachDungarvan 18108T 104
+3.0%
−2.8%
4 24.00 27 0
S N Cill RosantaKilmacthomas 01711O 102
−14.3%
+21.4%
5 20.40 23 0
Passage East N SPassage East 14989L 101
+3.1%
+32.9%
4 22.25 27 0
S N an Baile NuaKilmacthomas 17133N 99
−3.9%
+19.3%
5 19.80 24 0
S N an Carraig LiathDungarvan 16950R 98
+3.2%
+36.1%
4 24.50 31 1
S N Naomh DeaglanArdmore 18048E 94
−6.9%
−6.9%
4 23.00 32 1
S N Dun AillVia Tramore 17536M 87
−33.6%
−40.4%
4 21.75 28 0
Aglish N SCappoquin 01395H 82
−24.1%
+82.2%
4 20.50 23 0
S N an Chlais MhorClashmore 02889O 76
−19.1%
+16.9%
4 19.00 23 0
S N Aine Nfa SeafieldBonmahon 18167M 75
+10.3%
+56.2%
4 18.75 24 0
Clonea NSCarrick-on-Suir 19443P 66
−18.5%
−22.4%
3 22.00 27 0
St Marys N S Grangevia Youghal 17997C 60
−16.7%
−14.3%
3 20.00 21 0
S N na bhFiodhKilmacthomas 17570M 58
−13.4%
+52.6%
3 19.33 23 0
SN Baile Mhic AirtDún Garbhán 05548D 58
−12.1%
−10.8%
3 19.33 22 0
St. Marys NS TouraneenaClonmel 18779U 55
−5.2%
−6.8%
3 18.33 22 0
S N Naomh ParthalanNr YOUGHAL 18318H 53
−15.9%
−1.9%
3 17.67 23 0
S N Muire Magh DeilgeDungarvan 18321T 51
−37.8%
−5.6%
3 17.00 22 0
Ballycurrane N Svia Youghal 07441S 44
−8.3%
+41.9%
3 14.67 18 0
S N na LeanaiDun Garbhan 16818R 42
−4.5%
−49.4%
2 21.00 21 0
Villierstown N SCappoquin 07737Q 17
−62.2%
−29.2%
2 8.50 10 0
S N Cill BhriainClonmel 17643N 15
−31.8%
−60.5%
2 7.50 9 0
S N Cnoc MachanBunmahon 18077L 6
−73.9%
−72.7%
2 3.00 5 0