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Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh

Roll number: 20076V Deerpark Road, Lismore, Co. Waterford

School details

Address: Deerpark Road, Lismore, Co. Waterford (P51TW59)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 05854685
Principal: Sean Prendergast
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Lismore

Preliminary data

The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2016/17: 288 in 2015/16 → 315, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2024/25: 326 in 2023/24 → 301, -25 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2022/23 (37 → 53, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2022/23 (49 → 41, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (35 → 43, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (41 → 37, -4).
Overall: 230 (1998/99) → 284 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 54.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	29	37	33.6	5
Senior Infants	32	41	35.4	5
1st Class	31	41	34.8	5
2nd Class	33	40	36.0	5
3rd Class	33	48	39.0	5
4th Class	36	49	41.0	5
5th Class	37	53	43.8	5
6th Class	38	52	43.6	5
Total	230	326	290.9	28

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 35

-3

SI 2021/22 32

-1

1st 2022/23 31

2nd 2023/24 34

-1

3rd 2024/25 33

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 37

SI 2022/23 41

1st 2023/24 41

-4

2nd 2024/25 37

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 31

SI 2023/24 34

1st 2024/25 34

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 36

SI 2024/25 37

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 29

Raw data by year

Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1998/99	109	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
1999/00	111	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2000/01	120	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2001/02	121	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
2002/03	121	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2003/04	133	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
2004/05	138	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2005/06	136	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2006/07	143	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
2007/08	150	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
2008/09	151	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
2009/10	158	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	312
2010/11	155	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	307
2011/12	140	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
2012/13	130	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
2013/14	137	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2014/15	135	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
2015/16	138	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2016/17	155	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	315
2017/18	158	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2018/19	154	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2019/20	157	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
2020/21	156	150	35	33	33	40	48	36	40	41	306
2021/22	156	149	37	32	35	33	41	49	37	41	305
2022/23	148	158	31	41	31	36	35	41	53	38	306
2023/24	154	172	36	34	41	34	38	43	45	52	326
2024/25	147	154	29	37	34	37	33	36	44	46	301
2025/26 (preliminary)	133	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284