School planning area

Youghal

Name: Primary school enrolment in the Youghal planning area
Creator: Department of Education

14 primary schools and 2,190 pupils in 2025/26, in Counties Cork and Waterford.

Pupils in 2025/26: 2,190; −94 on 2024/25
Since 2015/16: +1.0%; 2,169 pupils in 2015/16
Schools: 14; No change on 2024/25
Average class size: 21.11; Average school size: 156.4

By county

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Cork	9	1,863	+4.0%
Waterford	5	327	−13.5%

Trends in Youghal

Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Earlier years are incomplete

The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across Counties Cork and Waterford, schools with no planning area had 2.9% of pupils in 2015/16, 7.4% in 2005/06 and 31.4% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

2,190

−94 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

156.4

87.4 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.11

−0.94 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

Pupils in these schools

Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.

Area figures by year (CSV) Each school by year (CSV)

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 233 in 2025/26, −20 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.

Irish-medium schools

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 261 pupils in 2025/26, 11.9% of the area's pupils, against 15.4% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.

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

14 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more

6within 10%

3grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 4Within 10% · 6Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 2

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size: 21.11
Mainstream classes: 99
Classes of 30 or more: 9
Schools with a class of 30+: 6

Teachers

Teachers in the 14 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: 99; Up 29 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 27%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 168; Estimate: 99 class teachers, 8 principals and deputies, 43 special education and 18 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 123; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 2 / 3; 2 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in the Youghal planning area, and the special classes in the 14 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools

Pupils in special schools: 0; No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26: 18; In 7 of 14 schools. 4 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27: 18; In 7 schools
Autism classes: 17; 94% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In the Youghal planning area's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

2020/21 4
2021/22 7
2022/23 11
2023/24 14
2024/25 16
2025/26 18
2026/27 18

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

14 schools, largest first. A dash in the change column means the school had no pupils recorded in that year, usually because it opened later or took a new roll number after an amalgamation.

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	Roll number
Bun Scoil MuireYoughal	20024C	Cork	487	+5.2%	23	19.87	31	1
S N Cill CriodainLadysbridge	19351K	Cork	325	+18.6%	13	24.15	31	2
Gaelscoil Chorain,Eochaill	19833F	Cork	261	−22.1%	11	22.64	32	2
S N Fearghail NaofaKilleagh	17297U	Cork	203	−6.0%	8	23.88	27	0
South Abbey NSYoughal	10724B	Cork	190	+75.9%	8	20.38	28	0
S N InisKilleagh	18567F	Cork	188	+8.0%	8	22.75	31	2
Clonpriest N SYoughal	15516T	Cork	140	−4.8%	6	23.33	31	1
S N Naomh DeaglanArdmore	18048E	Waterford	94	−6.9%	4	23.00	32	1
S N an Chlais MhorClashmore	02889O	Waterford	76	−19.1%	4	19.00	23	0
St Marys N S Grangevia Youghal	17997C	Waterford	60	−16.7%	3	20.00	21	0
S N Naomh ParthalanNr YOUGHAL	18318H	Waterford	53	−15.9%	3	17.67	23	0
Kyle N SYoughal	04442F	Cork	50	+61.3%	3	16.67	19	0
Ballycurrane N Svia Youghal	07441S	Waterford	44	−8.3%	3	14.67	18	0
S N an PhaircYoughal	17794L	Cork	19	−55.8%	2	9.50	10	0