South Abbey NS
Youghal · Roll number 10724B
- Church Of Ireland ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 190
- −31 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +76%
- Up 82 from 108 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 77 / 113
- 41% girls
Pupils since 1975
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
190 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 20.2 |
| Senior Infants | 16 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 20.0 |
| 1st Class | 18 | 16 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 21.7 |
| 2nd Class | 16 | 17 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 23.7 |
| 3rd Class | 14 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 23.2 |
| 4th Class | 19 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 23.7 |
| 5th Class | 18 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22.3 |
| 6th Class | 15 | 17 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 23.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
15 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 12 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 15Junior Infants2024/25
- 12Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
18 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 20 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2023/24
- 20Senior Infants2024/25
- 201st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
23 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 22 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 23Junior Infants2022/23
- 22Senior Infants2023/24
- 201st Class2024/25
- 222nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
23 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 32 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2021/22
- 29Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 323rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 31 in 4th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 291st Class2022/23
- 272nd Class2023/24
- 283rd Class2024/25
- 314th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
16 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 25 in 5th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 16Senior Infants2020/21
- 161st Class2021/22
- 322nd Class2022/23
- 253rd Class2023/24
- 264th Class2024/25
- 255th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
18 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 181st Class2020/21
- 172nd Class2021/22
- 263rd Class2022/23
- 284th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
16 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): 13 pupils more.
- 162nd Class2020/21
- 143rd Class2021/22
- 244th Class2022/23
- 235th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
14 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2023/24): 7 pupils more.
- 143rd Class2020/21
- 144th Class2021/22
- 205th Class2022/23
- 216th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
19 in 4th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2022/23): 13 pupils more.
- 194th Class2020/21
- 215th Class2021/22
- 326th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
18 in 5th Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 185th Class2020/21
- 176th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +152nd Class in 2022/23 (17 to 32)
- −116th Class in 2023/24 (32 to 21)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at South Abbey NS, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
20.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers130 hours of support teaching a week 5.2
- Special class teachersFor 5 autism classes 5
15.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 27 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.6 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 15.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to South Abbey NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Abbey NSThis school | – | 190 |
+75.9%
|
|
| 1 | Bun Scoil Muire0.5 km · Youghal | 0.5 km | 487 |
+5.2%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Chorain,0.6 km · Eochaill · Gaelscoil | 0.6 km | 261 |
−22.1%
|
| 3 | S N Naomh Parthalan3.6 km · Nr YOUGHAL | 3.6 km | 53 |
−15.9%
|
| 4 | Clonpriest N S5.3 km · Youghal | 5.3 km | 140 |
−4.8%
|
| 5 | Kyle N S6.4 km · Youghal · Multi-denominational | 6.4 km | 50 |
+61.3%
|
| 6 | S N an Chlais Mhor7.3 km · Clashmore · DEIS | 7.3 km | 76 |
−19.1%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- John Smith
- Phone
- 02491060
- [email protected]
- Address
- Golf Links Road, Youghal, Co. Cork, P36 HN47
School
- Ethos
- Church Of Ireland
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Youghal
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
41 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 190 | 77 | 113 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 221 | 87 | 134 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 221 | 87 | 134 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | 239 | 92 | 147 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | 160 | 68 | 92 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 17 |
| 2020/21 | 149 | 72 | 77 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
| 2019/20 | 130 | 71 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 134 | 74 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 117 | 65 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 118 | 67 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 108 | 61 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 100 | 57 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 100 | 58 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 84 | 54 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 76 | 48 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 64 | 38 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 61 | 35 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 63 | 34 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 62 | 32 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 47 | 26 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 32 | 15 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 29 | 10 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 22 | 8 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 20 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 15 | 9 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 16 | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 11 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 18 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 12 | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 9 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 25 | 13 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 22 | 8 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 27 | 12 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 31 | 15 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 33 | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 29 | 13 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 27 | 13 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |