Clochar na Toirbhirte
Carrick-on-Suir · Roll number 11872V
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 281
- −8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −9%
- Down 27 from 308 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 222 / 59
- 79% girls
Pupils since 1974
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
281 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 | 51 | 58 | 53 | 38 | 43 | 35 | 46.3 |
| Senior Infants | 55 | 46 | 60 | 54 | 36 | 46 | 49.5 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 56 | 47 | 55 | 58 | 39 | 52.0 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 29.0 |
| 3rd Class | 28 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 21 | 30 | 29.5 |
| 4th Class | 21 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 20 | 27.8 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 30.8 |
| 6th Class | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 28.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
43 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 46 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2024/25
- 46Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
38 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 39 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 38Junior Infants2023/24
- 36Senior Infants2024/25
- 391st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
53 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 31 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 22 pupils fewer.
- 53Junior Infants2022/23
- 54Senior Infants2023/24
- 581st Class2024/25
- 312nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
58 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 30 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 28 pupils fewer.
- 58Junior Infants2021/22
- 60Senior Infants2022/23
- 551st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 303rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
51 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 20 in 4th Class (2025/26): 31 pupils fewer.
- 51Junior Infants2020/21
- 46Senior Infants2021/22
- 471st Class2022/23
- 202nd Class2023/24
- 213rd Class2024/25
- 204th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
55 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 42 in 5th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils fewer.
- 55Senior Infants2020/21
- 561st Class2021/22
- 332nd Class2022/23
- 373rd Class2023/24
- 374th Class2024/25
- 425th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2025/26): 19 pupils fewer.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 332nd Class2021/22
- 353rd Class2022/23
- 344th Class2023/24
- 345th Class2024/25
- 386th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
26 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 262nd Class2020/21
- 263rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 295th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
28 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 283rd Class2020/21
- 284th Class2021/22
- 285th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
21 in 4th Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 214th Class2020/21
- 235th Class2021/22
- 256th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 286th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +14Senior Infants in 2022/23 (46 to 60)
- −191st Class in 2025/26 (58 to 39)
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 Clochar na Toirbhirte, 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
21.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 21 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers127.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.1
2.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers and 2.66 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. 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 Clochar na Toirbhirte, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clochar na ToirbhirteThis school | – | 281 |
−8.8%
|
|
| 1 | S N Mhuire na mBraithre0.3 km · Carrick-on-Suir · Boys · DEIS | 0.3 km | 122 |
−22.3%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Charraig na Siuire1.1 km · Carraig na Siúire · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 1.1 km | 114 |
−35.6%
|
| 3 | Carrickbeg N S1.9 km · Carick-on-Suir | 1.9 km | 106 |
−12.4%
|
| 4 | Ballyneale N S4.7 km · Carrick-on-Suir | 4.7 km | 77 |
−18.9%
|
| 5 | S N Baile an Phiull5.9 km · Piltown | 5.9 km | 254 |
−23.5%
|
| 6 | Upper Newtown N S6.2 km · Carrick-on-Suir | 6.2 km | 51 |
−15.0%
|
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
- Pat Robinson
- Phone
- 051640798
- [email protected]
- Address
- Greenside South, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, E32 CA26
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Tipperary (Sr) County Council
- Planning area
- Carrick-on-Suir
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
42 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 281 | 222 | 59 | 35 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 42 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 289 | 222 | 67 | 43 | 36 | 58 | 31 | 21 | 37 | 34 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 293 | 220 | 73 | 38 | 54 | 55 | 20 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 308 | 227 | 81 | 53 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | 298 | 218 | 80 | 58 | 46 | 56 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | 293 | 218 | 75 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 26 |
| 2019/20 | 304 | 232 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 300 | 222 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 268 | 197 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 305 | 217 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 308 | 220 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 315 | 225 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 330 | 248 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 331 | 252 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 360 | 257 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 388 | 276 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 396 | 282 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 422 | 302 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 410 | 301 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 399 | 299 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 366 | 290 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 385 | 297 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 406 | 310 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 428 | 321 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 413 | 321 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 418 | 325 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 423 | 325 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 462 | 346 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 479 | 356 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 465 | 347 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 506 | 367 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 548 | 388 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 563 | 400 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 733 | 525 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 770 | 556 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 809 | 581 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 823 | 593 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 817 | 595 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 791 | – | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 801 | 566 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 791 | 576 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 739 | 535 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |