Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS
Ferrybank · Roll number 12007G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 187
- −11 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −14%
- Down 30 from 217 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 187 / 0
- 100% 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
187 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 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 21.5 |
| Senior Infants | 22 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 22.0 |
| 1st Class | 26 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 23.8 |
| 2nd Class | 25 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 23.5 |
| 3rd Class | 24 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 24.7 |
| 4th Class | 28 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26.3 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27.3 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 17 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 17Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
24 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 26 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 261st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
25 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 27 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2022/23
- 27Senior Infants2023/24
- 281st Class2024/25
- 272nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
20 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 21 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 20Junior Infants2021/22
- 19Senior Infants2022/23
- 201st Class2023/24
- 232nd Class2024/25
- 213rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 221st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 253rd Class2024/25
- 264th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 22Senior Infants2020/21
- 211st Class2021/22
- 192nd Class2022/23
- 233rd Class2023/24
- 244th Class2024/25
- 275th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
26 in 1st Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 261st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 253rd Class2022/23
- 254th Class2023/24
- 255th Class2024/25
- 256th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
25 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 252nd Class2020/21
- 303rd Class2021/22
- 304th Class2022/23
- 285th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
24 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 243rd Class2020/21
- 254th Class2021/22
- 265th Class2022/23
- 286th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
28 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 284th Class2020/21
- 295th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 306th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +8Senior Infants in 2023/24 (19 to 27)
- −8Senior Infants in 2025/26 (25 to 17)
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 Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS, 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
12.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers92.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.7
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.5 special education teachers and 2 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 Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNSThis school | – | 187 |
−13.8%
|
|
| 1 | S N Muire an Port Mor0.4 km · Waterford · Boys | 0.4 km | 212 |
−1.4%
|
| 2 | Waterpark N S1.0 km · Waterford | 1.0 km | 235 |
−0.4%
|
| 3 | St Stephens N S1.0 km · Waterford · Boys · DEIS | 1.0 km | 363 |
−14.6%
|
| 4 | S N Deaglan1.2 km · Waterford · Boys | 1.2 km | 396 |
−9.2%
|
| 5 | Christ Church N S1.3 km · Waterford · Church of Ireland | 1.3 km | 114 |
−18.0%
|
| 6 | Newtown Junior School1.4 km · Waterford City · Quaker | 1.4 km | 112 |
−8.2%
|
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
- Jamie Nagle
- Phone
- 051832984
- [email protected]
- Address
- Abbey Road, Ferrybank, X91 TK37
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Waterford City Council
- Planning area
- Waterford
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
43 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 | 187 | 187 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 198 | 198 | – | 19 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 198 | 198 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | 196 | 196 | – | 25 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 201 | 201 | – | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 206 | 206 | – | 23 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 209 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 218 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 218 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 212 | 212 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 217 | 217 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 209 | 209 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 210 | 210 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 215 | 215 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 205 | 205 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 201 | 201 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 194 | 194 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 192 | 192 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 186 | 186 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 179 | 179 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 166 | 166 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 154 | 154 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 167 | 167 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 175 | 175 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 155 | 155 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 154 | 154 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 165 | 165 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 175 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 177 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 184 | 184 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 168 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 174 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 186 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 249 | 235 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 255 | 240 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 265 | 246 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 259 | 236 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 259 | 233 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 265 | 238 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 289 | 252 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 315 | 265 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 310 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 309 | 272 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |