Watergrasshill N S
Watergrasshill · Roll number 16271U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Some subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 391
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +21%
- Up 67 from 324 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 196 / 195
- 50% 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
391 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 | 58 | 41 | 48 | 39 | 37 | 53 | 46.0 |
| Senior Infants | 43 | 59 | 41 | 47 | 37 | 39 | 44.3 |
| 1st Class | 59 | 44 | 59 | 45 | 47 | 37 | 48.5 |
| 2nd Class | 54 | 58 | 46 | 57 | 43 | 49 | 51.2 |
| 3rd Class | 46 | 56 | 58 | 48 | 57 | 45 | 51.7 |
| 4th Class | 61 | 48 | 57 | 58 | 47 | 61 | 55.3 |
| 5th Class | 44 | 61 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 52.2 |
| 6th Class | 33 | 46 | 62 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 51.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
37 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 39 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2024/25
- 39Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
39 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 37 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 39Junior Infants2023/24
- 37Senior Infants2024/25
- 371st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
48 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 49 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 48Junior Infants2022/23
- 47Senior Infants2023/24
- 471st Class2024/25
- 492nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
41 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 45 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2021/22
- 41Senior Infants2022/23
- 451st Class2023/24
- 432nd Class2024/25
- 453rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
58 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 61 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 58Junior Infants2020/21
- 59Senior Infants2021/22
- 591st Class2022/23
- 572nd Class2023/24
- 573rd Class2024/25
- 614th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
43 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 43Senior Infants2020/21
- 441st Class2021/22
- 462nd Class2022/23
- 483rd Class2023/24
- 474th Class2024/25
- 475th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
59 in 1st Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 591st Class2020/21
- 582nd Class2021/22
- 583rd Class2022/23
- 584th Class2023/24
- 565th Class2024/25
- 606th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
54 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 542nd Class2020/21
- 563rd Class2021/22
- 574th Class2022/23
- 565th Class2023/24
- 566th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
46 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 463rd Class2020/21
- 484th Class2021/22
- 495th Class2022/23
- 496th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
61 in 4th Class (2020/21), 62 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 614th Class2020/21
- 615th Class2021/22
- 626th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
44 in 5th Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 445th Class2020/21
- 466th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +175th Class in 2021/22 (44 to 61)
- −18Senior Infants in 2022/23 (59 to 41)
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 Watergrasshill N S, 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
26.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 26 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers160 hours of support teaching a week 6.4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
10.25 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 13 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 Watergrasshill N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watergrasshill N SThis school | – | 391 |
+20.7%
|
|
| 1 | Knockraha N S5.7 km · Knockraha | 5.7 km | 147 |
−0.7%
|
| 2 | Bartlemy N S6.8 km · Fermoy | 6.8 km | 89 |
−16.0%
|
| 3 | Leamlara Mixed N S6.9 km · Leamlara | 6.9 km | 136 |
−11.7%
|
| 4 | S N Mhuire6.9 km · Glenville | 6.9 km | 134 |
−27.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Naomh Eoin8.1 km · Cork | 8.1 km | 65 |
−39.8%
|
| 6 | Rathcormac N S8.6 km · Fermoy | 8.6 km | 432 |
+17.1%
|
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
- Michael Prout
- Phone
- 0214889163
- [email protected]
- Address
- Watergrasshill, Co. Cork, T56 EW80
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- Some subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Fermoy
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 | 391 | 196 | 195 | 53 | 39 | 37 | 49 | 45 | 61 | 47 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 389 | 198 | 191 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 43 | 57 | 47 | 56 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 405 | 194 | 211 | 39 | 47 | 45 | 57 | 48 | 58 | 56 | 49 |
| 2022/23 | 426 | 205 | 221 | 48 | 41 | 59 | 46 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 62 |
| 2021/22 | 419 | 204 | 215 | 41 | 59 | 44 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 61 | 46 |
| 2020/21 | 404 | 196 | 208 | 58 | 43 | 59 | 54 | 46 | 61 | 44 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | 381 | 186 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 369 | 178 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 356 | 167 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 333 | 159 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 324 | 155 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 290 | 138 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 280 | 134 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 268 | 128 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 268 | 124 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 247 | 115 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 222 | 105 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 227 | 111 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 220 | 106 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 203 | 103 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 192 | 97 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 178 | 89 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 159 | 74 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 151 | 73 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 150 | 81 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 136 | 75 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 140 | 75 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 155 | 87 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 167 | 92 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 176 | 98 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 181 | 100 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 185 | 97 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 190 | 98 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 178 | 86 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 177 | 88 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 176 | 92 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 169 | 89 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 182 | 97 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 180 | 92 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 169 | 87 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |