S N Naomh Mhuire
Waterford · Roll number 17351A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 641
- −11 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −7%
- Down 45 from 686 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 277 / 364
- 43% 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
641 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 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 75 | 78 | 72 | 77.7 |
| Senior Infants | 82 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 79.0 |
| 1st Class | 85 | 79 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 80.3 |
| 2nd Class | 82 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 77 | 77 | 81.5 |
| 3rd Class | 77 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 81.8 |
| 4th Class | 89 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 84.3 |
| 5th Class | 87 | 87 | 73 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 83.7 |
| 6th Class | 81 | 87 | 85 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 83.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
78 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 76 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 78Junior Infants2024/25
- 76Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
75 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 79 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 75Junior Infants2023/24
- 76Senior Infants2024/25
- 791st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
79 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 77 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 79Junior Infants2022/23
- 77Senior Infants2023/24
- 761st Class2024/25
- 772nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
79 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 77 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 79Junior Infants2021/22
- 79Senior Infants2022/23
- 791st Class2023/24
- 772nd Class2024/25
- 773rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
83 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 87 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 83Junior Infants2020/21
- 84Senior Infants2021/22
- 841st Class2022/23
- 852nd Class2023/24
- 843rd Class2024/25
- 874th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
82 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 86 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 82Senior Infants2020/21
- 791st Class2021/22
- 842nd Class2022/23
- 833rd Class2023/24
- 844th Class2024/25
- 865th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
85 in 1st Class (2020/21), 87 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 851st Class2020/21
- 842nd Class2021/22
- 853rd Class2022/23
- 874th Class2023/24
- 865th Class2024/25
- 876th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
82 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 83 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 822nd Class2020/21
- 853rd Class2021/22
- 824th Class2022/23
- 835th Class2023/24
- 836th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
77 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 75 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 773rd Class2020/21
- 774th Class2021/22
- 735th Class2022/23
- 756th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
89 in 4th Class (2020/21), 85 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils fewer.
- 894th Class2020/21
- 875th Class2021/22
- 856th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
87 in 5th Class (2020/21), 87 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 875th Class2020/21
- 876th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +105th Class in 2023/24 (73 to 83)
- −145th Class in 2022/23 (87 to 73)
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 S N Naomh Mhuire, 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
37.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 37 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- 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 teachers230 hours of support teaching a week 9.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
11.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 9.2 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 12.16 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 S N Naomh Mhuire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Naomh MhuireThis school | – | 641 |
−6.6%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Phort Lairge0.5 km · Port Láirge · Gaelscoil | 0.5 km | 207 |
−5.5%
|
| 2 | Scoil Lorcain BNS3.4 km · Waterford · Boys · DEIS | 3.4 km | 345 |
−5.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia3.9 km · Waterford · Girls | 3.9 km | 237 |
−10.9%
|
| 4 | Newtown Junior School3.9 km · Waterford City · Quaker | 3.9 km | 112 |
−8.2%
|
| 5 | S N Ursula Naofa4.0 km · Waterford · Girls · DEIS | 4.0 km | 620 |
−11.8%
|
| 6 | Christ Church N S4.1 km · Waterford · Church of Ireland | 4.1 km | 114 |
−18.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Killian O'Reilly
- Phone
- 051878388
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bishopscourt, Ballygunner, Waterford, X91 HF65
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
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 | 641 | 277 | 364 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 87 | 86 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 652 | 286 | 366 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 655 | 283 | 372 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 75 |
| 2022/23 | 662 | 282 | 380 | 79 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 73 | 85 |
| 2021/22 | 674 | 279 | 395 | 79 | 84 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 77 | 87 | 87 |
| 2020/21 | 677 | 288 | 389 | 83 | 82 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 89 | 87 | 81 |
| 2019/20 | 673 | 293 | 380 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 672 | 296 | 376 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 679 | 292 | 387 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 679 | 286 | 393 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 686 | 293 | 393 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 669 | 280 | 389 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 669 | 282 | 387 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 634 | 270 | 364 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 637 | 259 | 378 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 629 | 258 | 371 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 599 | 242 | 357 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 578 | 236 | 342 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 542 | 215 | 327 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 531 | 214 | 317 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 521 | 212 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 496 | 199 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 481 | 199 | 282 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 479 | 193 | 286 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 481 | 202 | 279 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 448 | 193 | 255 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 460 | 209 | 251 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 438 | 205 | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 405 | 189 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 409 | 189 | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 385 | 179 | 206 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 396 | 176 | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 366 | 153 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 246 | 82 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 229 | 79 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 233 | 87 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 216 | 82 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 211 | 78 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 190 | 70 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 179 | 68 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 160 | 58 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 133 | 44 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |