Powerstown N S
Clonmel · Roll number 17779P
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 338
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 12 from 350 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 156 / 182
- 46% 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
338 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 | 44 | 38 | 46 | 37 | 41 | 33 | 39.8 |
| Senior Infants | 38 | 47 | 37 | 46 | 39 | 42 | 41.5 |
| 1st Class | 50 | 37 | 45 | 39 | 47 | 40 | 43.0 |
| 2nd Class | 45 | 49 | 38 | 46 | 39 | 49 | 44.3 |
| 3rd Class | 51 | 43 | 49 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 44.7 |
| 4th Class | 52 | 48 | 43 | 49 | 36 | 48 | 46.0 |
| 5th Class | 54 | 53 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 36 | 46.7 |
| 6th Class | 43 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 39 | 48 | 46.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
41 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 41Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
37 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 40 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2023/24
- 39Senior Infants2024/25
- 401st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
46 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 49 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2022/23
- 46Senior Infants2023/24
- 471st Class2024/25
- 492nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
38 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 42 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2021/22
- 37Senior Infants2022/23
- 391st Class2023/24
- 392nd Class2024/25
- 423rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
44 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 48 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2020/21
- 47Senior Infants2021/22
- 451st Class2022/23
- 462nd Class2023/24
- 463rd Class2024/25
- 484th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
38 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 36 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 38Senior Infants2020/21
- 371st Class2021/22
- 382nd Class2022/23
- 373rd Class2023/24
- 364th Class2024/25
- 365th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
50 in 1st Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 501st Class2020/21
- 492nd Class2021/22
- 493rd Class2022/23
- 494th Class2023/24
- 475th Class2024/25
- 486th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
45 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils fewer.
- 452nd Class2020/21
- 433rd Class2021/22
- 434th Class2022/23
- 425th Class2023/24
- 396th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
51 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils fewer.
- 513rd Class2020/21
- 484th Class2021/22
- 485th Class2022/23
- 476th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
52 in 4th Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 524th Class2020/21
- 535th Class2021/22
- 516th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
54 in 5th Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 545th Class2020/21
- 526th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +124th Class in 2025/26 (36 to 48)
- −131st Class in 2021/22 (50 to 37)
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 Powerstown 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
20.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers102.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.1
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 5 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4.83 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 Powerstown N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerstown N SThis school | – | 338 |
−3.4%
|
|
| 1 | St Peter and Paul3.0 km · Clonmel · Boys · DEIS | 3.0 km | 304 |
−2.9%
|
| 2 | SN Mhuire na nAingeal3.4 km · Mary Street | 3.4 km | 407 |
−7.9%
|
| 3 | St Oliver Plunketts NS3.8 km · Clonmel · DEIS | 3.8 km | 334 |
−8.5%
|
| 4 | St Marys N S3.9 km · Clonmel | 3.9 km | 222 |
−4.3%
|
| 5 | St Marys Parochial School4.0 km · Clonmel · Church of Ireland | 4.0 km | 52 |
+52.9%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil Chluain Meala4.0 km · Cluain Meala · Gaelscoil | 4.0 km | 315 |
+48.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Diarmuid Burke
- Phone
- 0526123178
- [email protected]
- Address
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, E91 Y961
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
- 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
- Tipperary (Sr) County Council
- Planning area
- Clonmel
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 | 338 | 156 | 182 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 49 | 42 | 48 | 36 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 334 | 152 | 182 | 41 | 39 | 47 | 39 | 46 | 36 | 47 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 343 | 159 | 184 | 37 | 46 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 49 | 42 | 47 |
| 2022/23 | 357 | 161 | 196 | 46 | 37 | 45 | 38 | 49 | 43 | 48 | 51 |
| 2021/22 | 367 | 167 | 200 | 38 | 47 | 37 | 49 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 52 |
| 2020/21 | 377 | 170 | 207 | 44 | 38 | 50 | 45 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 43 |
| 2019/20 | 369 | 167 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 378 | 166 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 367 | 152 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 373 | 161 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 350 | 150 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 340 | 151 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 315 | 140 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 313 | 139 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 304 | 135 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 288 | 126 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 288 | 126 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 260 | 120 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 263 | 121 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 248 | 112 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 245 | 107 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 226 | 102 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 214 | 96 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 210 | 99 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 189 | 94 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 178 | 87 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 159 | 74 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 155 | 76 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 159 | 82 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 143 | 72 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 146 | 75 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 129 | 60 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 133 | 64 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 132 | 64 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 138 | 68 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 132 | 63 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 135 | 66 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 138 | 71 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 127 | – | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 135 | 62 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 123 | 50 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 105 | 49 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |