Holy Cross School
Tramore · Roll number 19629G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 567
- −21 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −19%
- Down 135 from 702 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 270 / 297
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1982
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
567 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 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 74 | 70 | 50 | 64.0 |
| Senior Infants | 60 | 80 | 67 | 52 | 73 | 72 | 67.3 |
| 1st Class | 87 | 63 | 81 | 67 | 53 | 73 | 70.7 |
| 2nd Class | 72 | 88 | 65 | 82 | 67 | 54 | 71.3 |
| 3rd Class | 69 | 72 | 89 | 68 | 83 | 68 | 74.8 |
| 4th Class | 90 | 72 | 77 | 90 | 68 | 85 | 80.3 |
| 5th Class | 91 | 92 | 74 | 79 | 93 | 69 | 83.0 |
| 6th Class | 93 | 93 | 94 | 74 | 81 | 96 | 88.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
70 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 72 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 70Junior Infants2024/25
- 72Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
74 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 73 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 74Junior Infants2023/24
- 73Senior Infants2024/25
- 731st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
52 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 54 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 52Junior Infants2022/23
- 52Senior Infants2023/24
- 531st Class2024/25
- 542nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
63 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 68 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 63Junior Infants2021/22
- 67Senior Infants2022/23
- 671st Class2023/24
- 672nd Class2024/25
- 683rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
75 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 85 in 4th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 75Junior Infants2020/21
- 80Senior Infants2021/22
- 811st Class2022/23
- 822nd Class2023/24
- 833rd Class2024/25
- 854th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
60 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 69 in 5th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 60Senior Infants2020/21
- 631st Class2021/22
- 652nd Class2022/23
- 683rd Class2023/24
- 684th Class2024/25
- 695th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
87 in 1st Class (2020/21), 96 in 6th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 871st Class2020/21
- 882nd Class2021/22
- 893rd Class2022/23
- 904th Class2023/24
- 935th Class2024/25
- 966th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
72 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 81 in 6th Class (2024/25): 9 pupils more.
- 722nd Class2020/21
- 723rd Class2021/22
- 774th Class2022/23
- 795th Class2023/24
- 816th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
69 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 74 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 693rd Class2020/21
- 724th Class2021/22
- 745th Class2022/23
- 746th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
90 in 4th Class (2020/21), 94 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 904th Class2020/21
- 925th Class2021/22
- 946th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
91 in 5th Class (2020/21), 93 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 915th Class2020/21
- 936th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +22Junior Infants in 2023/24 (52 to 74)
- −241st Class in 2021/22 (87 to 63)
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 Holy Cross School, 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
35.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 35 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 teachers210 hours of support teaching a week 8.4
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
7.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.1 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7.66 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 Holy Cross School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross SchoolThis school | – | 567 |
−19.2%
|
|
| 1 | Glor na Mara NS1.1 km · Tramore | 1.1 km | 381 |
−11.0%
|
| 2 | Tramore Educate Together National School1.1 km · Tramore · Multi-denominational | 1.1 km | 180 |
+1,284.6%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Philib Barún1.6 km · An Trá Mhór · Gaelscoil | 1.6 km | 194 |
−10.6%
|
| 4 | Fionnabhair N S4.4 km · Tramore | 4.4 km | 172 |
−15.3%
|
| 5 | S N Dun Aill6.8 km · Via Tramore | 6.8 km | 87 |
−33.6%
|
| 6 | S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh7.0 km · Butlerstown | 7.0 km | 242 |
−4.3%
|
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
- Donal Kelly
- Phone
- 051381036
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballycarnane, Tramore, Co. Waterford, X91 E003
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
- Waterford County Council
- Planning area
- Tramore
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
35 school years from 1982/83 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 567 | 270 | 297 | 50 | 72 | 73 | 54 | 68 | 85 | 69 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 588 | 280 | 308 | 70 | 73 | 53 | 67 | 83 | 68 | 93 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 586 | 273 | 313 | 74 | 52 | 67 | 82 | 68 | 90 | 79 | 74 |
| 2022/23 | 599 | 294 | 305 | 52 | 67 | 81 | 65 | 89 | 77 | 74 | 94 |
| 2021/22 | 623 | 299 | 324 | 63 | 80 | 63 | 88 | 72 | 72 | 92 | 93 |
| 2020/21 | 637 | 314 | 323 | 75 | 60 | 87 | 72 | 69 | 90 | 91 | 93 |
| 2019/20 | 646 | 309 | 337 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 661 | 313 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 667 | 316 | 351 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 689 | 327 | 362 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 702 | 337 | 365 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 698 | 335 | 363 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 703 | 347 | 356 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 669 | 329 | 340 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 681 | 331 | 350 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 652 | 314 | 338 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 632 | 298 | 334 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 597 | 282 | 315 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 572 | 275 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 544 | 262 | 282 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 530 | 256 | 274 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 501 | 244 | 257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 475 | 223 | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 467 | 215 | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 466 | 218 | 248 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 444 | 210 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 433 | 202 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 422 | 199 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 410 | 194 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 379 | 182 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 392 | 194 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 414 | 211 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 414 | 203 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 237 | 102 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 199 | 81 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |