Portlaw N.S.
Portlaw · Roll number 19970P
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 214
- +5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −21%
- Down 57 from 271 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 111 / 103
- 52% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
214 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 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 21 | 20.8 |
| Senior Infants | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 23.0 |
| 1st Class | 32 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22.5 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25.7 |
| 3rd Class | 39 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 28.3 |
| 4th Class | 43 | 39 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 32.0 |
| 5th Class | 33 | 43 | 39 | 25 | 35 | 28 | 33.8 |
| 6th Class | 47 | 34 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 35 | 37.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
31 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 34 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2024/25
- 34Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
16 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 20 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 16Junior Infants2023/24
- 20Senior Infants2024/25
- 201st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
16 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 25 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 16Junior Infants2022/23
- 18Senior Infants2023/24
- 181st Class2024/25
- 252nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
19 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 26 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2021/22
- 21Senior Infants2022/23
- 211st Class2023/24
- 232nd Class2024/25
- 263rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 25 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 211st Class2022/23
- 222nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 254th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
24 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 24Senior Infants2020/21
- 231st Class2021/22
- 252nd Class2022/23
- 263rd Class2023/24
- 284th Class2024/25
- 285th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
32 in 1st Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 321st Class2020/21
- 332nd Class2021/22
- 323rd Class2022/23
- 324th Class2023/24
- 355th Class2024/25
- 356th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
26 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 262nd Class2020/21
- 243rd Class2021/22
- 254th Class2022/23
- 255th Class2023/24
- 256th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
39 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 393rd Class2020/21
- 394th Class2021/22
- 395th Class2022/23
- 416th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
43 in 4th Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 434th Class2020/21
- 435th Class2021/22
- 436th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
33 in 5th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 335th Class2020/21
- 346th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +15Junior Infants in 2024/25 (16 to 31)
- −166th Class in 2024/25 (41 to 25)
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 Portlaw 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
18.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers110 hours of support teaching a week 4.4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
9.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 9.33 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 Portlaw N.S., measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portlaw N.S.This school | – | 214 |
−21.0%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Mhuire3.7 km · Mooncoin · DEIS | 3.7 km | 261 | – |
| 2 | S N Baile an Phiull7.0 km · Piltown | 7.0 km | 254 |
−23.5%
|
| 3 | Carigeen N S7.1 km · Carrigeen | 7.1 km | 123 |
−25.0%
|
| 4 | Ballyduff N S7.2 km · Kilmeaden | 7.2 km | 214 |
−3.6%
|
| 5 | Carrickbeg N S7.6 km · Carick-on-Suir | 7.6 km | 106 |
−12.4%
|
| 6 | Clonea NS8.6 km · Carrick-on-Suir | 8.6 km | 66 |
−18.5%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Brian Barron
- Phone
- 051387454
- [email protected]
- Address
- Convent Road, Portlaw, Co. Waterford, X91 V343
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- 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
- Carrick-on-Suir
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
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 214 | 111 | 103 | 21 | 34 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 209 | 109 | 100 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 207 | 109 | 98 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 25 | 41 |
| 2022/23 | 228 | 114 | 114 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 39 | 43 |
| 2021/22 | 236 | 128 | 108 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 39 | 43 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | 266 | 136 | 130 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 39 | 43 | 33 | 47 |
| 2019/20 | 276 | 137 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 294 | 141 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 292 | 133 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 279 | 128 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 271 | 122 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 263 | 120 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 263 | 114 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 243 | 111 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 246 | 116 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 239 | 116 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 232 | 113 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 244 | 117 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 222 | 116 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 218 | 111 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 223 | 116 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 195 | 104 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 184 | 100 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 188 | 102 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 187 | 100 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 191 | 103 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 188 | 100 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 184 | 101 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 187 | 103 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 193 | 98 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 195 | 101 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 201 | 104 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 202 | 104 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |