Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh
Lismore · Roll number 20076V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 284
- −17 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −1%
- Down 4 from 288 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 133 / 151
- 47% girls
Pupils since 1998
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
284 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 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 32.8 |
| Senior Infants | 33 | 32 | 41 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 34.5 |
| 1st Class | 33 | 35 | 31 | 41 | 34 | 37 | 35.2 |
| 2nd Class | 40 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 35.8 |
| 3rd Class | 48 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 33 | 40 | 39.2 |
| 4th Class | 36 | 49 | 41 | 43 | 36 | 31 | 39.3 |
| 5th Class | 40 | 37 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 43.2 |
| 6th Class | 41 | 41 | 38 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 43.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
29 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 30 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2024/25
- 30Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
36 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 37 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 36Junior Infants2023/24
- 37Senior Infants2024/25
- 371st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
31 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 35 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2022/23
- 34Senior Infants2023/24
- 341st Class2024/25
- 352nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
37 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 40 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2021/22
- 41Senior Infants2022/23
- 411st Class2023/24
- 372nd Class2024/25
- 403rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
35 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 31 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 35Junior Infants2020/21
- 32Senior Infants2021/22
- 311st Class2022/23
- 342nd Class2023/24
- 333rd Class2024/25
- 314th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
33 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 40 in 5th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 33Senior Infants2020/21
- 351st Class2021/22
- 362nd Class2022/23
- 383rd Class2023/24
- 364th Class2024/25
- 405th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
33 in 1st Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 331st Class2020/21
- 332nd Class2021/22
- 353rd Class2022/23
- 434th Class2023/24
- 445th Class2024/25
- 426th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
40 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils more.
- 402nd Class2020/21
- 413rd Class2021/22
- 414th Class2022/23
- 455th Class2023/24
- 466th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
48 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 483rd Class2020/21
- 494th Class2021/22
- 535th Class2022/23
- 526th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
36 in 4th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 364th Class2020/21
- 375th Class2021/22
- 386th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
40 in 5th Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 405th Class2020/21
- 416th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +165th Class in 2022/23 (37 to 53)
- −84th Class in 2022/23 (49 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 Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh, 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
19teaching posts
Our estimate: about 19 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers125 hours of support teaching a week 5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
5.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7.16 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 Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil Bhothar na NaomhThis school | – | 284 |
−1.4%
|
|
| 1 | S N Lios Mor Mochuda0.3 km · Lismore · Church of Ireland | 0.3 km | 23 |
−36.1%
|
| 2 | Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain6.0 km · Cappoquin · DEIS | 6.0 km | 189 |
−4.5%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire7.5 km · Tallow · DEIS | 7.5 km | 150 |
+0.7%
|
| 4 | Villierstown N S7.8 km · Cappoquin | 7.8 km | 17 |
−62.2%
|
| 5 | Ballyduff B 2 N S8.6 km · Ballyduff | 8.6 km | 108 |
−22.3%
|
| 6 | Knockanore N S9.7 km · Tallow | 9.7 km | 105 |
+40.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Sean Prendergast
- Phone
- 05854685
- [email protected]
- Address
- Deerpark Road, Lismore, Co. Waterford, P51 TW59
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 County Council
- Planning area
- Lismore
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
28 school years from 1998/99 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 284 | 133 | 151 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 31 | 40 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 301 | 147 | 154 | 29 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 326 | 154 | 172 | 36 | 34 | 41 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 45 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 306 | 148 | 158 | 31 | 41 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 53 | 38 |
| 2021/22 | 305 | 156 | 149 | 37 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 37 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | 306 | 156 | 150 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 36 | 40 | 41 |
| 2019/20 | 310 | 157 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 321 | 154 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 321 | 158 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 315 | 155 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 288 | 138 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 290 | 135 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 299 | 137 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 291 | 130 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 298 | 140 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 307 | 155 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 312 | 158 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 303 | 151 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 308 | 150 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 300 | 143 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 277 | 136 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 276 | 138 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 271 | 133 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 260 | 121 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 257 | 121 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 249 | 120 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 233 | 111 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 230 | 109 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |