Waterford Educate Together NS
Carrickphierish Road · Roll number 20160K
- Multi Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 386
- +27 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +70%
- Up 159 from 227 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 162 / 224
- 42% girls
Pupils since 2002
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
386 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 | 41 | 39 | 57 | 39 | 29 | 43 | 41.3 |
| Senior Infants | 52 | 45 | 36 | 54 | 40 | 37 | 44.0 |
| 1st Class | 47 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 52 | 45 | 47.7 |
| 2nd Class | 35 | 50 | 52 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 46.8 |
| 3rd Class | 47 | 35 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 51 | 46.2 |
| 4th Class | 48 | 47 | 33 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 46.0 |
| 5th Class | 31 | 50 | 49 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 44.3 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 39 | 51 | 42.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
29 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 37 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 29Junior Infants2024/25
- 37Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
39 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 45 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2023/24
- 40Senior Infants2024/25
- 451st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
57 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 52 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 57Junior Infants2022/23
- 54Senior Infants2023/24
- 521st Class2024/25
- 522nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
39 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 51 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2021/22
- 36Senior Infants2022/23
- 461st Class2023/24
- 472nd Class2024/25
- 513rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
41 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 54 in 4th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2020/21
- 45Senior Infants2021/22
- 471st Class2022/23
- 452nd Class2023/24
- 463rd Class2024/25
- 544th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
52 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 53 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 52Senior Infants2020/21
- 491st Class2021/22
- 522nd Class2022/23
- 483rd Class2023/24
- 494th Class2024/25
- 535th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
47 in 1st Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 471st Class2020/21
- 502nd Class2021/22
- 503rd Class2022/23
- 454th Class2023/24
- 455th Class2024/25
- 516th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
35 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 352nd Class2020/21
- 353rd Class2021/22
- 334th Class2022/23
- 385th Class2023/24
- 396th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
47 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 473rd Class2020/21
- 474th Class2021/22
- 495th Class2022/23
- 486th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
48 in 4th Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 484th Class2020/21
- 505th Class2021/22
- 506th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
31 in 5th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 315th Class2020/21
- 346th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +195th Class in 2021/22 (31 to 50)
- −18Junior Infants in 2023/24 (57 to 39)
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 Waterford Educate Together NS, 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
24.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers148 hours of support teaching a week 5.9
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
12.91 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 12.91 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 Waterford Educate Together NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Educate Together NSThis school | – | 386 |
+70.0%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil na nDeise0.1 km · Port Láirge · Gaelscoil | 0.1 km | 225 |
−3.0%
|
| 2 | St Pauls B N S1.5 km · Waterford · DEIS | 1.5 km | 267 |
+20.8%
|
| 3 | Presentation Primary School1.5 km · Waterford · DEIS | 1.5 km | 446 |
+8.5%
|
| 4 | An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School1.5 km · Waterford · Girls · DEIS | 1.5 km | 234 |
−22.5%
|
| 5 | Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.S.1.5 km · Waterford · Girls · DEIS | 1.5 km | 292 |
−3.9%
|
| 6 | Mount Sion CBS N S2.0 km · Waterford · Boys · DEIS | 2.0 km | 360 |
+22.0%
|
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
- Patrick Pender -Acting Principal
- Phone
- 051355714
- [email protected]
- Address
- Paráid na bPáistí, Carrickphierish Road, X91 NN9F
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- Educate Together
- 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
24 school years from 2002/03 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 386 | 162 | 224 | 43 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 359 | 147 | 212 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 45 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 374 | 152 | 222 | 39 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 38 | 48 |
| 2022/23 | 386 | 156 | 230 | 57 | 36 | 47 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 49 | 50 |
| 2021/22 | 361 | 163 | 198 | 39 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 35 | 47 | 50 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | 343 | 143 | 200 | 41 | 52 | 47 | 35 | 47 | 48 | 31 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 333 | 138 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 313 | 132 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 288 | 125 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 257 | 110 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 227 | 96 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 208 | 91 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 212 | 84 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 215 | 82 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 218 | 88 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 210 | 88 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 200 | 87 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 186 | 84 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 158 | 72 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 135 | 61 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 103 | 55 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 66 | 32 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 41 | 20 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 21 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |