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24 schools in Co. Waterford · 2025/26

pupils
6,349
junior infants
695
in 1 all-Irish school
194 3.1%
class teachers · 3 gained one · 3 lost one since 2024/25
283 +43 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 23 schools with figures for both years had 6,158 pupils in 2015/16 and have 6,169 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+0.2%
Over 10 years

5 grew · 12 steady · 6 fell · 1 newer

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3 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  1. S N Naomh Mhuire Waterford
    641 −6.6%
  2. S N Dun na Mainistreach Dungarvan
    455 −3.8%
  3. Presentation Primary School WaterfordDEIS
    446 +8.5%
  4. Waterford Educate Together NS Carrickphierish RoadMulti-denominational
    386 +70.0%
  5. St Stephens N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    363 −14.6%
  6. Mount Sion CBS N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    360 +22.0%
  7. Scoil Lorcain BNS WaterfordBoysDEIS
    345 −5.0%
  8. St Saviours NS WaterfordDEIS
    330 +17.9%
  9. Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh Lismore
    284 −1.4%
  10. St Pauls B N S WaterfordDEIS
    267 +20.8%
  11. S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh Butlerstown
    242 −4.3%
  12. St Marys NS DungarvanDEIS
    237 −20.7%
  13. S N an Garrain Bhain Dungarvan
    225 +13.6%
  14. Portlaw N.S. PortlawDEIS
    214 −21.0%
  15. Ballyduff N S Kilmeaden
    214 −3.6%
  16. Gaelscoil Philib Barún An Trá MhórGaelscoil
    194 −10.6%
  17. Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain CappoquinDEIS
    189 −4.5%
  18. Tramore Educate Together National School TramoreMulti-denominational
    180 +1,284.6%
  19. Fionnabhair N S Tramore
    172 −15.3%
  20. Scoil Mhuire TallowDEIS
    150 +0.7%
  21. Glenbeg N S Dungarvan
    143 +3.6%
  22. Scoil Naomh Gobnait Dungarbhan
    107 −24.6%
  23. Whitechurch N S Ceapach Dungarvan
    104 +3.0%
  24. Passage East N S Passage East
    101 +3.1%
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.