St Oliver Plunketts N.S.
Mountain View, Elm Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary · E91 NW22 · Roll number 19645E
St Oliver Plunketts N.S. is one of 8 primary schools in or within 3 km of Clonmel. Every school in and around Clonmel →
What stands out about St Oliver Plunketts N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 334 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+4%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Oliver Plunketts N.S. had 334 pupils in 2025/26, down from 365 in 2015/16 (−8%). Girls are 44% of them. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Oliver Plunketts N.S.
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for St Oliver Plunketts N.S. is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on St Oliver Plunketts N.S.
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at St Oliver Plunketts N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Oliver Plunketts N.S. directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Oliver Plunketts N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+4%). All the schools around Clonmel together changed by +4%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 1 have more pupils than St Oliver Plunketts N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +4%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Oliver Plunketts N.S. | 334 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| St Marys Parochial School | 52 | +108% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.7 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 222 | +4% | Catholic | English | 0.9 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chluain Meala | 315 | +50% | Catholic | All in Irish | 1 km | |
| SN Mhuire na nAingeal | 407 | +0% | Catholic | English | 1.1 km | |
| St Peter and Paul | 304 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.2 km |
| Presentation Primary School | 266 | +0% | Catholic | English | 1.3 km |
The other 144 primary schools in Co. Tipperary
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerstown N.S. | 338 | −8% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| S.N. Rath Chaomhghin | 143 | +17% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| S.N. Cleireachain | 202 | −0% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Lisronagh N.S. | 106 | +4% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| S.N. an Grainseach | 137 | −33% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Killurney N.S. | 31 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| S.N. Cill Siolain | 90 | −24% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Killusty N.S. | 4 | −88% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 111 | −20% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Holy Trinity National School | 204 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Ardfinnan N.S. | 244 | +6% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 55 | −14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Bunscoil na Cathrach | 411 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Rosegreen N.S. | 152 | +5% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| New Inn B N.S. | 48 | −37% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Chluainin | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballyneale N.S. | 77 | −21% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballydrehid N.S. | 13 | −71% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Moyglass N.S. | 130 | +2% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballylooby N.S. | 148 | −14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Grangemockler N.S. | 47 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Naomh Padraig Junior | 46 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Naomh Padraig Senior | 54 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 32 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Cashel Deanery | 29 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| St John the Baptist | 293 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St John the Baptist Boys School | 268 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Gaelscoil Charraig na Siuire | 114 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 20 km |
| S N Mhuire na mBraithre | 122 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Clochar na Toirbhirte | 281 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Tankerstown N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Clogheen Central N.S. | 81 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Dualla N.S. | 92 | −12% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Upper Newtown N.S. | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Michil Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Baile an Iubhair | 19 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Killenaule N.S. | 135 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. an Ghabhailin | 85 | −15% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Poulacapple N.S. | 46 | −16% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Chuirt Doighte | 92 | +12% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Thomastown N.S. | 112 | +37% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 75 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Ballytarsna N.S. | 76 | −18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| San Isadoir | 124 | +14% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Teampall Toinne | 135 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Our Lady's National School | 71 | −29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Knockavilla N.S. | 147 | +30% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Gaile N.S. | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Gleann Guail | 16 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Lisnamrock N.S. | 65 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Sceichin A Rince | 40 | +3% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 138 | +0% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhghin | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 84 | +0% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Clonoulty Central N.S. | 96 | +14% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Baile Sluagh | 26 | +18% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Slieveardagh N.S. | 24 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Gaelscoil Thiobraid Arann | 107 | +19% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 32 km |
| Tipperary Jnr Bn S | 107 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Tipperary G N.S. | 149 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. Micheal Naofa | 195 | −13% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Josephs Primary School | 192 | +27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 199 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Rossmore National School | 83 | +4% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Two Mile Borris N.S. | 148 | +29% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St Francis National School | 32 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Lisvernane N.S. | 122 | +16% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Annacarty N.S. | 93 | +21% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S N Gort na hUaighe | 132 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Mount Bruis N.S. | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Angela | 219 | −12% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Gaelscoil Durlas Eile | 194 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 36 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 247 | +24% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Ailbhe | 189 | −8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Shronell N.S. | 58 | −5% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Monard N.S. | 112 | +17% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Ballycahill N.S. | 49 | −14% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Cappawhite N.S. | 126 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. Rath Eilte | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Leamhach | 117 | −3% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S N na hAille | 128 | +22% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Hollyford N.S. | 26 | −37% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Cullen N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S N na Maighne | 65 | −33% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S N na hInse | 83 | +11% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Iosagain | 124 | −11% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Ailbe's National School | 122 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Loch Mor Maigh N.S. | 86 | −3% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Cualán | 198 | +6% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 46 km | |
| S.N. Cill Chuimin | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. an Droma | 41 | −28% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Templetuohy N.S. | 77 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Castle Iny N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| St Colmcilles Primary School | 109 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| S.N. Iosef Naofa | 163 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 24 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Barnane N.S. | 39 | −24% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Rear N.S. | 83 | +43% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Teampall Doire | 104 | +4% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Clonmore N.S. | 96 | +41% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Killea N.S. | 19 | −41% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Gurtagarry N.S. | 67 | +29% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Lackamore N.S. | 36 | −20% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Sheosamh | 96 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 58 km |
| S.N. Odhran Naofa | 62 | +9% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| S.N. Chiarda Naofa | 45 | −27% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Silvermines N.S. | 57 | −22% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 117 | +9% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| S N na mBuachailli | 135 | −15% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Convent of Mercy | 266 | −10% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Bishop Harty NS | 91 | +21% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| S.N. Lios an Halla | 136 | +5% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| S N Baile na hInse | 95 | −23% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| S.N. Iosef Naofa | 299 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí | 248 | −4% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| Birdhill N.S. | 104 | −26% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| St Marys Convent | 351 | −6% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 53 | −12% | Church of Ireland | English | 65 km | |
| Nenagh Community National School | 200 | +37% | Multi-denominational | English | 65 km | |
| S.N. Buirgheas | 86 | +26% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| Gaelscoil Aonach | 179 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 66 km | |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | 201 | +41% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 66 km |
| S.N. Cill Ruadhain | 115 | −16% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 113 | −7% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Roscrea N.S. No 2 | 31 | +7% | Church of Ireland | English | 66 km | |
| St Johns | 163 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 67 km |
| Cloughjordan No 1 N.S. | 71 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 68 km | |
| Cloughjordan N.S. | 122 | −4% | Catholic | English | 69 km | |
| Carrig N.S. | 229 | +1% | Catholic | English | 69 km | |
| Eochaille Ara N.S. | 118 | +5% | Catholic | English | 70 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Atha | 404 | −5% | Catholic | English | 70 km | |
| S.N. Ard Croine | 134 | −21% | Catholic | English | 71 km | |
| Portroe N.S. | 138 | +1% | Catholic | English | 72 km | |
| Kiladangan N.S. | 123 | −2% | Catholic | English | 73 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 139 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 76 km |
| S.N. Cill Barfhionn | 47 | −31% | Catholic | English | 78 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 86 | +187% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 79 km |
| Carrig N.S. | 60 | −9% | Catholic | English | 80 km | |
| S.N. an Cillin | 140 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 82 km |
| S.N. Colmain Naofa | 39 | −11% | Catholic | English | 84 km | |
| S.N. Lua Naofa | 27 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 86 km |
| S.N. Flannain Naofa | 71 | +16% | Catholic | English | 87 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ruadhain | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 89 km |
Living in Clonmel
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the E91 Eircode area
Housing in Clonmel →The median sale price rose from €222,000 in 2023 to €285,000 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the E91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Clonmel
Cost of living in Clonmel →New tenancies in Clonmel averaged €1,166 a month in 2025, against €1,057 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Clonmel, E91 NW22
Primary schools near St Oliver Plunketts N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Oliver Plunketts N.S.
Is St Oliver Plunketts N.S. a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does St Oliver Plunketts N.S. have?
334 pupils in 2025/26. That is +4% since 2019/20.
Does St Oliver Plunketts N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Oliver Plunketts N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Oliver Plunketts N.S.?
St Oliver Plunketts N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at St Oliver Plunketts N.S.?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Oliver Plunketts N.S.?
The nearest are St Marys Parochial School (0.7 km), St Marys N.S. (0.9 km) and Gaelscoil Chluain Meala (1 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Clonmel; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).