Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s.
Military Road, Waterford · X91 XN28 · Roll number 18689T
Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. is one of 18 primary schools in or within 3 km of Cleaboy. Every school in and around Cleaboy →
What stands out about Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s.
- One of the larger primary schools: 292 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−5%).
- 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.
- A girls’ school.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. had 292 pupils in 2025/26, down from 304 in 2015/16 (−4%). Its largest roll was 310, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.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 Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.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 Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.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 Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.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 takes girls only. 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: Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. has shrunk by 5% since 2019/20. All the schools around Cleaboy 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, 4 have more pupils than Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −5%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. | 292 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School | 234 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0 km |
| Presentation Primary School | 446 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.6 km |
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.7 km |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.7 km |
| St Pauls B N.S. | 269 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 1.4 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 1.5 km | |
| Waterford Educate Together NS | 386 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 1.5 km | |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 1.6 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 1.6 km | |
| S.N. Ursula Naofa | 620 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.6 km |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 1.7 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 1.7 km | |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 1.7 km | |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 1.9 km | |
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.3 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.7 km |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5.4 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| S.N. Faiche Liag | 196 | −4% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 10 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Glor na Mara NS | 381 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Passage East N.S. | 101 | +33% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Holy Cross School | 567 | −12% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Réalt na Mara National School | 196 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 15 km | |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 39 km | |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 40 km | |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| Whitechurch N.S. Ceapach | 104 | +17% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Villierstown N.S. | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh | 284 | −8% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S.N. Lios Mor Mochuda | 23 | +0% | Church of Ireland | English | 57 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Parthalan | 53 | −28% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Knockanore N.S. | 105 | +15% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 150 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| Ballyduff B 2 N.S. | 108 | −13% | Catholic | English | 65 km |
Living in Cleaboy
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the X91 Eircode area
Housing in Cleaboy →The median sale price rose from €265,000 in 2023 to €320,000 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the X91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Cleaboy
Cost of living in Cleaboy →New tenancies in Cleaboy averaged €1,316 a month in 2025, against €1,185 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Cleaboy, X91 XN28
Primary schools near Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s.
Is Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.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 Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. have?
292 pupils in 2025/26. That is −5% since 2019/20.
Does Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. teach through Irish?
No: Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s.?
Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.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 Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s.?
The nearest are An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School (0 km), Presentation Primary School (0.6 km) and Mount Sion CBS N.S. (0.7 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 Cleaboy; 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).