Fionnabhair N.S.
Fenor, Tramore, Co. Waterford · X91 VK31 · Roll number 17535K
Fionnabhair N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Dunhill. Every school in and around Dunhill →
What stands out about Fionnabhair N.S.
- 172 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+3%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Dunhill’s outline, 2.4 km away; listed with Dunhill, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Fionnabhair N.S. had 172 pupils in 2025/26, down from 203 in 2015/16 (−15%). Girls are 42% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Fionnabhair 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 Fionnabhair 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 Fionnabhair 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 Fionnabhair N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Fionnabhair 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Fionnabhair N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+3%). All the schools around Dunhill together changed by −9%.
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 Fionnabhair N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +3%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| Holy Cross School | 567 | −12% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| Glor na Mara NS | 381 | −9% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.5 km | |
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5.8 km | |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.2 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Pauls B N.S. | 269 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Waterford Educate Together NS | 386 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Ursula Naofa | 620 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Presentation Primary School | 446 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School | 234 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. | 292 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 13 km | |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Réalt na Mara National School | 196 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 16 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Faiche Liag | 196 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Passage East N.S. | 101 | +33% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 28 km | |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Whitechurch N.S. Ceapach | 104 | +17% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Villierstown N.S. | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Naomh Parthalan | 53 | −28% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Knockanore N.S. | 105 | +15% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh | 284 | −8% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| S.N. Lios Mor Mochuda | 23 | +0% | Church of Ireland | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 150 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Ballyduff B 2 N.S. | 108 | −13% | Catholic | English | 56 km |
Living in Dunhill
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the X91 Eircode area
Housing in Dunhill →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 Co. Waterford
Cost of living in Dunhill →New tenancies in Co. Waterford averaged €1,247 a month in 2025, against €1,133 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Dunhill, X91 VK31
Primary schools near Fionnabhair 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 Fionnabhair N.S.
Is Fionnabhair 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 Fionnabhair N.S. have?
172 pupils in 2025/26. That is +3% since 2019/20.
Does Fionnabhair N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Fionnabhair N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Fionnabhair N.S.?
Fionnabhair N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at Fionnabhair 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 Fionnabhair N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Dun Aill (2.6 km), Holy Cross School (4.4 km) and Glor na Mara NS (5.2 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 Dunhill; 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).