Our Lady of Mercy N.S.
Carrigahilla, Stradbally, Co. Waterford · X42 D867 · Roll number 13020D
Our Lady of Mercy N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Stradbally. Every school in and around Stradbally →
What stands out about Our Lady of Mercy N.S.
- 110 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+15%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Stradbally’s outline, 0.5 km away; listed with Stradbally, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Our Lady of Mercy N.S. had 110 pupils in 2025/26, against 49 in 2015/16 (+124%). Girls are 45% of them. Its largest roll was 123, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 8 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 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 Our Lady of Mercy 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 Our Lady of Mercy 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 Our Lady of Mercy N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Our Lady of Mercy 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Our Lady of Mercy N.S. has grown by 15% since 2019/20. All the schools around Stradbally together changed by +3%.
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, 2 have more pupils than Our Lady of Mercy N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +15%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | ||
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.9 km | |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7 km |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.2 km |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.3 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.7 km | |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Holy Cross School | 567 | −12% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Glor na Mara NS | 381 | −9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Whitechurch N.S. Ceapach | 104 | +17% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Waterford Educate Together NS | 386 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| St Pauls B N.S. | 269 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Villierstown N.S. | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 446 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Ursula Naofa | 620 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School | 234 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. | 292 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 28 km | |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Parthalan | 53 | −28% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Knockanore N.S. | 105 | +15% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh | 284 | −8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Lios Mor Mochuda | 23 | +0% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Réalt na Mara National School | 196 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 32 km | |
| S.N. Faiche Liag | 196 | −4% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Passage East N.S. | 101 | +33% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 150 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Ballyduff B 2 N.S. | 108 | −13% | Catholic | English | 40 km |
Living in Stradbally
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the X42 Eircode area
Housing in Stradbally →The median sale price rose from €247,000 in 2023 to €250,000 in 2025 (+1%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the X42 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Waterford
Cost of living in Stradbally →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 Stradbally, X42 D867
Primary schools near Our Lady of Mercy 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 Our Lady of Mercy N.S.
Is Our Lady of Mercy 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 Our Lady of Mercy N.S. have?
110 pupils in 2025/26. That is +15% since 2019/20.
Does Our Lady of Mercy N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Our Lady of Mercy N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Our Lady of Mercy N.S.?
Our Lady of Mercy N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady of Mercy 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 Our Lady of Mercy N.S.?
The nearest are Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. (0.9 km), S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield (6 km) and S.N. Cill Rosanta (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 Stradbally; 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).