Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S.
Church Lane, Stradbally, Co. Waterford · X42 HN63 · Roll number 19726E
Stradbally C. of Ire. 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 Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S.
- A small primary school: 24 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 24 pupils, 29% fewer than the 34 of 2019/20.
- 9 girls and 15 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. had 24 pupils in 2025/26, down from 41 in 2015/16 (−41%). Girls are 38% of them. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Stradbally C. of Ire. 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 Stradbally C. of Ire. 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 Stradbally C. of Ire. 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 Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Stradbally C. of Ire. 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: Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. has shrunk by 29% 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, 5 have more pupils than Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −29%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | 0.9 km | |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.2 km |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.5 km | |
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 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 | |
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | 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. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | 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 |
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 28 km | |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 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 | 32 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 ↗Stradbally, X42 HN63
Primary schools near Stradbally C. of Ire. 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 Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S.
Is Stradbally C. of Ire. 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 Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. have?
24 pupils in 2025/26. That is −29% since 2019/20.
Does Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S.?
Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI.
How do pupils get a place at Stradbally C. of Ire. 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 Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S.?
The nearest are Our Lady of Mercy N.S. (0.9 km), S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield (6.2 km) and S.N. an Garrain Bhain (7.1 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 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).