Ballyduff B 2 N.S.
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford · P51 C673 · Roll number 15540Q
Ballyduff B 2 N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Tallow. Every school in and around Tallow →
What stands out about Ballyduff B 2 N.S.
- 108 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−13%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Tallow’s outline, 5.6 km away; listed with Tallow, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ballyduff B 2 N.S. had 108 pupils in 2025/26, down from 139 in 2015/16 (−22%). Girls are 54% of them. Its roll rose in 1 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Ballyduff B 2 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 Ballyduff B 2 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 Ballyduff B 2 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 Ballyduff B 2 N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ballyduff B 2 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: Ballyduff B 2 N.S. has shrunk by 13% since 2019/20. All the schools around Tallow together changed by −10%.
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, 3 have more pupils than Ballyduff B 2 N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −13%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyduff B 2 N.S. | 108 | −13% | Catholic | English | ||
| Curriglass N.S. | 34 | −40% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 150 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.5 km |
| S.N. Naomh Caitriona | 149 | −14% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| S.N. Lios Mor Mochuda | 23 | +0% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.3 km | |
| Kilmagner N.S. | 52 | −37% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh | 284 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km |
The other 69 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Knockanore N.S. | 105 | +15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Villierstown N.S. | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Whitechurch N.S. Ceapach | 104 | +17% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Parthalan | 53 | −28% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Holy Cross School | 567 | −12% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Glor na Mara NS | 381 | −9% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 62 km | |
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 62 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 63 km | |
| Waterford Educate Together NS | 386 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 63 km | |
| St Pauls B N.S. | 269 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Presentation Primary School | 446 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School | 234 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. | 292 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| S.N. Ursula Naofa | 620 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 66 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 66 km | |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 68 km | |
| Réalt na Mara National School | 196 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 72 km | |
| S.N. Faiche Liag | 196 | −4% | Catholic | English | 73 km | |
| Passage East N.S. | 101 | +33% | Catholic | English | 74 km |
Living in Tallow
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the P51 Eircode area
Housing in Tallow →The median sale price rose from €230,000 in 2023 to €266,200 in 2025 (+16%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the P51 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Waterford
Cost of living in Tallow →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 Tallow, P51 C673
Primary schools near Ballyduff B 2 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 Ballyduff B 2 N.S.
Is Ballyduff B 2 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 Ballyduff B 2 N.S. have?
108 pupils in 2025/26. That is −13% since 2019/20.
Does Ballyduff B 2 N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Ballyduff B 2 N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ballyduff B 2 N.S.?
Ballyduff B 2 N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at Ballyduff B 2 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 Ballyduff B 2 N.S.?
The nearest are Curriglass N.S. (5.3 km), Scoil Mhuire (6.5 km) and S.N. Naomh Caitriona (6.9 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 Tallow; 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).