Gaelscoil Philib Barún
Cruabhaile Uachtarach, An Trá Mhór, Co. Phort Láirge · X91 FP29 · Roll number 19885B
Gaelscoil Philib Barún is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Tramore. Every school in and around Tramore →
What stands out about Gaelscoil Philib Barún
- 194 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−11%).
- Every subject is taught through Irish.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Gaelscoil Philib Barún had 194 pupils in 2025/26, down from 217 in 2015/16 (−11%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 222, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Gaelscoil Philib Barún
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 Gaelscoil Philib Barún 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 Gaelscoil Philib Barún
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 Gaelscoil Philib Barún
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Gaelscoil Philib Barún 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 teaches every subject through Irish. 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: Gaelscoil Philib Barún has shrunk by 11% since 2019/20. All the schools around Tramore together changed by −2%.
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 Gaelscoil Philib Barún. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −11%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ||
| Glor na Mara NS | 381 | −9% | Catholic | English | 0.6 km | |
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 0.6 km | |
| Holy Cross School | 567 | −12% | Catholic | English | 1.6 km | |
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.7 km |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.8 km | |
| S.N. Ursula Naofa | 620 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9 km |
| St Pauls B N.S. | 269 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 446 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.8 km | |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.9 km |
| Waterford Educate Together NS | 386 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 10 km | |
| Réalt na Mara National School | 196 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 10 km | |
| An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School | 234 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. | 292 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Passage East N.S. | 101 | +33% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Faiche Liag | 196 | −4% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Whitechurch N.S. Ceapach | 104 | +17% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Villierstown N.S. | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| S.N. Naomh Parthalan | 53 | −28% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Knockanore N.S. | 105 | +15% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh | 284 | −8% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| S.N. Lios Mor Mochuda | 23 | +0% | Church of Ireland | English | 54 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 150 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Ballyduff B 2 N.S. | 108 | −13% | Catholic | English | 62 km |
Living in Tramore
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the X91 Eircode area
Housing in Tramore →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 Tramore
Cost of living in Tramore →New tenancies in Tramore averaged €1,267 a month in 2025, against €1,130 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Tramore, X91 FP29
Primary schools near Gaelscoil Philib Barún
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gaelscoil Philib Barún
Is Gaelscoil Philib Barún 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 Gaelscoil Philib Barún have?
194 pupils in 2025/26. That is −11% since 2019/20.
Does Gaelscoil Philib Barún teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Gaelscoil Philib Barún is taught through Irish.
Who runs Gaelscoil Philib Barún?
Gaelscoil Philib Barún has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at Gaelscoil Philib Barún?
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 Gaelscoil Philib Barún?
The nearest are Glor na Mara NS (0.6 km), Tramore Educate Together National School (0.6 km) and Holy Cross School (1.6 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 Tramore; 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).