Ardscoil Na Mara
Ardscoil Na Mara is a secondary school in Waterford. 1227 pupils, Catholic ethos, 3 special classes.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Joint patronage between the Edmund Rice Schools Trust and the Religious Sisters of Charity |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 1,227 (637 boys, 590 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 68141B |
| Eircode | X91Y981 |
| Address | Summerhill, Tramore |
Special classes
3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 3 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 2 classes last year.
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Tramore. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district X91 (Waterford) was €316,000 in 2025. That is up 59.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Tramore at -0.17 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 40% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Padraig Cawley |
|---|---|
| Phone | 051395124 |
| principal@ardscoilnamara.ie | |
| Local authority | Waterford County Council |
Other schools in Tramore
- Fionnabhair N S Primary school, Waterford
- Gaelscoil Philib Barún Primary school, Waterford
- Glor Na Mara Ns Primary school, Waterford
- Holy Cross School Primary school, Waterford
- S N Dun Aill Primary school, Waterford
- Tramore Educate Together National School Primary school, Waterford
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.