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School patron in Donegal

Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI

Schools in County Donegal under this patron.

Other patrons in Donegal Bishop of Raphoe · 96 Bishop of Derry · 36 Bishop of Clogher · 3 Educate Together · 1 Presbytery of Derry & Donegal · 9 Joint patronage between Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI and the Presbytery of Derry & Donegal · 2 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 4 Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland · 2 Joint patronage between the Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI & the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland · 1
Schools
17
of 171 in Donegal
Pupils
822
4% of Donegal's pupils
Average school size
48.4
Donegal: 110.4
Average class size
17.49
Donegal: 21.47

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

17 schools with figures for both years

8fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
7grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 5Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 4Up 25% or more · 3

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
17.49
Mainstream classes
47
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 17 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
47
Up 6 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 12%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 69
Estimate: 47 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 21 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
53
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

17 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Raphoe Central N SLifford 16138S 185
+0.5%
7 26.43 32 2
Glebe NSDonegal 17831O 121
+14.2%
5 24.20 28 0
Robertson N SStranorlar 18731P 89
+102.3%
4 22.25 28 0
Robertson N SBallintra 13872I 67
+6.3%
3 22.33 25 0
Ray N SManorcunningham 14941G 51
−19.0%
3 17.00 19 0
S N Baile an BhailsigBallybofey 18703K 47
+51.6%
2 23.50 24 0
Kilbarron N SBallyshannon 10595Q 44
+57.1%
3 14.67 18 0
S N DonaighCarndonagh 18939Q 33
+17.9%
2 16.50 17 0
Moville N SMoville 15763N 32
−33.3%
2 16.00 17 0
Creeslough N SLetterkenny 10062E 31
+10.7%
2 15.50 16 0
St. Mura's National SchoolBuncrana 16854V 26
−23.5%
2 13.00 14 0
Dunfanaghy N SDunfanaghy 18086M 24
−27.3%
2 12.00 14 0
Killygordan N SLifford 18874O 22
−18.5%
2 11.00 12 0
Gartan N SLetterkenny 13755E 19
+11.8%
2 9.50 11 0
Ardara Mixed N SArdara 01733B 12
−42.9%
2 6.00 7 0
Killaghtee N SDunkineely 19089A 12
−57.1%
2 6.00 7 0
S N Baile MorPortnablagh 18250W 7
−76.7%
2 3.50 5 0