St Francis NS
Barnesmore · Roll number 09660R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 159
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −7%
- Down 12 from 171 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 77 / 82
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
159 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 21 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 18.2 |
| Senior Infants | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 20.2 |
| 1st Class | 18 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 20.8 |
| 2nd Class | 15 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 19.5 |
| 3rd Class | 22 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 21.0 |
| 4th Class | 19 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 21.5 |
| 5th Class | 16 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 20.7 |
| 6th Class | 27 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 20.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
17 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 16 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 17Junior Infants2024/25
- 16Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 24Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
14 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 15 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 14Junior Infants2022/23
- 16Senior Infants2023/24
- 171st Class2024/25
- 152nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
19 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 19 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 19Junior Infants2021/22
- 18Senior Infants2022/23
- 191st Class2023/24
- 192nd Class2024/25
- 193rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 221st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 26Senior Infants2020/21
- 261st Class2021/22
- 262nd Class2022/23
- 273rd Class2023/24
- 284th Class2024/25
- 295th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
18 in 1st Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 181st Class2020/21
- 192nd Class2021/22
- 193rd Class2022/23
- 194th Class2023/24
- 195th Class2024/25
- 206th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
15 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 152nd Class2020/21
- 163rd Class2021/22
- 164th Class2022/23
- 165th Class2023/24
- 166th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
22 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 223rd Class2020/21
- 234th Class2021/22
- 245th Class2022/23
- 226th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
19 in 4th Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 194th Class2020/21
- 205th Class2021/22
- 216th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
16 in 5th Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 165th Class2020/21
- 166th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +11Junior Infants in 2023/24 (14 to 25)
- −116th Class in 2021/22 (27 to 16)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St Francis NS, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
9.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 10 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers65 hours of support teaching a week 2.6
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.6 special education teachers and 4 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to St Francis NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis NSThis school | – | 159 |
−7.0%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil an Linbh Íosa4.8 km · Donegal Town | 4.8 km | 274 |
+18.1%
|
| 2 | Scoil Aodh Rua&nuala5.5 km · Donegal Town | 5.5 km | 217 |
−9.6%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri6.2 km · Baile Dhún na nGall · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 6.2 km | 55 |
−39.6%
|
| 4 | Glebe NS6.2 km · Donegal · Church of Ireland | 6.2 km | 121 |
+14.2%
|
| 5 | Naomh Adhamhnain8.1 km · Laghey | 8.1 km | 123 |
+115.8%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Peadar11.4 km · Mountcharles | 11.4 km | 134 |
+69.6%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Emer Carr
- Phone
- 0749722109
- [email protected]
- Address
- Mullanalamphry, Barnesmore, Co. Donegal, F94 WF78
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Raphoe
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Donegal County Council
- Planning area
- Donegal
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
42 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 159 | 77 | 82 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | 163 | 80 | 83 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 167 | 79 | 88 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | 160 | 73 | 87 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | 160 | 74 | 86 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
| 2020/21 | 164 | 76 | 88 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 27 |
| 2019/20 | 156 | 72 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 156 | 70 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 167 | 71 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 170 | 79 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 171 | 81 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 168 | 83 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 172 | 85 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 168 | 81 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 170 | 82 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 160 | 82 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 145 | 77 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 144 | 74 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 127 | 66 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 129 | 65 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 108 | 47 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 104 | 45 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 108 | 50 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 123 | 64 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 129 | 69 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 136 | 72 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 134 | 73 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 131 | 65 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 131 | 68 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 133 | 73 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 147 | 79 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 142 | 75 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 151 | 80 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 123 | 59 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 123 | 59 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 126 | 62 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 128 | 61 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 125 | 61 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 106 | 58 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 124 | 53 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |