St Muras N S
Lifford · Roll number 15627F
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 189
- −16 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −12%
- Down 27 from 216 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 96 / 93
- 51% 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
189 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 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 23.5 |
| Senior Infants | 27 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 24.8 |
| 1st Class | 26 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 20 | 25.5 |
| 2nd Class | 22 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 26.2 |
| 3rd Class | 29 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 26.2 |
| 4th Class | 26 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 26.2 |
| 5th Class | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26.5 |
| 6th Class | 28 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 26.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
22 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 21 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 22Junior Infants2024/25
- 21Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 20 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 20Senior Infants2024/25
- 201st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
32 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 31 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2022/23
- 31Senior Infants2023/24
- 311st Class2024/25
- 312nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
29 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 27 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2021/22
- 27Senior Infants2022/23
- 261st Class2023/24
- 272nd Class2024/25
- 273rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 23Junior Infants2020/21
- 23Senior Infants2021/22
- 231st Class2022/23
- 242nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 224th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Senior Infants2020/21
- 271st Class2021/22
- 282nd Class2022/23
- 283rd Class2023/24
- 294th Class2024/25
- 285th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
26 in 1st Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 261st Class2020/21
- 252nd Class2021/22
- 263rd Class2022/23
- 264th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 246th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
22 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 222nd Class2020/21
- 243rd Class2021/22
- 254th Class2022/23
- 265th Class2023/24
- 266th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
29 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 293rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 285th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
26 in 4th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 264th Class2020/21
- 275th Class2021/22
- 286th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
23 in 5th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 235th Class2020/21
- 236th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +6Junior Infants in 2021/22 (23 to 29)
- −13Junior Infants in 2023/24 (32 to 19)
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 Muras N S, 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
12teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers75 hours of support teaching a week 3
3.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3 special education teachers and 3.5 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. 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 Muras N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Muras N SThis school | – | 189 |
−12.5%
|
|
| 1 | S N Naomh Aonghus4.6 km · Bridge End | 4.6 km | 218 |
+6.3%
|
| 2 | Rathmullen N S7.6 km · Rathmullen · DEIS | 7.6 km | 119 |
+50.6%
|
| 3 | Scoil Iosagain7.6 km · Buncrana | 7.6 km | 778 |
+5.0%
|
| 4 | St. Mura's National School7.7 km · Buncrana · Church of Ireland | 7.7 km | 26 |
−23.5%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha8.2 km · Bun Cranncha · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 8.2 km | 67 |
−63.0%
|
| 6 | Scoil Cholmcille9.2 km · Newtowncunningham · DEIS | 9.2 km | 199 |
−14.6%
|
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
- Rory Reynolds
- Phone
- 0749360325
- [email protected]
- Address
- Burnfoot, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93 TW54
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Derry
- 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
- Buncrana
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 | 189 | 96 | 93 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 205 | 103 | 102 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 209 | 113 | 96 | 19 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 217 | 114 | 103 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 207 | 104 | 103 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | 204 | 110 | 94 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | 214 | 113 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 211 | 111 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 207 | 100 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 212 | 106 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 216 | 107 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 213 | 107 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 207 | 108 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 211 | 111 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 212 | 103 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 220 | 108 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 221 | 111 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 221 | 110 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 212 | 108 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 215 | 108 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 217 | 107 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 211 | 102 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 209 | 107 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 200 | 105 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 189 | 100 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 185 | 99 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 185 | 98 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 192 | 98 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 193 | 97 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 182 | 91 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 184 | 95 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 184 | 92 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 185 | 94 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 156 | 80 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 149 | 74 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 146 | 72 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 149 | 69 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 144 | 70 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 143 | 76 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 158 | 80 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |