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Roll number: 15627F Burnfoot, Lifford, Co. Donegal

School details

Address: Burnfoot, Lifford, Co. Donegal (F93TW54)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749360325
Principal: Rory Reynolds
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Donegal County Council
School patron: Bishop of Derry
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Buncrana

Class size history

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size

23.62

2025/26

Mainstream classes

2025/26

Largest class group

2025/26

Classes with 30+ pupils

2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year	Mainstream class pupils	Mainstream classes	Average class size	Largest class	Classes 30+
2006/07	215	8	26.88	30	1
2007/08	212	8	26.50	30	1
2008/09	221	8	27.62	31	1
2009/10	221	8	27.62	31	1
2010/11	220	8	27.50	30	2
2011/12	212	8	26.50	30	1
2012/13	211	8	26.38	30	1
2013/14	207	8	25.88	30	1
2014/15	213	8	26.62	30	1
2015/16	216	8	27.00	31	1
2016/17	212	8	26.50	31	1
2017/18	207	8	25.88	31	1
2019/20	214	8	26.75	30	2
2020/21	204	8	25.50	29	0
2021/22	207	8	25.88	29	0
2022/23	217	8	27.12	32	1
2023/24	209	9	23.22	29	0
2024/25	205	8	25.62	31	1
2025/26	189	8	23.62	31	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 156 in 1982/83 → 185, +29 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2025/26: 205 in 2024/25 → 189, -16 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (23 → 29, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (32 → 19, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (22 → 24, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (27 → 24, -3).
Overall: 158 (1974/75) → 189 (2025/26), 31.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available final by-standard years.

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	16	32	23.5	6
Senior Infants	20	31	24.8	6
1st Class	20	31	25.5	6
2nd Class	22	31	26.2	6
3rd Class	23	29	26.2	6
4th Class	22	29	26.2	6
5th Class	23	28	26.5	6
6th Class	23	29	26.3	6
Total	143	221	192.3	42

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 23

SI 2021/22 23

1st 2022/23 23

2nd 2023/24 24

-1

3rd 2024/25 23

-1

4th 2025/26 22

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 29

-2

SI 2022/23 27

-1

1st 2023/24 26

2nd 2024/25 27

3rd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 32

-1

SI 2023/24 31

1st 2024/25 31

2nd 2025/26 31

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 19

SI 2024/25 20

1st 2025/26 20

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 22

-1

SI 2025/26 21

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 16

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	80	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
1976/77	76	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1978/79	70	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1979/80	69	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1980/81	72	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
1981/82	74	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1982/83	80	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
1993/94	94	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1994/95	92	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1995/96	95	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1996/97	91	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1997/98	97	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1998/99	98	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
1999/00	98	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2000/01	99	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2001/02	100	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2002/03	105	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2003/04	107	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2004/05	102	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2005/06	107	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2006/07	108	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2007/08	108	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2008/09	110	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2009/10	111	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2010/11	108	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2011/12	103	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2012/13	111	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2013/14	108	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2014/15	107	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2015/16	107	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2016/17	106	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2017/18	100	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2018/19	111	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2019/20	113	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2020/21	110	94	23	27	26	22	29	26	23	28	204
2021/22	104	103	29	23	27	25	24	29	27	23	207
2022/23	114	103	32	27	23	28	26	25	28	28	217
2023/24	113	96	19	31	26	24	28	26	26	29	209
2024/25	103	102	22	20	31	27	23	29	27	26	205
2025/26	96	93	16	21	20	31	27	22	28	24	189