Raphoe Central N S
Lifford · Roll number 16138S
- Church Of Ireland ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 185
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- 0%
- Up 1 from 184 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 91 / 94
- 49% 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
185 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 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 20.3 |
| Senior Infants | 20 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 21.0 |
| 1st Class | 29 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 21.3 |
| 2nd Class | 25 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 24.0 |
| 3rd Class | 22 | 26 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 23.5 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 24 | 25.2 |
| 5th Class | 23 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 24.8 |
| 6th Class | 22 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 24.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
29 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 30 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2024/25
- 30Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
12 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 13 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 12Junior Infants2023/24
- 12Senior Infants2024/25
- 131st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
24 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 29 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2022/23
- 25Senior Infants2023/24
- 261st Class2024/25
- 292nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
18 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 20 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2021/22
- 18Senior Infants2022/23
- 191st Class2023/24
- 192nd Class2024/25
- 203rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 211st Class2022/23
- 212nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
20 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 20 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 20Senior Infants2020/21
- 201st Class2021/22
- 202nd Class2022/23
- 193rd Class2023/24
- 204th Class2024/25
- 205th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
29 in 1st Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 291st Class2020/21
- 302nd Class2021/22
- 313rd Class2022/23
- 314th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 326th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
25 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 252nd Class2020/21
- 263rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 275th Class2023/24
- 276th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
22 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 223rd Class2020/21
- 224th Class2021/22
- 215th Class2022/23
- 206th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
27 in 4th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 274th Class2020/21
- 275th Class2021/22
- 276th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
23 in 5th Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 235th Class2020/21
- 216th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +18Senior Infants in 2025/26 (12 to 30)
- −13Senior Infants in 2024/25 (25 to 12)
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 Raphoe Central 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
12.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers117.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.7
7 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.7 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 8.83 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 Raphoe Central N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphoe Central N SThis school | – | 185 |
+0.5%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Adhamhnain0.7 km · Raphoe · DEIS | 0.7 km | 158 |
−1.2%
|
| 2 | Scoil Cuilm Cille4.0 km · Lifford · DEIS | 4.0 km | 38 |
+5.6%
|
| 3 | Comhscoil Chonmha S N4.7 km · Convoy · Church of Ireland | 4.7 km | 100 |
+28.2%
|
| 4 | Scoil Bhride4.9 km · Lifford · DEIS | 4.9 km | 192 |
−2.0%
|
| 5 | Glenmaquin N S5.5 km · Letterkenny · Presbyterian · DEIS | 5.5 km | 21 |
+10.5%
|
| 6 | S N Naomh Colmchille6.9 km · Manorcunningham · DEIS | 6.9 km | 81 |
+11.0%
|
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
- MRS NORMA SUMMERS
- Phone
- 0749145361
- [email protected]
- Address
- Raphoe, Lifford, Co Donegal, F93 E367
School
- Ethos
- Church Of Ireland
- Patron
- Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- 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
- Raphoe
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 | 185 | 91 | 94 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 29 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 187 | 88 | 99 | 29 | 12 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 174 | 79 | 95 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | 189 | 90 | 99 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | 185 | 82 | 103 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | 190 | 85 | 105 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 197 | 85 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 194 | 86 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 184 | 83 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 183 | 88 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 184 | 85 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 186 | 86 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 183 | 87 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 192 | 90 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 191 | 97 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 188 | 89 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 185 | 86 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 179 | 83 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 170 | 84 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 171 | 83 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 163 | 79 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 158 | 74 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 154 | 69 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 163 | 73 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 163 | 73 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 180 | 84 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 181 | 83 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 189 | 91 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 197 | 98 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 210 | 108 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 201 | 107 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 212 | 112 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 210 | 115 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 217 | 94 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 223 | 96 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 230 | 101 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 219 | 98 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 226 | 99 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 212 | 96 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 180 | 96 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |