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St Francis' National School

Roll number: 16642G Clonmaney, Lifford, Co. Donegal

School details

Address
Clonmaney, Lifford, Co. Donegal (F93R621)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0749376355
Principal
William Doherty
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Donegal County Council
School patron
Bishop of Derry
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Carndonagh

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
24.40
2025/26
Mainstream classes
5
2025/26
Largest class group
28
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year Mainstream class pupils Mainstream classes Average class size Largest class Classes 30+
2006/07 164 6 27.33 31 3
2007/08 166 6 27.67 33 2
2008/09 158 6 26.33 32 2
2009/10 160 6 26.67 31 1
2010/11 159 6 26.50 30 1
2011/12 151 6 25.17 33 2
2012/13 142 6 23.67 26 0
2013/14 146 5 29.20 33 3
2014/15 141 6 23.50 26 0
2015/16 140 5 28.00 34 2
2016/17 134 5 26.80 29 0
2017/18 131 5 26.20 33 2
2019/20 119 5 23.80 27 0
2020/21 126 5 25.20 34 2
2021/22 118 6 19.67 26 0
2022/23 114 5 22.80 26 0
2023/24 118 5 23.60 26 0
2024/25 120 5 24.00 28 0
2025/26 122 5 24.40 28 0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 13 21 16.7 6
Senior Infants 11 19 15.2 6
1st Class 11 19 15.3 6
2nd Class 11 19 14.3 6
3rd Class 9 19 13.5 6
4th Class 10 20 14.2 6
5th Class 11 22 14.8 6
6th Class 11 26 17.3 6
Total 114 202 159.4 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

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 19
0
SI 2021/22 19
0
1st 2022/23 19
0
2nd 2023/24 19
0
3rd 2024/25 19
+1
4th 2025/26 20
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 16
0
SI 2022/23 16
+1
1st 2023/24 17
-2
2nd 2024/25 15
0
3rd 2025/26 15
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 16
0
SI 2023/24 16
+1
1st 2024/25 17
0
2nd 2025/26 17
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 15
0
SI 2024/25 15
+1
1st 2025/26 16
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 13
+1
SI 2025/26 14
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 21

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1974/75 76 83 159
1975/76 175
1976/77 92 94 186
1977/78 200
1978/79 90 112 202
1979/80 89 96 185
1980/81 92 106 198
1981/82 90 109 199
1982/83 92 106 198
1993/94 85 92 177
1994/95 89 96 185
1995/96 78 100 178
1996/97 77 100 177
1997/98 82 105 187
1998/99 79 97 176
1999/00 79 93 172
2000/01 70 93 163
2001/02 73 91 164
2002/03 69 94 163
2003/04 76 86 162
2004/05 80 85 165
2005/06 73 83 156
2006/07 80 84 164
2007/08 83 83 166
2008/09 83 75 158
2009/10 82 78 160
2010/11 81 78 159
2011/12 73 78 151
2012/13 70 72 142
2013/14 73 73 146
2014/15 67 74 141
2015/16 66 74 140
2016/17 58 76 134
2017/18 50 81 131
2018/19 47 74 121
2019/20 51 68 119
2020/21 56 70 19 11 11 12 9 16 22 26 126
2021/22 50 68 16 19 12 11 13 10 16 21 118
2022/23 56 58 16 16 19 12 11 14 11 15 114
2023/24 64 57 15 16 17 19 14 12 14 11 121
2024/25 66 59 13 15 17 15 19 13 13 15 125
2025/26 72 60 21 14 16 17 15 20 13 16 132