St Orans N S
Buncrana · Roll number 16789N
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 228
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −4%
- Down 10 from 238 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 111 / 117
- 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
228 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 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 29 | 28.0 |
| Senior Infants | 19 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 25.8 |
| 1st Class | 22 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 23 | 24.2 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 25.8 |
| 3rd Class | 20 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 24.5 |
| 4th Class | 33 | 20 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 27.3 |
| 5th Class | 34 | 33 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29.3 |
| 6th Class | 25 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 33 | 30 | 29.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
34 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 31 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 34Junior Infants2024/25
- 31Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
23 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 23Junior Infants2023/24
- 23Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
33 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 32 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 33Junior Infants2022/23
- 33Senior Infants2023/24
- 321st Class2024/25
- 322nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
26 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 28 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2021/22
- 27Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 283rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 221st Class2022/23
- 212nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 264th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 5th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 19Senior Infants2020/21
- 191st Class2021/22
- 202nd Class2022/23
- 213rd Class2023/24
- 294th Class2024/25
- 295th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
22 in 1st Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 221st Class2020/21
- 232nd Class2021/22
- 243rd Class2022/23
- 254th Class2023/24
- 305th Class2024/25
- 306th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 313rd Class2021/22
- 314th Class2022/23
- 305th Class2023/24
- 336th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
20 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 203rd Class2020/21
- 204th Class2021/22
- 205th Class2022/23
- 206th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
33 in 4th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 334th Class2020/21
- 335th Class2021/22
- 346th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
34 in 5th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 345th Class2020/21
- 346th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +136th Class in 2024/25 (20 to 33)
- −146th Class in 2023/24 (34 to 20)
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 Orans 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
15teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers125 hours of support teaching a week 5
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5 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 Orans N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Orans N SThis school | – | 228 |
−4.2%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha1.9 km · Bun Cranncha · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 1.9 km | 67 |
−63.0%
|
| 2 | St. Mura's National School2.1 km · Buncrana · Church of Ireland | 2.1 km | 26 |
−23.5%
|
| 3 | Scoil Iosagain2.2 km · Buncrana | 2.2 km | 778 |
+5.0%
|
| 4 | Scoil Naomh Iósaf5.6 km · Buncrana · DEIS | 5.6 km | 45 |
−28.6%
|
| 5 | S N Naomh Padraig6.2 km · Drumfries · DEIS | 6.2 km | 64 |
−17.9%
|
| 6 | S N Naomh Eighneach6.2 km · Buncrannach · DEIS | 6.2 km | 75 |
−27.2%
|
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
- William Doherty
- Phone
- 0749361807
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cockhill, Buncrana, F93 YD52
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Derry
- 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
- 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 | 228 | 111 | 117 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 232 | 119 | 113 | 34 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 200 | 101 | 99 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | 211 | 111 | 100 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | 208 | 116 | 92 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 33 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | 207 | 111 | 96 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | 212 | 103 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 219 | 100 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 225 | 102 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 230 | 106 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 238 | 108 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 224 | 98 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 222 | 99 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 226 | 105 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 220 | 104 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 198 | 99 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 199 | 99 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 192 | 96 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 190 | 87 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 186 | 87 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 182 | 100 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 184 | 95 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 191 | 94 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 208 | 107 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 214 | 110 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 227 | 119 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 250 | 129 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 285 | 150 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 308 | 157 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 307 | 148 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 325 | 155 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 336 | 152 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 346 | 156 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 250 | 132 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 235 | 122 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 228 | 118 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 216 | 108 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 207 | 108 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 170 | 84 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 174 | 89 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |