SN an Leinbh Iosa
Lifford · Roll number 17598L
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 84
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +25%
- Up 17 from 67 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 49 / 35
- 58% 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
84 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10.2 |
| Senior Infants | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9.7 |
| 1st Class | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9.7 |
| 2nd Class | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9.8 |
| 3rd Class | 15 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10.5 |
| 4th Class | 10 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 10.5 |
| 5th Class | 8 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 10.8 |
| 6th Class | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 10.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
11 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 10 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 11Junior Infants2024/25
- 10Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
7 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 9 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 7Junior Infants2023/24
- 9Senior Infants2024/25
- 91st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
10 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 11 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 10Junior Infants2022/23
- 11Senior Infants2023/24
- 111st Class2024/25
- 112nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
10 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 11 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 10Junior Infants2021/22
- 11Senior Infants2022/23
- 111st Class2023/24
- 112nd Class2024/25
- 113rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
10 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 9 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 10Junior Infants2020/21
- 9Senior Infants2021/22
- 91st Class2022/23
- 92nd Class2023/24
- 93rd Class2024/25
- 94th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
8 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 8 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 8Senior Infants2020/21
- 71st Class2021/22
- 72nd Class2022/23
- 73rd Class2023/24
- 74th Class2024/25
- 85th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
11 in 1st Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 111st Class2020/21
- 122nd Class2021/22
- 133rd Class2022/23
- 134th Class2023/24
- 135th Class2024/25
- 136th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
9 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 92nd Class2020/21
- 83rd Class2021/22
- 94th Class2022/23
- 95th Class2023/24
- 96th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
15 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 153rd Class2020/21
- 154th Class2021/22
- 165th Class2022/23
- 166th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
10 in 4th Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 104th Class2020/21
- 115th Class2021/22
- 126th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
8 in 5th Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 85th Class2020/21
- 86th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +54th Class in 2021/22 (10 to 15)
- −73rd Class in 2021/22 (15 to 8)
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 SN an Leinbh Iosa, 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
5.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 6 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 4 mainstream classes 4
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers42.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.7
2.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.8 special education teachers and 2.5 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. 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 SN an Leinbh Iosa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN an Leinbh IosaThis school | – | 84 |
+25.4%
|
|
| 1 | Monreagh N S0.9 km · Carrigans · Presbyterian · DEIS | 0.9 km | 48 |
0.0%
|
| 2 | S N Naomh Baoithin2.5 km · Lifford · DEIS | 2.5 km | 113 |
−2.6%
|
| 3 | S N Baile an Caislean4.7 km · St Johnston · Presbyterian · DEIS | 4.7 km | 66 |
+94.1%
|
| 4 | Scoil Cholmcille6.8 km · Newtowncunningham · DEIS | 6.8 km | 199 |
−14.6%
|
| 5 | Moyle N S7.5 km · Newtowncunningham · Presbyterian | 7.5 km | 81 |
−5.8%
|
| 6 | S N Naomh Colmchille10.0 km · Manorcunningham · DEIS | 10.0 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
- Alison Gordon
- Phone
- 0749140267
- [email protected]
- Address
- Carrigans, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93 K662
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Raphoe
- 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 | 84 | 49 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 80 | 47 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 83 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | 87 | 49 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | 80 | 47 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | 78 | 42 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 2019/20 | 75 | 39 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 71 | 36 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 65 | 34 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 71 | 33 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 67 | 34 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 66 | 30 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 68 | 30 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 64 | 29 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 72 | 35 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 77 | 37 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 78 | 39 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 72 | 37 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 71 | 35 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 68 | 36 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 72 | 41 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 68 | 36 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 64 | 32 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 64 | 33 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 53 | 27 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 56 | 30 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 53 | 28 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 55 | 26 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 56 | 23 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 59 | 22 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 62 | 27 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 63 | 29 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 72 | 37 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 132 | 63 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 117 | 63 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 105 | 55 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 92 | 50 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 103 | 53 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 96 | 52 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 96 | 50 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |