S N Seiseadh Ui Neill
Ballybofey · Roll number 17607J
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 167
- −23 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −20%
- Down 42 from 209 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 71 / 96
- 43% 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
167 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 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 16.7 |
| Senior Infants | 24 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20.7 |
| 1st Class | 17 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 21.5 |
| 2nd Class | 22 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 22.0 |
| 3rd Class | 17 | 22 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 22.7 |
| 4th Class | 24 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 21 | 22.8 |
| 5th Class | 26 | 24 | 16 | 31 | 21 | 30 | 24.7 |
| 6th Class | 17 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 23.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
17 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 18 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 17Junior Infants2024/25
- 18Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
23 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 22 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 23Junior Infants2023/24
- 22Senior Infants2024/25
- 221st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
11 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 17 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 11Junior Infants2022/23
- 21Senior Infants2023/24
- 201st Class2024/25
- 172nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
21 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 27 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2021/22
- 21Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 273rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2020/21
- 18Senior Infants2021/22
- 171st Class2022/23
- 242nd Class2023/24
- 243rd Class2024/25
- 214th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
24 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 24Senior Infants2020/21
- 241st Class2021/22
- 252nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 294th Class2024/25
- 305th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
17 in 1st Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 171st Class2020/21
- 162nd Class2021/22
- 163rd Class2022/23
- 234th Class2023/24
- 215th Class2024/25
- 226th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
22 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 222nd Class2020/21
- 223rd Class2021/22
- 244th Class2022/23
- 315th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
17 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 173rd Class2020/21
- 164th Class2021/22
- 165th Class2022/23
- 226th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
24 in 4th Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 244th Class2020/21
- 245th Class2021/22
- 246th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
26 in 5th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 265th Class2020/21
- 266th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +155th Class in 2023/24 (16 to 31)
- −112nd Class in 2025/26 (28 to 17)
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 S N Seiseadh Ui Neill, 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
14.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers127.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.1
3.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.7 special education teachers and 3.83 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 S N Seiseadh Ui Neill, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Seiseadh Ui NeillThis school | – | 167 |
−20.1%
|
|
| 1 | S N Gleann Coimhead1.9 km · Ballybofey | 1.9 km | 57 |
−27.8%
|
| 2 | Scoil Mhuire B & C2.2 km · Stranorlar · DEIS | 2.2 km | 489 |
+8.2%
|
| 3 | Robertson N S2.5 km · Stranorlar · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 2.5 km | 89 |
+102.3%
|
| 4 | Dooish N S4.3 km · Ballybofey | 4.3 km | 191 |
−10.7%
|
| 5 | S N Baile an Bhailsig5.8 km · Ballybofey · Church of Ireland | 5.8 km | 47 |
+51.6%
|
| 6 | Killygordan N S6.7 km · Lifford · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 6.7 km | 22 |
−18.5%
|
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
- Anne Marie Griffin
- Phone
- 0749132396
- [email protected]
- Address
- Sessiaghoneill, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, F93 AE24
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
- Stranorlar
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 | 167 | 71 | 96 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 21 | 30 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 190 | 84 | 106 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 21 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 203 | 88 | 115 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | 154 | 68 | 86 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | 167 | 82 | 85 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | 165 | 76 | 89 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | 177 | 84 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 195 | 100 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 193 | 100 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 190 | 90 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 209 | 99 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 204 | 101 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 205 | 105 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 204 | 100 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 196 | 95 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 192 | 91 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 190 | 91 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 186 | 96 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 162 | 82 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 158 | 77 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 153 | 64 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 148 | 63 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 130 | 57 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 104 | 40 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 99 | 40 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 93 | 39 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 96 | 45 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 92 | 42 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 91 | 46 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 81 | 43 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 90 | 44 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 86 | 46 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 86 | 45 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 111 | 47 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 112 | 49 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 125 | 56 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 121 | 56 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 136 | 63 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 137 | 64 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 120 | 62 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |