S N Muire gan Smal
Letterkenny · Roll number 18052S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 480
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +8%
- Up 36 from 444 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 284 / 196
- 59% 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
480 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 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 59.0 |
| Senior Infants | 61 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59.5 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59.0 |
| 2nd Class | 60 | 51 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58.5 |
| 3rd Class | 41 | 57 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 55.3 |
| 4th Class | 42 | 39 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 52.8 |
| 5th Class | 53 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 54.3 |
| 6th Class | 54 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 60 | 60 | 54.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
59 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 60 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 59Junior Infants2024/25
- 60Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
60 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 60 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 60Junior Infants2023/24
- 60Senior Infants2024/25
- 601st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
60 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 60 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 60Junior Infants2022/23
- 60Senior Infants2023/24
- 601st Class2024/25
- 602nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
60 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 60 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 60Junior Infants2021/22
- 60Senior Infants2022/23
- 601st Class2023/24
- 602nd Class2024/25
- 603rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
55 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 60 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 55Junior Infants2020/21
- 56Senior Infants2021/22
- 601st Class2022/23
- 602nd Class2023/24
- 603rd Class2024/25
- 604th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
61 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 60 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 61Senior Infants2020/21
- 571st Class2021/22
- 602nd Class2022/23
- 603rd Class2023/24
- 604th Class2024/25
- 605th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 512nd Class2021/22
- 543rd Class2022/23
- 604th Class2023/24
- 605th Class2024/25
- 606th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
60 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 602nd Class2020/21
- 573rd Class2021/22
- 564th Class2022/23
- 595th Class2023/24
- 606th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
41 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2023/24): 10 pupils more.
- 413rd Class2020/21
- 394th Class2021/22
- 485th Class2022/23
- 516th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
42 in 4th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2022/23): 6 pupils more.
- 424th Class2020/21
- 465th Class2021/22
- 486th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
53 in 5th Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 535th Class2020/21
- 536th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +174th Class in 2022/23 (39 to 56)
- −92nd Class in 2021/22 (60 to 51)
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 Muire gan Smal, 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
27.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 27 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 19 mainstream classes 19
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers157.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
8.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.3 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. 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 Muire gan Smal, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Muire gan SmalThis school | – | 480 |
+8.1%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Choilmcille0.3 km · Letterkenny · DEIS | 0.3 km | 658 |
+85.4%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Adhamhnain0.8 km · Leitir Ceanainn · Gaelscoil | 0.8 km | 410 |
−4.7%
|
| 3 | S N Baile Raighin1.9 km · Letterkenny · Church of Ireland | 1.9 km | 215 |
−3.2%
|
| 4 | Letterkenny Educate Together NS2.4 km · Letterkenny · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 2.4 km | 420 |
+84.2%
|
| 5 | St Patricks N S3.7 km · Letterkenny | 3.7 km | 426 |
−7.2%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Fiachra4.9 km · Letterkenny | 4.9 km | 519 |
+0.8%
|
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
- Alma Curran
- Phone
- 0749121171
- [email protected]
- Address
- Sentry Hill, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 CK27
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Raphoe
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not 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
- Letterkenny
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 | 480 | 284 | 196 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 479 | 304 | 175 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 470 | 320 | 150 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 51 |
| 2022/23 | 446 | 330 | 116 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 56 | 48 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | 419 | 335 | 84 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 39 | 46 | 53 |
| 2020/21 | 423 | 358 | 65 | 55 | 61 | 57 | 60 | 41 | 42 | 53 | 54 |
| 2019/20 | 432 | 393 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 439 | 423 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 427 | 427 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 412 | 412 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 444 | 444 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 454 | 454 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 470 | 470 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 477 | 477 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 527 | 527 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 551 | 551 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 571 | 571 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 574 | 574 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 579 | 579 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 583 | 583 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 569 | 569 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 587 | 587 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 582 | 582 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 588 | 588 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 581 | 581 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 595 | 595 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 602 | 602 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 609 | 609 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 634 | 634 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 636 | 636 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 660 | 660 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 663 | 663 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 702 | 702 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 650 | 650 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 664 | 664 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 656 | 656 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 661 | 661 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 641 | 641 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 641 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 622 | 622 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 572 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 644 | 519 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |