Scoil Naomh Brid
Lifford · Roll number 19280N
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 196
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −12%
- Down 28 from 224 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 100 / 96
- 51% 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
196 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 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 18 | 25.8 |
| Senior Infants | 24 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 26.8 |
| 1st Class | 16 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 24.7 |
| 2nd Class | 19 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 21.8 |
| 3rd Class | 29 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 21.5 |
| 4th Class | 22 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 21.8 |
| 5th Class | 33 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 24.5 |
| 6th Class | 26 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 24.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
30 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 30 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 30Junior Infants2024/25
- 30Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
33 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 32 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 33Junior Infants2023/24
- 33Senior Infants2024/25
- 321st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 30 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 301st Class2024/25
- 302nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
25 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 22 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2021/22
- 26Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 232nd Class2024/25
- 223rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 20 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 19Junior Infants2020/21
- 19Senior Infants2021/22
- 201st Class2022/23
- 182nd Class2023/24
- 193rd Class2024/25
- 204th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
24 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 25 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 24Senior Infants2020/21
- 251st Class2021/22
- 252nd Class2022/23
- 263rd Class2023/24
- 264th Class2024/25
- 255th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
16 in 1st Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 161st Class2020/21
- 162nd Class2021/22
- 163rd Class2022/23
- 174th Class2023/24
- 215th Class2024/25
- 196th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
19 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 192nd Class2020/21
- 173rd Class2021/22
- 174th Class2022/23
- 175th Class2023/24
- 176th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
29 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 293rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
22 in 4th Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 224th Class2020/21
- 225th Class2021/22
- 216th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
33 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 335th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +103rd Class in 2023/24 (16 to 26)
- −123rd Class in 2021/22 (29 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 Scoil Naomh Brid, 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
11.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers65 hours of support teaching a week 2.6
1.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.6 special education teachers and 2 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 Scoil Naomh Brid, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh BridThis school | – | 196 |
−12.5%
|
|
| 1 | S N Naomh Aonghus8.3 km · Bridge End | 8.3 km | 218 |
+6.3%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Fionan9.5 km · Quigley's Point | 9.5 km | 199 |
−20.4%
|
| 3 | St Muras N S10.5 km · Lifford | 10.5 km | 189 |
−12.5%
|
| 4 | Scoil Naomh Iósaf10.7 km · Buncrana · DEIS | 10.7 km | 45 |
−28.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Iosagain13.6 km · Buncrana | 13.6 km | 778 |
+5.0%
|
| 6 | St. Mura's National School13.6 km · Buncrana · Church of Ireland | 13.6 km | 26 |
−23.5%
|
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
- Gary Foster
- Phone
- 0749384136
- [email protected]
- Address
- Muff, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93 YV78
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Derry
- 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
- 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 | 196 | 100 | 96 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 199 | 100 | 99 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 194 | 102 | 92 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 184 | 99 | 85 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | 185 | 98 | 87 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 188 | 97 | 91 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 33 | 26 |
| 2019/20 | 198 | 99 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 204 | 100 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 219 | 110 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 231 | 119 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 224 | 110 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 232 | 114 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 233 | 115 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 219 | 108 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 213 | 104 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 214 | 102 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 215 | 109 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 201 | 101 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 211 | 115 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 193 | 100 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 192 | 101 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 191 | 106 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 188 | 104 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 184 | 97 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 175 | 89 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 178 | 93 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 181 | 93 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 195 | 101 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 194 | 98 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 203 | 99 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 208 | 101 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 206 | 92 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 224 | 100 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 298 | 150 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 298 | 152 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 295 | 150 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 281 | 151 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 268 | 151 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 227 | 123 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 174 | 89 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |