St Francis Xavier Senior N S
Dublin 15 · Roll number 19470S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 388
- +12 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +19%
- Up 62 from 326 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 194 / 194
- 50% girls
Pupils since 1977
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
388 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3rd Class | 106 | 90 | 99 | 87 | 91 | 97 | 95.0 |
| 4th Class | 90 | 102 | 83 | 101 | 91 | 91 | 93.0 |
| 5th Class | 91 | 88 | 97 | 84 | 100 | 95 | 92.5 |
| 6th Class | 89 | 92 | 84 | 100 | 88 | 105 | 93.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
91 in 3rd Class (2024/25), 91 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 913rd Class2024/25
- 914th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2023/24
87 in 3rd Class (2023/24), 95 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 873rd Class2023/24
- 914th Class2024/25
- 955th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2022/23
99 in 3rd Class (2022/23), 105 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 993rd Class2022/23
- 1014th Class2023/24
- 1005th Class2024/25
- 1056th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2021/22
90 in 3rd Class (2021/22), 88 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 903rd Class2021/22
- 834th Class2022/23
- 845th Class2023/24
- 886th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
106 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 100 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils fewer.
- 1063rd Class2020/21
- 1024th Class2021/22
- 975th Class2022/23
- 1006th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
90 in 4th Class (2020/21), 84 in 6th Class (2022/23): 6 pupils fewer.
- 904th Class2020/21
- 885th Class2021/22
- 846th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
91 in 5th Class (2020/21), 92 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 915th Class2020/21
- 926th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +184th Class in 2023/24 (83 to 101)
- −194th Class in 2022/23 (102 to 83)
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 Francis Xavier Senior 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
25.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers135 hours of support teaching a week 5.4
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
13 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 15 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.6 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 13 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 St Francis Xavier Senior N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Xavier Senior N SThis school | – | 388 |
+19.0%
|
|
| 1 | St Francis Xavier J N S0.1 km · Dublin 15 | 0.1 km | 357 |
−12.7%
|
| 2 | Scoil Thomais0.6 km · Dublin 15 | 0.6 km | 622 |
−10.2%
|
| 3 | Scoil Bride C0.7 km · Dublin 15 · Girls | 0.7 km | 213 |
−31.9%
|
| 4 | Scoil Bride B0.7 km · Dublin 15 · Boys | 0.7 km | 193 |
−43.2%
|
| 5 | SN Oilibheir1.1 km · Baile Átha Cliath 15 · Gaelscoil | 1.1 km | 266 |
+1.1%
|
| 6 | Castleknock Educate Together NS1.4 km · Dublin 15 · Multi-denominational | 1.4 km | 374 |
−14.4%
|
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
- Sean McKeown
- Phone
- 018211121
- [email protected]
- Address
- Roselawn, Castleknock, Dublin 15, D15 WY02
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- BlanchardstownVge–D15
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
40 school years from 1977/78 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 388 | 194 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 91 | 95 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 376 | 188 | 188 | – | – | – | – | 91 | 91 | 100 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 378 | 193 | 185 | – | – | – | – | 87 | 101 | 84 | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 369 | 179 | 190 | – | – | – | – | 99 | 83 | 97 | 84 |
| 2021/22 | 377 | 164 | 213 | – | – | – | – | 90 | 102 | 88 | 92 |
| 2020/21 | 382 | 157 | 225 | – | – | – | – | 106 | 90 | 91 | 89 |
| 2019/20 | 360 | 147 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 376 | 155 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 354 | 148 | 206 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 333 | 151 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 326 | 156 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 346 | 167 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 365 | 179 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 373 | 181 | 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 373 | 180 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 367 | 162 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 347 | 154 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 371 | 174 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 389 | 164 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 429 | 179 | 250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 417 | 163 | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 426 | 167 | 259 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 419 | 178 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 429 | 183 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 474 | 213 | 261 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 493 | 234 | 259 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 544 | 251 | 293 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 554 | 264 | 290 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 575 | 270 | 305 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 587 | 280 | 307 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 597 | 277 | 320 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 607 | 279 | 328 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 608 | 282 | 326 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 635 | 281 | 354 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 610 | 286 | 324 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 562 | 245 | 317 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 505 | 220 | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 384 | 163 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 296 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 188 | 88 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |