St Fintans NS
Dublin 13 · Roll number 19549I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 431
- −17 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 39 from 470 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 217 / 214
- 50% girls
Pupils since 1976
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
431 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 | 45 | 57 | 60 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 51.0 |
| Senior Infants | 59 | 44 | 59 | 60 | 56 | 47 | 54.2 |
| 1st Class | 60 | 59 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 56.5 |
| 2nd Class | 60 | 58 | 60 | 47 | 60 | 60 | 57.5 |
| 3rd Class | 54 | 61 | 56 | 59 | 49 | 60 | 56.5 |
| 4th Class | 58 | 54 | 59 | 53 | 59 | 48 | 55.2 |
| 5th Class | 58 | 57 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 57.8 |
| 6th Class | 60 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 60 | 56 | 57.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
46 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 47 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 46Junior Infants2024/25
- 47Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
52 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 56 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 52Junior Infants2023/24
- 56Senior Infants2024/25
- 561st 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
57 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 60 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 57Junior Infants2021/22
- 59Senior Infants2022/23
- 601st Class2023/24
- 602nd Class2024/25
- 603rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 48 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2020/21
- 44Senior Infants2021/22
- 441st Class2022/23
- 472nd Class2023/24
- 493rd Class2024/25
- 484th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
59 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 58 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 59Senior Infants2020/21
- 591st Class2021/22
- 602nd Class2022/23
- 593rd Class2023/24
- 594th Class2024/25
- 585th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
60 in 1st Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 601st Class2020/21
- 582nd Class2021/22
- 563rd Class2022/23
- 534th Class2023/24
- 585th Class2024/25
- 566th 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
- 613rd Class2021/22
- 594th Class2022/23
- 605th Class2023/24
- 606th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
54 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 543rd Class2020/21
- 544th Class2021/22
- 565th Class2022/23
- 536th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
58 in 4th Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 584th Class2020/21
- 575th Class2021/22
- 586th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
58 in 5th Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 585th Class2020/21
- 606th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +161st Class in 2023/24 (44 to 60)
- −15Senior Infants in 2021/22 (59 to 44)
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 Fintans NS, 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
24.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 24 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 18 mainstream classes 18
- 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 5 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. 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 Fintans NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Fintans NSThis school | – | 431 |
−8.3%
|
|
| 1 | Burrow N S1.3 km · Dublin 13 · Church of Ireland | 1.3 km | 195 |
−11.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil Mhuire MXD1.8 km · Howth | 1.8 km | 349 |
−3.9%
|
| 3 | St Laurence's National School3.1 km · Dublin 13 | 3.1 km | 413 |
−5.1%
|
| 4 | S N Muire agus Iosef3.6 km · Dublin 13 | 3.6 km | 396 |
−7.9%
|
| 5 | Mhuire Iosef Junior3.6 km · Dublin 13 | 3.6 km | 302 |
−30.1%
|
| 6 | North Bay Educate Together NS3.9 km · Dublin 5 · Multi-denominational | 3.9 km | 196 |
−7.5%
|
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
- Cora Farrell
- Phone
- 018391067
- [email protected]
- Address
- Carrickbrack Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 X528
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Donaghmede–Howth–D13
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 1976/77 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 431 | 217 | 214 | 46 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 58 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 448 | 232 | 216 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 49 | 59 | 58 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 444 | 225 | 219 | 52 | 60 | 60 | 47 | 59 | 53 | 60 | 53 |
| 2022/23 | 452 | 227 | 225 | 60 | 59 | 44 | 60 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 58 |
| 2021/22 | 450 | 227 | 223 | 57 | 44 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 54 | 57 | 60 |
| 2020/21 | 454 | 228 | 226 | 45 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| 2019/20 | 470 | 235 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 468 | 241 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 463 | 228 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 457 | 222 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 470 | 232 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 471 | 237 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 464 | 241 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 459 | 240 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 427 | 224 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 428 | 225 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 424 | 228 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 394 | 209 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 388 | 200 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 391 | 195 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 405 | 197 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 375 | 180 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 371 | 181 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 354 | 172 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 352 | 162 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 350 | 172 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 366 | 184 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 368 | 186 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 379 | 201 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 382 | 205 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 387 | 211 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 411 | 216 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 390 | 204 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 459 | 174 | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 386 | 141 | 245 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 311 | 107 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 253 | 84 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 207 | 63 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 131 | 43 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 58 | 14 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |