Lisdoonvarna N S
Lisdoonvarna · Roll number 19700J
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 143
- +10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +22%
- Up 26 from 117 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 68 / 75
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1980
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
143 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 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13.7 |
| Senior Infants | 18 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16.0 |
| 1st Class | 15 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 15.3 |
| 2nd Class | 8 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15.7 |
| 3rd Class | 16 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 15.5 |
| 4th Class | 17 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 16.3 |
| 5th Class | 14 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 18.3 |
| 6th Class | 21 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 19.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
15 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 17 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 15Junior Infants2024/25
- 17Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
15 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 21 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 15Junior Infants2023/24
- 19Senior Infants2024/25
- 211st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
11 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 15 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 11Junior Infants2022/23
- 15Senior Infants2023/24
- 141st Class2024/25
- 152nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
15 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 16 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 15Junior Infants2021/22
- 18Senior Infants2022/23
- 171st Class2023/24
- 162nd Class2024/25
- 163rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
10 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 13 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 10Junior Infants2020/21
- 9Senior Infants2021/22
- 91st Class2022/23
- 172nd Class2023/24
- 123rd Class2024/25
- 134th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 18Senior Infants2020/21
- 161st Class2021/22
- 242nd Class2022/23
- 223rd Class2023/24
- 214th Class2024/25
- 245th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
15 in 1st Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 151st Class2020/21
- 142nd Class2021/22
- 183rd Class2022/23
- 224th Class2023/24
- 215th Class2024/25
- 216th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
8 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 82nd Class2020/21
- 93rd Class2021/22
- 104th Class2022/23
- 165th Class2023/24
- 156th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
16 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2023/24): 11 pupils more.
- 163rd Class2020/21
- 154th Class2021/22
- 205th Class2022/23
- 276th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
17 in 4th Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 174th Class2020/21
- 155th Class2021/22
- 196th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
14 in 5th Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 145th Class2020/21
- 146th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +124th Class in 2023/24 (10 to 22)
- −126th Class in 2024/25 (27 to 15)
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 Lisdoonvarna 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
8.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 8 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers62.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.5
2.75 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.7 special education teachers and 2.75 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 Lisdoonvarna N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisdoonvarna N SThis school | – | 143 |
+22.2%
|
|
| 1 | S N Aibhistin Naofa5.3 km · Kilshanny | 5.3 km | 21 |
−40.0%
|
| 2 | Doolin Mixed N S5.9 km · Ennis | 5.9 km | 93 |
+22.4%
|
| 3 | St Fachnan & St Attractas N S6.5 km · Kilfenora | 6.5 km | 57 |
−13.6%
|
| 4 | S N Padraig Nfa Fanoir9.6 km · Ballyvaughan | 9.6 km | 25 |
−10.7%
|
| 5 | Mol an Óige Community National School10.1 km · Ennistymon · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 10.1 km | 158 |
+8.2%
|
| 6 | Ennistymon National School10.3 km · Ennistymon · DEIS | 10.3 km | 64 |
−28.1%
|
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
- Brian Carty
- Phone
- 0657074231
- [email protected]
- Address
- Main Street, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare, V95 P226
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- 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
- Clare County Council
- Planning area
- Lisdoonvarna
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
36 school years from 1980/81 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 143 | 68 | 75 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 133 | 66 | 67 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 151 | 82 | 69 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | 129 | 60 | 69 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | 107 | 51 | 56 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | 119 | 57 | 62 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 21 |
| 2019/20 | 131 | 64 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 133 | 68 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 119 | 58 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 115 | 58 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 117 | 60 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 113 | 59 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 112 | 57 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 114 | 59 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 103 | 51 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 103 | 55 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 105 | 54 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 116 | 58 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 99 | 48 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 98 | 50 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 95 | 50 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 93 | 50 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 102 | 52 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 97 | 53 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 110 | 58 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 109 | 57 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 116 | 63 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 122 | 62 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 127 | 66 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 127 | 63 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 128 | 60 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 135 | 60 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 133 | 64 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 150 | 71 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 150 | 71 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 149 | 72 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |