Holy Family Junior N S
Swords · Roll number 19721R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 565
- −16 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −19%
- Down 129 from 694 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 273 / 292
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1982
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
565 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 | 162 | 162 | 155 | 143 | 141 | 140 | 150.5 |
| Senior Infants | 162 | 155 | 160 | 150 | 141 | 143 | 151.8 |
| 1st Class | 162 | 159 | 149 | 154 | 145 | 139 | 151.3 |
| 2nd Class | 156 | 158 | 157 | 142 | 154 | 143 | 151.7 |
| 3rd Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 4th Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 5th Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 6th Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
141 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 143 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 141Junior Infants2024/25
- 143Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
143 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 139 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 143Junior Infants2023/24
- 141Senior Infants2024/25
- 1391st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
155 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 143 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 12 pupils fewer.
- 155Junior Infants2022/23
- 150Senior Infants2023/24
- 1451st Class2024/25
- 1432nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
162 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 0 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 162 pupils fewer.
- 162Junior Infants2021/22
- 160Senior Infants2022/23
- 1541st Class2023/24
- 1542nd Class2024/25
- 03rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
162 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 0 in 4th Class (2025/26): 162 pupils fewer.
- 162Junior Infants2020/21
- 155Senior Infants2021/22
- 1491st Class2022/23
- 1422nd Class2023/24
- 04th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
162 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 0 in 5th Class (2025/26): 162 pupils fewer.
- 162Senior Infants2020/21
- 1591st Class2021/22
- 1572nd Class2022/23
- 05th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
162 in 1st Class (2020/21), 0 in 6th Class (2025/26): 162 pupils fewer.
- 1621st Class2020/21
- 1582nd Class2021/22
- 06th Class2025/26
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +122nd Class in 2024/25 (142 to 154)
- −152nd Class in 2023/24 (157 to 142)
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 Holy Family Junior 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
35.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 36 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers247.5 hours of support teaching a week 9.9
9.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 9.8 special education teachers and 9.49 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 Holy Family Junior N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Junior N SThis school | – | 565 |
−18.6%
|
|
| 1 | Holy Family Senior N S0.1 km · Swords | 0.1 km | 624 |
+0.3%
|
| 2 | St Cronans Junior National School0.8 km · Swords | 0.8 km | 498 |
−21.6%
|
| 3 | Brackenstown Senior N S0.8 km · Swords | 0.8 km | 530 |
−6.2%
|
| 4 | River Valley CNS1.3 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 1.3 km | 142 | – |
| 5 | Swords Borough N S1.4 km · Swords · Church of Ireland | 1.4 km | 84 |
−20.0%
|
| 6 | Broadmeadow Community National School1.7 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 1.7 km | 80 | – |
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
- Mary McNally
- Phone
- 018404394
- [email protected]
- Address
- Forest Fields, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 PX92
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- Junior
- 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
- Swords
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
35 school years from 1982/83 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 565 | 273 | 292 | 140 | 143 | 139 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 581 | 290 | 291 | 141 | 141 | 145 | 154 | – | – | – | – |
| 2023/24 | 589 | 290 | 299 | 143 | 150 | 154 | 142 | – | – | – | – |
| 2022/23 | 621 | 308 | 313 | 155 | 160 | 149 | 157 | – | – | – | – |
| 2021/22 | 634 | 325 | 309 | 162 | 155 | 159 | 158 | – | – | – | – |
| 2020/21 | 642 | 323 | 319 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 156 | – | – | – | – |
| 2019/20 | 644 | 323 | 321 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 650 | 325 | 325 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 668 | 336 | 332 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 680 | 342 | 338 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 694 | 345 | 349 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 698 | 346 | 352 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 671 | 336 | 335 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 622 | 310 | 312 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 615 | 311 | 304 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 577 | 285 | 292 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 561 | 263 | 298 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 551 | 266 | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 513 | 254 | 259 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 509 | 253 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 471 | 244 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 505 | 262 | 243 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 503 | 246 | 257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 505 | 239 | 266 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 527 | 243 | 284 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 542 | 262 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 585 | 279 | 306 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 628 | 307 | 321 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 645 | 329 | 316 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 682 | 322 | 360 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 724 | 345 | 379 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 737 | 347 | 390 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 754 | 344 | 410 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 344 | 155 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 220 | 97 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |