Scoil Naomh Fionan
Quigley's Point · Roll number 19959E
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 199
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −20%
- Down 51 from 250 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 95 / 104
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
199 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 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 24.8 |
| Senior Infants | 21 | 21 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 24.8 |
| 1st Class | 20 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 2nd Class | 34 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 25.7 |
| 3rd Class | 29 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 26.7 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 30 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 26.5 |
| 5th Class | 26 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 27.3 |
| 6th Class | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 24 | 27.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
28 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 27 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2024/25
- 27Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 22Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
27 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Junior Infants2022/23
- 27Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
32 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 32 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 32Junior Infants2021/22
- 31Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 323rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 191st Class2022/23
- 192nd Class2023/24
- 203rd Class2024/25
- 214th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 23 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 21Senior Infants2020/21
- 201st Class2021/22
- 202nd Class2022/23
- 223rd Class2023/24
- 234th Class2024/25
- 235th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
20 in 1st Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 201st Class2020/21
- 222nd Class2021/22
- 223rd Class2022/23
- 244th Class2023/24
- 245th Class2024/25
- 246th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
34 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 342nd Class2020/21
- 353rd Class2021/22
- 344th Class2022/23
- 345th Class2023/24
- 346th 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
- 304th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
27 in 4th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 274th Class2020/21
- 285th Class2021/22
- 286th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
26 in 5th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 265th Class2020/21
- 266th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +122nd Class in 2024/25 (19 to 31)
- −133rd Class in 2022/23 (35 to 22)
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 Fionan, 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
12.4teaching 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 teachers85 hours of support teaching a week 3.4
4.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.4 special education teachers and 4.49 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 Scoil Naomh Fionan, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh FionanThis school | – | 199 |
−20.4%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Naomh Brid9.5 km · Lifford | 9.5 km | 196 |
−12.5%
|
| 2 | Scoil Eoghan10.4 km · Moville · DEIS | 10.4 km | 212 |
−15.5%
|
| 3 | Moville N S10.5 km · Moville · Church of Ireland | 10.5 km | 32 |
−33.3%
|
| 4 | Glentogher Con N S10.6 km · Carndonagh · DEIS | 10.6 km | 13 |
−61.8%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Chois Feabhaill10.7 km · Bun an Phobail · Gaelscoil | 10.7 km | 75 |
−1.3%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Colmchille11.1 km · Carndonagh · DEIS | 11.1 km | 186 |
+24.8%
|
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
- Dr. Patrick Patton
- Phone
- 0749383228
- [email protected]
- Address
- Whitecastle, Quigley's Point, Co. Donegal, F93 XR29
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
- Carndonagh
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
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 199 | 95 | 104 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 209 | 91 | 118 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 203 | 94 | 109 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 210 | 91 | 119 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 34 | 29 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 214 | 97 | 117 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | 204 | 101 | 103 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | 226 | 116 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 244 | 129 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 244 | 133 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 243 | 126 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 250 | 127 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 258 | 131 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 282 | 140 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 290 | 147 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 279 | 142 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 285 | 133 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 269 | 124 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 262 | 134 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 250 | 127 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 251 | 121 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 236 | 109 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 229 | 105 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 215 | 97 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 209 | 96 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 218 | 103 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 214 | 96 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 215 | 101 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 201 | 101 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 204 | 106 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 213 | 109 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 212 | 115 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 219 | 117 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 211 | 112 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |