Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NS
Donabate · Roll number 20161M
- Multi Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 414
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −16%
- Down 79 from 493 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 193 / 221
- 47% girls
Pupils since 2002
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
414 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 | 52 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 47 | 51.7 |
| Senior Infants | 53 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 52.2 |
| 1st Class | 56 | 56 | 50 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 53.2 |
| 2nd Class | 52 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 51 | 52.7 |
| 3rd Class | 55 | 51 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 53.0 |
| 4th Class | 55 | 56 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 52.8 |
| 5th Class | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 53.3 |
| 6th Class | 58 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 55 | 54.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
52 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 52 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 52Junior Infants2024/25
- 52Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
52 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 53 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 52Junior Infants2023/24
- 52Senior Infants2024/25
- 531st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
51 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 51 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 51Junior Infants2022/23
- 49Senior Infants2023/24
- 511st Class2024/25
- 512nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
56 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 54 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 56Junior Infants2021/22
- 54Senior Infants2022/23
- 531st Class2023/24
- 532nd Class2024/25
- 543rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
52 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 49 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2020/21
- 53Senior Infants2021/22
- 501st Class2022/23
- 502nd Class2023/24
- 503rd Class2024/25
- 494th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
53 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 53 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 53Senior Infants2020/21
- 561st Class2021/22
- 532nd Class2022/23
- 523rd Class2023/24
- 524th Class2024/25
- 535th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
56 in 1st Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 561st Class2020/21
- 572nd Class2021/22
- 563rd Class2022/23
- 544th Class2023/24
- 545th Class2024/25
- 556th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
52 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 522nd Class2020/21
- 513rd Class2021/22
- 514th Class2022/23
- 515th Class2023/24
- 516th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
55 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 553rd Class2020/21
- 564th Class2021/22
- 545th Class2022/23
- 546th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
55 in 4th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 554th Class2020/21
- 545th Class2021/22
- 546th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
54 in 5th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 545th Class2020/21
- 546th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +52nd Class in 2021/22 (52 to 57)
- −61st Class in 2022/23 (56 to 50)
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 Donabate/Portrane Educate Together 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
29.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 29 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers260 hours of support teaching a week 10.4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
16.15 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 10.4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 16.15 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 Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NSThis school | – | 414 |
−16.0%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil na Mara0.2 km · Domhnach Bat · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 0.2 km | 123 | – |
| 2 | St Patricks Boys National School0.6 km · Donabate · Boys | 0.6 km | 370 |
−3.4%
|
| 3 | S N C Naomh Padraig0.7 km · Donabate · Girls | 0.7 km | 376 |
−12.1%
|
| 4 | Corduff N S4.1 km · Lusk | 4.1 km | 83 |
−25.2%
|
| 5 | Rush and Lusk Educate Together NS4.2 km · Lusk · Multi-denominational | 4.2 km | 393 |
−2.2%
|
| 6 | Rush NS4.2 km · Rush | 4.2 km | 698 |
−6.6%
|
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
- Susan Clarke
- Phone
- 018434573
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballisk Common, Beaverstown Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin, K36 HX03
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- Educate Together
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Donabate
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
24 school years from 2002/03 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 414 | 193 | 221 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 54 | 49 | 53 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 419 | 200 | 219 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 420 | 197 | 223 | 52 | 49 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 429 | 194 | 235 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 51 | 54 | 54 |
| 2021/22 | 447 | 202 | 245 | 56 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 444 | 193 | 251 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 58 |
| 2019/20 | 454 | 192 | 262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 470 | 198 | 272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 477 | 202 | 275 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 495 | 211 | 284 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 493 | 225 | 268 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 488 | 228 | 260 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 493 | 231 | 262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 499 | 232 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 480 | 219 | 261 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 448 | 200 | 248 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 416 | 170 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 379 | 151 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 332 | 123 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 275 | 97 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 195 | 68 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 128 | 49 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 63 | 25 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 33 | 14 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |