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School patron in Donegal

Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI

Schools in County Donegal under this patron.

Other patrons in Donegal Bishop of Raphoe · 96 Bishop of Derry · 36 Bishop of Clogher · 3 Educate Together · 1 Presbytery of Derry & Donegal · 9 Joint patronage between Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI and the Presbytery of Derry & Donegal · 2 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 4 Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland · 2 Joint patronage between the Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI & the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland · 1
Schools
17
of 171 in Donegal
Pupils
822
4% of Donegal's pupils
Average school size
48.4
Donegal: 110.4
Average class size
17.49
Donegal: 21.47

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

17 schools with figures for both years

8fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
7grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 5Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 4Up 25% or more · 3

Average class size in these schools went from 18.9 in 2015/16 to 17.5 in 2025/26. 8 of the 8 schools that fell by 10% or more kept or added classes. A fall in pupils can mean smaller classes rather than fewer children wanting places. Smaller classes

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
17.49
Mainstream classes
47
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 17 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
47
Up 6 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 12%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 69
Estimate: 47 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 21 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
53
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

151 of the 456 households with children at the 11 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 6 more schools had too few answers for their own results. These are preferences, not applications.

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The Department's own results: Interactive mapSummary report with county figures (PDF)
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
39%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
5%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
1%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 5 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 0 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish

Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Figures here add up the parents at each school with its own results.

Schools

17 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Raphoe Central N SLifford 16138S 185
+0.5%
+13.5%
7 26.43 32 2
Glebe NSDonegal 17831O 121
+14.2%
+36.0%
5 24.20 28 0
Robertson N SStranorlar 18731P 89
+102.3%
+102.3%
4 22.25 28 0
Robertson N SBallintra 13872I 67
+6.3%
+21.8%
3 22.33 25 0
Ray N SManorcunningham 14941G 51
−19.0%
−19.0%
3 17.00 19 0
S N Baile an BhailsigBallybofey 18703K 47
+51.6%
+30.6%
2 23.50 24 0
Kilbarron N SBallyshannon 10595Q 44
+57.1%
+51.7%
3 14.67 18 0
S N DonaighCarndonagh 18939Q 33
+17.9%
−15.4%
2 16.50 17 0
Moville N SMoville 15763N 32
−33.3%
0.0%
2 16.00 17 0
Creeslough N SLetterkenny 10062E 31
+10.7%
+121.4%
2 15.50 16 0
St. Mura's National SchoolBuncrana 16854V 26
−23.5%
−35.0%
2 13.00 14 0
Dunfanaghy N SDunfanaghy 18086M 24
−27.3%
−44.2%
2 12.00 14 0
Killygordan N SLifford 18874O 22
−18.5%
−4.3%
2 11.00 12 0
Gartan N SLetterkenny 13755E 19
+11.8%
+72.7%
2 9.50 11 0
Ardara Mixed N SArdara 01733B 12
−42.9%
−7.7%
2 6.00 7 0
Killaghtee N SDunkineely 19089A 12
−57.1%
−57.1%
2 6.00 7 0
S N Baile MorPortnablagh 18250W 7
−76.7%
−61.1%
2 3.50 5 0