Scoil Croi Iosa
Galway · Roll number 01013N
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 122
- −14 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +22%
- Up 22 from 100 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 60 / 62
- 49% girls
Pupils since 1975
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
122 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 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15.0 |
| Senior Infants | 16 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18.2 |
| 1st Class | 13 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 17.0 |
| 2nd Class | 12 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17.0 |
| 3rd Class | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 14.8 |
| 4th Class | 14 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14.2 |
| 5th Class | 16 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15.3 |
| 6th Class | 22 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
14 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 17 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 14Junior Infants2024/25
- 17Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
14 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 13 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 14Junior Infants2023/24
- 17Senior Infants2024/25
- 131st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
16 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 18 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 16Junior Infants2022/23
- 20Senior Infants2023/24
- 181st Class2024/25
- 182nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
19 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 17 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2021/22
- 23Senior Infants2022/23
- 211st Class2023/24
- 182nd Class2024/25
- 173rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
17 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 13 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 17Junior Infants2020/21
- 16Senior Infants2021/22
- 191st Class2022/23
- 222nd Class2023/24
- 163rd Class2024/25
- 134th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
16 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 16 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 16Senior Infants2020/21
- 181st Class2021/22
- 212nd Class2022/23
- 213rd Class2023/24
- 164th Class2024/25
- 165th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
13 in 1st Class (2020/21), 18 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 131st Class2020/21
- 112nd Class2021/22
- 153rd Class2022/23
- 154th Class2023/24
- 185th Class2024/25
- 186th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
12 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 122nd Class2020/21
- 113rd Class2021/22
- 184th Class2022/23
- 195th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
9 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 93rd Class2020/21
- 94th Class2021/22
- 115th Class2022/23
- 106th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
14 in 4th Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2022/23): 7 pupils more.
- 144th Class2020/21
- 125th Class2021/22
- 216th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
16 in 5th Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 165th Class2020/21
- 176th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +102nd Class in 2022/23 (11 to 21)
- −116th Class in 2023/24 (21 to 10)
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 Croi Iosa, 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
12teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers100 hours of support teaching a week 4
3.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.8 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5.33 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 Scoil Croi Iosa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Croi IosaThis school | – | 122 |
+22.0%
|
|
| 1 | S N Iognaid0.4 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 0.4 km | 480 |
−17.1%
|
| 2 | S N Padraic Naofa0.5 km · Galway | 0.5 km | 214 |
−5.3%
|
| 3 | Parochial N S0.6 km · Galway · Church of Ireland | 0.6 km | 75 |
−13.8%
|
| 4 | S N Bride Naofa0.6 km · Galway · DEIS | 0.6 km | 187 |
−18.3%
|
| 5 | Scoil an Linbh Iosa0.6 km · Galway · DEIS | 0.6 km | 236 |
+31.1%
|
| 6 | S N Fhursa0.6 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 0.6 km | 216 |
−13.3%
|
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
- Colin Barry
- Phone
- 091525904
- [email protected]
- Address
- Newcastle Road, Galway, H91 FV48
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
- Galway City Council
- Planning area
- Galway City
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
42 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 122 | 60 | 62 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 136 | 74 | 62 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 142 | 73 | 69 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 144 | 74 | 70 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | 113 | 54 | 59 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020/21 | 119 | 64 | 55 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 128 | 64 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 123 | 59 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 108 | 56 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 105 | 53 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 100 | 46 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 89 | 51 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 90 | 55 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 91 | 60 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 91 | 65 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 108 | 74 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 129 | 87 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 156 | 100 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 168 | 112 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 169 | 117 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 158 | 116 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 131 | 98 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 128 | 96 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 139 | 102 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 154 | 125 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 142 | 124 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 143 | 123 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 178 | 145 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 204 | 161 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 209 | 169 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 226 | 175 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 228 | 182 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 287 | 220 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 469 | 350 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 501 | 367 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 521 | 369 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 483 | 360 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 542 | 405 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 565 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 580 | 432 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 560 | 414 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 534 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |