S N Creachmhaoil
Craughwell · Roll number 05754G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 318
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −7%
- Down 23 from 341 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 156 / 162
- 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
318 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 | 38 | 33 | 60 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 37.3 |
| Senior Infants | 39 | 40 | 33 | 60 | 27 | 34 | 38.8 |
| 1st Class | 40 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 59 | 30 | 40.0 |
| 2nd Class | 36 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 60 | 41.7 |
| 3rd Class | 50 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40.5 |
| 4th Class | 44 | 50 | 34 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 41.5 |
| 5th Class | 52 | 44 | 51 | 35 | 43 | 38 | 43.8 |
| 6th Class | 41 | 53 | 47 | 51 | 35 | 43 | 45.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
32 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 34 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 32Junior Infants2024/25
- 34Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
27 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 27Junior Infants2023/24
- 27Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
60 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 60 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 60Junior Infants2022/23
- 60Senior Infants2023/24
- 591st Class2024/25
- 602nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
33 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 39 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 33Junior Infants2021/22
- 33Senior Infants2022/23
- 341st Class2023/24
- 362nd Class2024/25
- 393rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
38 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 40 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2020/21
- 40Senior Infants2021/22
- 401st Class2022/23
- 392nd Class2023/24
- 393rd Class2024/25
- 404th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
39 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 38 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 39Senior Infants2020/21
- 371st Class2021/22
- 382nd Class2022/23
- 383rd Class2023/24
- 394th Class2024/25
- 385th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
40 in 1st Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 401st Class2020/21
- 412nd Class2021/22
- 423rd Class2022/23
- 424th Class2023/24
- 435th Class2024/25
- 436th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
36 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 362nd Class2020/21
- 353rd Class2021/22
- 344th Class2022/23
- 355th Class2023/24
- 356th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
50 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 503rd Class2020/21
- 504th Class2021/22
- 515th Class2022/23
- 516th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
44 in 4th Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 444th Class2020/21
- 445th Class2021/22
- 476th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
52 in 5th Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 525th Class2020/21
- 536th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +27Junior Infants in 2022/23 (33 to 60)
- −33Junior Infants in 2023/24 (60 to 27)
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 S N Creachmhaoil, 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
22teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers150 hours of support teaching a week 6
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
7.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.1 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7.83 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 S N Creachmhaoil, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N CreachmhaoilThis school | – | 318 |
−6.7%
|
|
| 1 | S N Cillinin4.2 km · Galway | 4.2 km | 195 |
−16.7%
|
| 2 | S N na Fuar Coilleadh4.4 km · Craughwell | 4.4 km | 100 |
+2.0%
|
| 3 | Ballymana N S5.0 km · Craughwell | 5.0 km | 108 |
−27.0%
|
| 4 | Esker N S6.5 km · Athenry | 6.5 km | 65 |
−38.7%
|
| 5 | Athenry Primary School7.1 km · Athenry | 7.1 km | 501 | – |
| 6 | Gaelscoil Riada7.2 km · Baile Átha an Rí · Gaelscoil | 7.2 km | 158 |
−40.4%
|
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
- Claire Urquhart
- Phone
- 091846246
- [email protected]
- Address
- Crinnage, Craughwell, Co. Galway, H91 P218
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- 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
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Athenry
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 | 318 | 156 | 162 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 60 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 314 | 152 | 162 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 329 | 158 | 171 | 27 | 60 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 35 | 51 |
| 2022/23 | 345 | 165 | 180 | 60 | 33 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 34 | 51 | 47 |
| 2021/22 | 333 | 162 | 171 | 33 | 40 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 50 | 44 | 53 |
| 2020/21 | 340 | 166 | 174 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 36 | 50 | 44 | 52 | 41 |
| 2019/20 | 335 | 166 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 326 | 161 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 334 | 167 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 338 | 163 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 341 | 166 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 325 | 168 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 319 | 161 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 309 | 160 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 296 | 154 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 293 | 147 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 279 | 137 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 269 | 134 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 251 | 128 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 248 | 126 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 223 | 115 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 198 | 92 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 197 | 90 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 171 | 83 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 148 | 76 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 139 | 67 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 145 | 63 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 129 | 57 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 134 | 60 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 134 | 52 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 140 | 56 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 135 | 51 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 147 | 53 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 149 | 74 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 145 | 65 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 142 | 63 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 144 | 60 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 142 | 60 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 141 | 61 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 135 | 58 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |