S N Cruachain
via Boyle · Roll number 18012G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 173
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +4%
- Up 7 from 166 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 77 / 96
- 45% girls
Pupils since 1974
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
173 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 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 17.0 |
| Senior Infants | 23 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 17.7 |
| 1st Class | 22 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 17.8 |
| 2nd Class | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19.3 |
| 3rd Class | 9 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18.2 |
| 4th Class | 24 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19.7 |
| 5th Class | 20 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 20.7 |
| 6th Class | 16 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 18.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 23 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 23Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
9 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 11 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 9Junior Infants2023/24
- 9Senior Infants2024/25
- 111st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
20 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 21 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 20Junior Infants2022/23
- 18Senior Infants2023/24
- 181st Class2024/25
- 212nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
16 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 19 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 16Junior Infants2021/22
- 15Senior Infants2022/23
- 161st Class2023/24
- 172nd Class2024/25
- 193rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2020/21
- 18Senior Infants2021/22
- 171st Class2022/23
- 172nd Class2023/24
- 183rd Class2024/25
- 224th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 31 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 23Senior Infants2020/21
- 231st Class2021/22
- 222nd Class2022/23
- 233rd Class2023/24
- 234th Class2024/25
- 315th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
22 in 1st Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 221st Class2020/21
- 222nd Class2021/22
- 233rd Class2022/23
- 234th Class2023/24
- 235th Class2024/25
- 266th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
17 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 172nd Class2020/21
- 173rd Class2021/22
- 164th Class2022/23
- 165th Class2023/24
- 166th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
9 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 93rd Class2020/21
- 104th Class2021/22
- 125th Class2022/23
- 136th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
24 in 4th Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 244th Class2020/21
- 225th Class2021/22
- 226th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
20 in 5th Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 205th Class2020/21
- 206th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +14Senior Infants in 2025/26 (9 to 23)
- −144th Class in 2021/22 (24 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 S N Cruachain, 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
16.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers70 hours of support teaching a week 2.8
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes and an early intervention class 5
13.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 29 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.9 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 13.66 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 S N Cruachain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N CruachainThis school | – | 173 |
+4.2%
|
|
| 1 | S N Michil Naofa5.1 km · Carrick-on-Shannon | 5.1 km | 24 |
−22.6%
|
| 2 | S N Naomh Eoin5.9 km · Boyle | 5.9 km | 47 |
+20.5%
|
| 3 | Abbeycarton NS7.0 km · Elphin · DEIS | 7.0 km | 138 |
−13.8%
|
| 4 | Grange N S7.2 km · Boyle | 7.2 km | 32 |
+6.7%
|
| 5 | Aughrim N S7.4 km · Carrick-on-Shannon | 7.4 km | 31 |
−24.4%
|
| 6 | Abbey Primary School8.8 km · Roscommon | 8.8 km | 427 | – |
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
- Gary Kelleher
- Phone
- 0719668366
- [email protected]
- Address
- Carrowmore, Croghan, via Boyle, Co. Roscommon, F52 NH72
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Elphin
- 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
- Roscommon County Council
- Planning area
- Boyle
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
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 173 | 77 | 96 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 171 | 77 | 94 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 165 | 67 | 98 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | 176 | 72 | 104 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 22 |
| 2021/22 | 173 | 71 | 102 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 20 |
| 2020/21 | 174 | 67 | 107 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| 2019/20 | 177 | 75 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 168 | 71 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 170 | 78 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 173 | 87 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 166 | 85 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 147 | 77 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 134 | 68 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 121 | 61 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 113 | 54 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 114 | 55 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 96 | 48 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 82 | 39 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 67 | 33 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 55 | 27 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 44 | 19 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 45 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 45 | 19 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 42 | 15 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 44 | 13 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 49 | 16 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 53 | 19 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 52 | 19 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 51 | 21 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 53 | 21 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 58 | 27 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 52 | 27 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 60 | 32 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 53 | 15 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 60 | 17 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 57 | 17 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 57 | 19 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 57 | 24 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 62 | – | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 76 | 36 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 66 | 34 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 66 | 37 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |