St. Josephs National School Cree
Kilrush · Roll number 20570G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 38
- +1 on 2024/25
- Opened
- 2022/23
- With 34 pupils. Too new for a 10-year change.
- Girls and boys
- 15 / 23
- 39% girls
Pupils since 2022
Total enrolment each school year
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2022/23.
This year, 2025/26
38 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.
| 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6.5 |
| Senior Infants | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5.5 |
| 1st Class | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2nd Class | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 3rd Class | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 4th Class | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 5th Class | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 6th Class | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
9 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 9 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 9Junior Infants2024/25
- 9Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
5 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 5 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 5Junior Infants2023/24
- 5Senior Infants2024/25
- 51st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
6 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 5 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 6Junior Infants2022/23
- 6Senior Infants2023/24
- 61st Class2024/25
- 52nd Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2022/23
2 in Senior Infants (2022/23), 2 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 2Senior Infants2022/23
- 21st Class2023/24
- 22nd Class2024/25
- 23rd Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2022/23
4 in 1st Class (2022/23), 4 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 41st Class2022/23
- 42nd Class2023/24
- 43rd Class2024/25
- 44th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
4 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 4 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 42nd Class2022/23
- 43rd Class2023/24
- 54th Class2024/25
- 45th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2022/23
3 in 3rd Class (2022/23), 3 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 33rd Class2022/23
- 34th Class2023/24
- 35th Class2024/25
- 36th Class2025/26
In 4th Class in 2022/23
3 in 4th Class (2022/23), 3 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 34th Class2022/23
- 35th Class2023/24
- 36th Class2024/25
In 5th Class in 2022/23
7 in 5th Class (2022/23), 7 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 75th Class2022/23
- 76th Class2023/24
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +4Senior Infants in 2023/24 (2 to 6)
- −45th Class in 2023/24 (7 to 3)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2022/23 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, 2022/23 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St. Josephs National School Cree, 2022/23 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
3.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 4 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 3 mainstream classes 3
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers20 hours of support teaching a week 0.8
0.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 0.8 special education teachers and 0.5 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2022/23
Teachers each school year, by role
From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. 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 St. Josephs National School Cree, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Josephs National School CreeThis school | – | 38 | – | |
| 1 | Clohanes N S3.8 km · Mullagh | 3.8 km | 22 |
−48.8%
|
| 2 | Cooraclare B N S4.7 km · Kilrush | 4.7 km | 78 |
−30.4%
|
| 3 | Mullach N S5.9 km · Ennis · DEIS | 5.9 km | 53 |
−14.5%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mhichil6.2 km · Kilrush | 6.2 km | 66 |
+88.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil an Sraith S N6.4 km · Doonbeg · DEIS | 6.4 km | 15 |
−42.3%
|
| 6 | Doonbeg N S6.8 km · Doonbeg | 6.8 km | 63 |
+53.7%
|
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
- Deirdre Reidy
- Phone
- 0659059384
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cree, Kilrush, V15 YD63
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Killaloe
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Clare County Council
- Planning area
- Kilmihill
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
4 school years from 2022/23 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2022/23.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |