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Corcreagh N.S.

PrimaryCatholic

Corcreagh, Shercock, Co. Cavan · A81 YR59 · Roll number 13811L

Corcreagh N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Carrickmacross. Every school in and around Carrickmacross →

Pupils
34
September, 2025/26
14 girls, 20 boys
Since 2019/20
−11%
from 38 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Clogher
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Corcreagh N.S.

  • A small primary school: 34 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−11%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Carrickmacross’s outline, 7.8 km away; listed with Carrickmacross, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Corcreagh N.S. had 34 pupils in 2025/26, against 34 in 2015/16 (+0%). Girls are 41% of them. Its largest roll was 38, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.

0102030402015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for Corcreagh N.S.

Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.

What the Department of Education does publish for Corcreagh N.S. is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.

Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Corcreagh N.S.

The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗

Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.

Getting in

Getting a place at Corcreagh N.S.

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to Corcreagh N.S. directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.

A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.

Pupils
34
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−11%
from 38 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Corcreagh N.S. has shrunk by 11% since 2019/20. All the schools around Carrickmacross together changed by +8%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Corcreagh−11%
The primary schools around Carrickmacross−6%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.

Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 4 have more pupils than Corcreagh N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −11%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.

Corcreagh34
Searcog I183
Scoil Phadraig142
S.N. Blaithin Iosa27
Corlea9
Drumgossatt75
Lisdoonan150
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Corcreagh N.S.34−11%CatholicEnglish
Searcog I N.S.183−8%CatholicEnglish2.3 km
Scoil Phadraig142−5%CatholicEnglish3.3 km
S.N. Blaithin Iosa27−34%CatholicEnglish4.7 km
Corlea N.S.9−70%CatholicEnglish✓5.3 km
Drumgossatt N.S.75−18%CatholicEnglish6.9 km
Lisdoonan N.S.150+3%CatholicEnglish8.1 km
The other 57 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Scoil Rois260+6%CatholicAll in Irish9.4 km
Bunscoil Louis Naofa258−7%CatholicEnglish9.5 km
St Joseph's National School234−17%CatholicEnglish9.6 km
Naomh Oliver Plunkett255+4%CatholicSome subjects in Irish9.7 km
Latton161−11%CatholicEnglish11 km
St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon37−24%CatholicEnglish11 km
Naomh Micheal108+42%CatholicEnglish11 km
Scoil Bride106−29%CatholicEnglish12 km
St Patricks N.S.140+8%CatholicEnglish13 km
Scoil Naoimh Eanna203−6%CatholicEnglish14 km
Annalitten N.S.37+54%CatholicEnglish14 km
Doohamlet N.S.134+5%CatholicEnglish15 km
Ballybay Central N.S.66+27%PresbyterianEnglish✓16 km
Scoil Éanna228+2%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Scoil Mhuire BNS183+8%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Castleblayney Convent National School155+11%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Castleblayney Convent Infants National School197+9%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
S.N. Cholmcille103+29%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Gaelscoil Lorgan159+9%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish16 km
Scoil Mhuire76−5%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Rockcorry N.S.34+21%Church of IrelandEnglish17 km
Castleblayney Cent N.S.10−50%PresbyterianEnglish18 km
Scoil Naomh Deagha286+22%CatholicEnglish18 km
Annyalla National School195−5%CatholicEnglish19 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig87+7%CatholicEnglish✓20 km
Drumcorrin N.S.20+0%PresbyterianEnglish22 km
Clontibret N.S.23−41%Church of IrelandEnglish23 km
Drumacruttin N.S.15−52%Church of IrelandEnglish23 km
Corcaghan N.S.92+42%CatholicEnglish24 km
Latnamard N.S.85−9%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire202+17%CatholicEnglish25 km
Scoil Mhichil60+94%CatholicEnglish25 km
Killeevan Central N.S.101+11%CatholicEnglish27 km
Threemilehouse N.S.141+5%CatholicEnglish28 km
St. Louis Girls National School202−12%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
St Louis Infant School208−12%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
St Marys BNS229−17%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Scoil Enda69+35%CatholicEnglish29 km
Monaghan Model School199+26%Church of IrelandEnglish30 km
Scoil Mhuire99−8%CatholicEnglish30 km
Scoil Phadraig23−12%CatholicEnglish30 km
Gaelscoil Ultain373−5%CatholicAll in Irish31 km
Mhuire Gransla77+17%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
Scoil Bhrighde75+7%CatholicEnglish32 km
St Tiarnach's Primary School217−17%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Gaelscoil Éois126+11%CatholicAll in Irish✓32 km
S.N. Comhghall17−45%CatholicEnglish34 km
The Billis National School16−57%Church of IrelandEnglish34 km
Urbleshanny N.S.296+2%CatholicEnglish35 km
Scoil Mhuire86+1%CatholicEnglish35 km
St Dympnas N.S.124+46%CatholicEnglish36 km
Corr A Chrainn National School202−4%CatholicEnglish37 km
Edenmore N.S.159+2%CatholicSome subjects in Irish39 km
St Josephs N.S.60+62%CatholicEnglish39 km
Deravoy National School71+8%CatholicEnglish✓42 km
Knockconnon N.S.118−1%CatholicEnglish42 km
St Patricks N.S.33+10%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
Living nearby

Living in Carrickmacross

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€250,000
303 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,121
a month, new tenancies in 2025

Homes in the A81 Eircode area

Housing in Carrickmacross →

The median sale price rose from €235,000 in 2023 to €280,000 in 2025 (+19%).

2023€235,000
2024€255,000
2025€280,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€329,400
Second-hand homes€232,200

Property Price Register sales in the A81 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Carrickmacross

Cost of living in Carrickmacross →

New tenancies in Carrickmacross averaged €1,121 a month in 2025, against €1,020 in 2024 (+10%).

2024€1,020
2025€1,121

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

near Carrickmacross, A81 YR59

Nearby

Primary schools near Corcreagh N.S.

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Questions about Corcreagh N.S.

Is Corcreagh N.S. a good school?

We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.

How many pupils does Corcreagh N.S. have?

34 pupils in 2025/26. That is −11% since 2019/20.

Does Corcreagh N.S. teach through Irish?

No: Corcreagh N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Corcreagh N.S.?

Corcreagh N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.

How do pupils get a place at Corcreagh N.S.?

Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.

Which schools of the same kind are near Corcreagh N.S.?

The nearest are Searcog I N.S. (2.3 km), Scoil Phadraig (3.3 km) and S.N. Blaithin Iosa (4.7 km).

Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Carrickmacross; nothing here rates the school.

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).