Cloghroe National School
Cork
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 537 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 258 girls, 279 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 07242M the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Enrolment at Cloghroe National School stands at 537 pupils, taught in classes from Junior Infants through to Sixth Class. The school is co-educational, Catholic and located in Co. Cork. Facilities on the grounds include a hall known as Halla Uí Chonaill, an astroturf surface, a playing pitch, yards, a library and a computer room. Games and sports organised at the school include basketball, soccer, athletics, swimming and Gaelic games through Sciath na Scol, while music and performance take in dance, drama, Scór na bPáistí and Cór Fhéile. Gardening and quiz teams also run. The school holds the Active School Flag and works through Green Schools and Creative Schools, and links with schools elsewhere in Europe were formed under the Comenius programme. Restorative practice is used in the school. An after-school club and a homework club operate on site, and fundraising runs through a parents association and a school lotto.
Applying to Cloghroe National School
For a September 2027 place, a school's formal admissions process cannot begin before 1 October 2026. The school sets its own opening and closing dates in its annual admission notice.
National term dates 2026/27
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide primary school dates apply broadly to Cloghroe National School. Individual schools set their own discretionary closure days, confirm exact dates with the school.
- October Mid-Term Break: Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct 2026
- Christmas Holidays: Wed 23 Dec 2026 – Tue 5 Jan 2027
- February Mid-Term Break: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (post-primary schools: Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027)
- Easter Holidays: Mon 22 Mar – Sun 4 Apr 2027
Primary schools close for the last two days of the February mid-term week and may use discretionary days to take the full week, so their break can be shorter than post-primary schools'.
Frequently asked questions about Cloghroe National School
How many pupils attend Cloghroe National School?
Cloghroe National School has 537 pupils enrolled, 258 girls and 279 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Cloghroe National School a DEIS school?
No. Cloghroe National School is not part of DEIS, the Department of Education programme of additional supports for schools serving communities at risk of educational disadvantage. Not holding DEIS status says nothing about how good a school is, only about the profile of the community it serves.
What is the ethos of Cloghroe National School?
Cloghroe National School has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.