Scoil Chroí Íosa
Scoil Chroí Íosa is a primary school in Cork. 286 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Cloyne |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 286 (131 boys, 155 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 20399W |
| Eircode | T23E722 |
| Address | St Anne's Road, Blarney, Co. Cork |
Special classes
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 1 × Specific Speech and Language Disorder
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 classes last year.
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Blarney. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district T23 (Cork Northside) was €361,000 in 2025. That is up 41.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Blarney at 4.46 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 44% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Michael Foley |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214385865 |
| principal@scins.ie | |
| Local authority | Cork City Council |
Other schools in Blarney
- Cloghroe Mixed N S Primary school, Cork
- Firmount Mixed N S Primary school, Cork
- Gaelscoil Mhuscraí Primary school, Cork
- S N Padraig Naofa Primary school, Cork
- S N Rath Dubh Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal Secondary school, Cork
- Strawberry Hill National School Primary school, Cork
- Vicarstown Mixed N S Primary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.