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School patron in Kildare

An Foras Pátrúnachta

Schools in County Kildare under this patron.

Other patrons in Kildare Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 52 Archbishop of Dublin · 29 Educate Together · 5 Kildare & Wicklow ETB · 2 Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI · 4 Friends of Killashee School Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Joint patronage between the Minister for Defence and the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 1 Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI · 1 Minister for Education & Skills · 1
Schools
5
of 101 in Kildare
Pupils
1,212
4% of Kildare's pupils
Average school size
242.4
Kildare: 287.1
Average class size
23.80
Kildare: 23.56

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

3 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

2fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 0

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 388 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
23.80
Mainstream classes
50
Classes of 30 or more
7
Schools with a class of 30+
4

Teachers

Teachers in the 5 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
50
Up 29 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 124%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 77
Estimate: 50 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 19 special education and 4 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
55
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 1
1 school gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

5 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Gaelscoil Nas na RioghAn Nás 20159C 385
−4.0%
16 23.81 28 0
Gaelscoil Chill DaraNewbridge 20023A 288
−33.6%
13 21.69 33 1
Gaelscoil Mhic AodhaBaile Chill Dara 20428D 215
+283.9%
8 26.88 32 2
Gaelscoil RuairíMaigh Nuad 20527F 173 – 7 23.86 30 2
Gaelscoil Átha ÍBaile Átha Í 20192A 151
−30.7%
6 24.17 32 2