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School patron in Kildare

Archbishop of Dublin

Schools in County Kildare under this patron.

Other patrons in Kildare Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 52 Educate Together · 5 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 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
29
of 101 in Kildare
Pupils
8,967
31% of Kildare's pupils
Average school size
309.2
Kildare: 287.1
Average class size
22.90
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

29 schools with figures for both years

13fell by 10% or more
9within 10%
7grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 9Down 10 to 25% · 4Within 10% · 9Up 10 to 25% · 6Up 25% or more · 1

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Straffan N SNaas, Co. Kildare 308 → 401 +30.2%
  2. 2 Scoil Phadraig NaofaBaile Átha Í, Co. Kildare 494 → 592 +19.8%
  3. 3 S N Rath MorNaas, Co. Kildare 259 → 308 +18.9%
  4. 4 San Carlo Senior N SLeixlip, Co. Kildare 254 → 301 +18.5%
  5. 5 S N MhuireNaas, Co. Kildare 183 → 216 +18.0%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Churchtown N SAthy, Co. Kildare 116 → 55 −52.6%
  2. 2 Scoil Naomh BridCelbridge, Co. Kildare 498 → 240 −51.8%
  3. 3 S N Naomh LorcainAthy, Co. Kildare 54 → 34 −37.0%
  4. 4 S N Cill CaeAthy, Co. Kildare 74 → 49 −33.8%
  5. 5 S N IdeAthy, Co. Kildare 206 → 139 −32.5%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.90
Mainstream classes
381
Classes of 30 or more
10
Schools with a class of 30+
6

Teachers

Teachers in the 29 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
381
Up 86 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 13%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 589
Estimate: 381 class teachers, 29 principals and deputies, 140 special education and 39 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
516
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 2
3 schools gained a class teacher, 2 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

29 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Aghards N SCelbridge 19794V 660
−5.4%
25 26.40 28 0
Presentation Girls Primary SchoolMaynooth 00779U 621
+15.0%
26 23.65 28 0
St Brigids N SKilcullen 19675N 598
−5.7%
26 22.31 26 0
Maynooth B N SMaynooth 17341U 595
+13.3%
24 24.29 27 0
Scoil Phadraig NaofaBaile Átha Í 16705E 592
+19.8%
26 22.08 28 0
Scoil Mhichil NaofaAthy 18288B 496
−25.9%
24 18.54 22 0
Scoil Ui FhiaichMaigh Nuad 20058T 459
−4.2%
19 24.16 30 2
Scoil na MainistreachCelbridge 18551N 455
−16.8%
19 23.32 28 0
Straffan N SNaas 18644U 401
+30.2%
16 24.69 29 0
Scoil C.ui DhalaighLéim an Bhradáin 19680G 376
−15.9%
16 23.12 30 2
Scoil Naomh PadraigCelbridge 20257C 374
−3.4%
16 23.38 28 0
Scoil DiarmadaCastledermot 19786W 344
−3.9%
14 23.71 29 0
S N Rath MorNaas 01821V 308
+18.9%
13 23.69 30 1
San Carlo Senior N SLeixlip 19875V 301
+18.5%
12 24.42 28 0
Scoil BhrideLeixlip 19407L 295
−7.5%
12 24.08 28 0
Scoil MhuireLeixlip 19459H 289
−9.4%
11 25.18 31 3
San Carlo Junior NSLeixlip 19653D 265
−6.0%
11 23.18 27 0
Scoil Eoin PhoilLeixlip 19684O 264
−16.7%
11 22.91 32 1
St Laurences N SAthy 09414C 259
−17.5%
11 22.45 31 1
Scoil Naomh BridCelbridge 16566Q 240
−51.8%
10 23.00 27 0
S N MhuireNaas 18055B 216
+18.0%
9 23.33 29 0
S N IdeAthy 17650K 139
−32.5%
6 21.17 24 0
S N Colmcill NaofaAthy 17787O 129
−3.7%
6 21.50 29 0
Kilberry N SAthy 13165G 84
−25.0%
4 21.00 24 0
Churchtown N SAthy 07790U 55
−52.6%
3 18.33 21 0
S N Naomh IosephKilcullen 18378C 51
−31.1%
3 13.00 15 0
S N Cill CaeAthy 17714K 49
−33.8%
3 16.33 20 0
S N Naomh LorcainAthy 18063A 34
−37.0%
3 11.33 16 0
Ballyroe Central N SAthy 19425N 18
−33.3%
2 9.00 11 0