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School patron in Kildare

Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin

Schools in County Kildare under this patron.

Other patrons in Kildare Archbishop of Dublin · 29 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
52
of 101 in Kildare
Pupils
15,504
53% of Kildare's pupils
Average school size
298.2
Kildare: 287.1
Average class size
23.78
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

51 schools with figures for both years

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

21fell by 10% or more
19within 10%
11grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 8Down 10 to 25% · 13Within 10% · 19Up 10 to 25% · 8Up 25% or more · 3

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Scoil Chóca NaofaKilcock, Co. Kildare 337 → 467 +38.6%
  2. 2 St Josephs NSKilcock, Co. Kildare 316 → 423 +33.9%
  3. 3 S N Baile Mhic AdaimMagh Bhealaigh, Co. Kildare 68 → 85 +25.0%
  4. 4 Rathangan B N SRathangan, Co. Kildare 254 → 308 +21.3%
  5. 5 S N NMH MhuireNaas, Co. Kildare 87 → 105 +20.7%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 St Patricks NSEnfield, Co. Kildare 153 → 87 −43.1%
  2. 2 S N BrideCurragh, Co. Kildare 87 → 55 −36.8%
  3. 3 S N na Maighdine MhuireBroadford, Co. Kildare 92 → 60 −34.8%
  4. 4 S N BrighdeCarbury, Co. Kildare 91 → 60 −34.1%
  5. 5 S N Connlaodh Naofa NNewbridge, Co. Kildare 430 → 285 −33.7%

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.

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 263 pupils. It isn’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
23.78
Mainstream classes
639
Classes of 30 or more
20
Schools with a class of 30+
10

Teachers

Teachers in the 52 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
639
Up 183 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 25%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 978
Estimate: 639 class teachers, 43 principals and deputies, 243 special education and 53 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
840
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 9
2 schools gained a class teacher, 9 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

52 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary SchoolKildare Town 20427B 1,025
+2.8%
41 24.73 25 0
S N BrighdeKill 17662R 744
+19.2%
30 24.40 28 0
St Laurences National SchoolSallins 08099P 646
−8.6%
24 26.92 28 0
Scoil BrídNaas 20114D 612
−13.6%
24 24.75 28 0
Mercy Convent Primary SchoolNaas 15040T 607
−13.8%
25 23.80 29 0
Scoil na Naomh UiligNewbridge 20271T 589
+11.1%
24 23.38 26 0
Prosperous N SNaas 18515J 493
−7.7%
21 22.62 28 0
St Patricks BNSClane 19796C 488
−1.2%
19 25.05 29 0
Scoil Uí RiadaCill Choca 19897I 484
−9.2%
21 22.48 29 0
Scoil Naisiunta BhrideClane 19797E 480
+2.6%
20 23.55 28 0
Scoil Chóca NaofaKilcock 11976K 467
+38.6%
18 25.61 28 0
Scoil ChorbainNaas 17254C 460
+4.1%
20 23.00 27 0
Caragh N SNaas 18654A 454
−14.8%
17 26.41 30 3
St Josephs NSKilcock 16706G 423
+33.9%
17 24.18 27 0
An Linbh IosaNaas 19597T 401
−2.7%
17 23.24 27 0
Scoil MhuireNewbridge 19452Q 389
−5.6%
16 23.94 26 0
Monasterevan ConventMonasterevin 15769C 377
+6.8%
15 24.73 31 1
St Conleths and Marys N SNewbridge 17872F 345
−5.7%
15 22.20 25 0
Scoil Mhuire JuniorNewbridge 19550Q 333
−21.3%
15 21.80 26 0
St Annes National SchoolStraffan 17674B 329
+20.5%
14 23.07 30 1
Rathangan B N SRathangan 15957D 308
+21.3%
13 23.23 30 3
Scoil Chonnla PhadraigNewbridge 15870O 306
−11.0%
13 23.54 26 0
Scoil BrideThe Curragh 13350B 304
−7.9%
12 25.33 30 1
Scoil Bhride N SRathangan 18018S 286
−2.1%
12 23.33 27 0
S N Connlaodh Naofa NNewbridge 17873H 285
−33.7%
12 22.75 26 0
St Conleths N SCarbury 18449W 278
−13.4%
12 22.25 29 0
Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National SchoolNaas 20505S 263 – 11 23.36 28 0
Scoil Naisiunta Naomh PheadarMonasterevin 16707I 239
+2.6%
9 26.56 28 0
Ursaille NaofaNaas 17968S 236
−8.9%
10 23.60 28 0
S N BrighdeNewbridge 16654N 229
+9.0%
8 27.88 32 2
Rathcoffey N SRathcoffey South 16845U 215
−4.0%
9 23.89 31 3
S N Cill DainginMonasterevan 18675I 207
−8.0%
8 25.12 31 2
Almhaine N SNaas 17567A 184
−23.7%
8 23.00 29 0
Scoil BhrídeNurney 16345A 183
−16.4%
8 22.88 28 0
S N Coill DubhNaas 18096P 182
+14.5%
7 23.43 28 0
S N Baile RoibeairdRobertstown 18430B 173
−26.1%
7 23.86 33 2
St Brigids N SCurragh 16302F 167
−13.0%
6 26.83 30 2
S N Cloch RinnceMoyvalley 18093J 137
−26.3%
6 20.83 26 0
Ballyshannon N SKilcullen 15456E 115
+5.5%
5 23.00 24 0
Newtown NSEnfield 18650P 110
+11.1%
4 24.50 28 0
S N NMH MhuireNaas 16777G 105
+20.7%
5 21.00 28 0
S N BrideMonasterevin 18179T 101
−30.3%
5 20.20 26 0
S N Scoil TreasaEnfield 18445O 100
−20.6%
4 25.00 29 0
S N Tir MochainNaas 18666H 100
−19.4%
5 20.00 24 0
S N Cianog NaofaNaas 12998C 90
−14.3%
4 22.50 26 0
S N Oilibhear PlungleadCarbury 17995V 88
−13.7%
4 22.00 25 0
St Patricks NSEnfield 18130M 87
−43.1%
4 21.75 28 0
S N Baile Mhic AdaimMagh Bhealaigh 18092H 85
+25.0%
4 21.25 26 0
S N BrighdeCarbury 17931S 60
−34.1%
3 20.00 25 0
S N na Maighdine MhuireBroadford 18287W 60
−34.8%
3 20.00 29 0
S N BrideCurragh 18031K 55
−36.8%
3 16.33 22 0
S N na Cloiche MoireRathvilly 14643V 20
+17.6%
2 10.00 10 0