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School patron in Kildare

Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI

Schools in County Kildare under this patron.

Other patrons in Kildare Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 52 Archbishop of Dublin · 29 Educate Together · 5 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 5 Kildare & Wicklow ETB · 2 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
4
of 101 in Kildare
Pupils
419
1% of Kildare's pupils
Average school size
104.8
Kildare: 287.1
Average class size
22.61
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

4 schools with figures for both years

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

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

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.61
Mainstream classes
18
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 4 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
18
Up 2 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 18%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 30
Estimate: 18 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 9 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
26
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

4 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Patricks N SNewbridge 13328I 187
−12.6%
8 22.62 30 2
St Davids NSNaas 11893G 98
+3.2%
4 23.00 24 0
Hewetsons N SClane 13902O 89
+3.5%
4 22.25 29 0
St. John's National SchoolMonasterevin 12182B 45
+12.5%
2 22.50 28 0