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School patron in Kildare

Educate Together

Schools in County Kildare under this patron.

Other patrons in Kildare Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 52 Archbishop of Dublin · 29 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
5
of 101 in Kildare
Pupils
1,877
6% of Kildare's pupils
Average school size
375.4
Kildare: 287.1
Average class size
25.50
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.

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

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 624 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
25.50
Mainstream classes
72
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

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
72
Up 59 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 409%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 111
Estimate: 72 class teachers, 5 principals and deputies, 27 special education and 7 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
56
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school gained a class teacher, 0 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
North Kildare Educate Together NSCelbridge 19995I 432
+57.1%
16 26.25 28 0
Kildare Town Educate Together NSKildare Town 20403K 417
+154.3%
16 25.38 27 0
Maynooth Educate Together National SchoolMaynooth 20292E 415
+85.3%
16 25.19 27 0
Newbridge Educate Together NSThe Curragh 20177E 406
+2.3%
16 25.38 28 0
Leixlip Educate Together National SchoolLeixlip 20526D 207 – 8 25.12 29 0