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School patron in Kildare

Kildare & Wicklow ETB

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 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
2
of 101 in Kildare
Pupils
447
2% of Kildare's pupils
Average school size
223.5
Kildare: 287.1
Average class size
24.83
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

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

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

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 364 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
24.83
Mainstream classes
18
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 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 14 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 343%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 27
Estimate: 18 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 8 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
21
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

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Naas Community National SchoolNaas 20351R 364
+48.6%
14 26.00 28 0
Brannoxtown Community N SNaas 16817P 83
+29.7%
4 20.75 23 0