Scoil Bride
The Curragh · Roll number 13350B
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 304
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 26 from 330 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 144 / 160
- 47% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
304 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 45 | 43 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 35.2 |
| Senior Infants | 29 | 47 | 43 | 49 | 25 | 26 | 36.5 |
| 1st Class | 46 | 29 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 24 | 40.5 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 46 | 29 | 48 | 45 | 50 | 41.5 |
| 3rd Class | 34 | 30 | 46 | 30 | 52 | 47 | 39.8 |
| 4th Class | 31 | 34 | 28 | 49 | 30 | 50 | 37.0 |
| 5th Class | 49 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 51 | 30 | 37.3 |
| 6th Class | 49 | 49 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 51 | 40.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
25 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 26 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 25Junior Infants2024/25
- 26Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 24 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 241st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
47 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 50 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 47Junior Infants2022/23
- 49Senior Infants2023/24
- 491st Class2024/25
- 502nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
43 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 47 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2021/22
- 43Senior Infants2022/23
- 461st Class2023/24
- 452nd Class2024/25
- 473rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 50 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2020/21
- 47Senior Infants2021/22
- 491st Class2022/23
- 482nd Class2023/24
- 523rd Class2024/25
- 504th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 292nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 304th Class2024/25
- 305th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
46 in 1st Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 461st Class2020/21
- 462nd Class2021/22
- 463rd Class2022/23
- 494th Class2023/24
- 515th Class2024/25
- 516th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 303rd Class2021/22
- 284th Class2022/23
- 285th Class2023/24
- 286th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
34 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 343rd Class2020/21
- 344th Class2021/22
- 345th Class2022/23
- 346th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
31 in 4th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 314th Class2020/21
- 325th Class2021/22
- 326th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
49 in 5th Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 495th Class2020/21
- 496th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +235th Class in 2024/25 (28 to 51)
- −251st Class in 2025/26 (49 to 24)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Scoil Bride, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
16.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers92.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.7
3.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.7 special education teachers and 3.5 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Scoil Bride, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil BrideThis school | – | 304 |
−7.9%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Chill Dara1.2 km · Newbridge · Gaelscoil | 1.2 km | 288 |
−33.6%
|
| 2 | Newbridge Educate Together NS1.3 km · The Curragh · Multi-denominational | 1.3 km | 406 |
+2.3%
|
| 3 | St. Catherine of Sienna1.9 km · Kildare · Some subjects through Irish · DEIS | 1.9 km | 151 | – |
| 4 | Scoil Mhuire2.9 km · Newbridge · DEIS | 2.9 km | 389 |
−5.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire Junior2.9 km · Newbridge · DEIS | 2.9 km | 333 |
−21.3%
|
| 6 | St Patricks N S3.3 km · Newbridge · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 3.3 km | 187 |
−12.6%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Marion Sherlock
- Phone
- 045441645
- [email protected]
- Address
- Athgarvan, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, R56 A436
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Planning area
- Curragh
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 304 | 144 | 160 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 30 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 305 | 142 | 163 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 45 | 52 | 30 | 51 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 309 | 142 | 167 | 25 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 30 | 49 | 28 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | 308 | 152 | 156 | 47 | 43 | 49 | 29 | 46 | 28 | 34 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | 310 | 155 | 155 | 43 | 47 | 29 | 46 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 49 |
| 2020/21 | 314 | 152 | 162 | 45 | 29 | 46 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 49 |
| 2019/20 | 318 | 152 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 320 | 159 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 314 | 140 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 333 | 156 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 330 | 158 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 325 | 151 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 318 | 144 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 319 | 152 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 304 | 150 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 303 | 146 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 308 | 151 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 295 | 147 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 302 | 146 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 307 | 149 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 316 | 155 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 286 | 145 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 277 | 139 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 275 | 139 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 273 | 140 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 272 | 133 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 272 | 130 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 283 | 140 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 276 | 144 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 274 | 131 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 264 | 122 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 264 | 126 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 259 | 128 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 197 | 96 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 196 | 95 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 207 | 99 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 209 | 111 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 207 | 107 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 205 | 102 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 186 | 91 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 192 | 95 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 176 | 79 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |