St Josephs NS
Kilcock · Roll number 16706G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 423
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +34%
- Up 107 from 316 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 190 / 233
- 45% 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
423 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 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 49 | 46 | 53 | 49.8 |
| Senior Infants | 49 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 50.7 |
| 1st Class | 45 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 50.3 |
| 2nd Class | 55 | 38 | 56 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 51.0 |
| 3rd Class | 51 | 56 | 46 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 52.7 |
| 4th Class | 62 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 55.7 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 55 | 56.2 |
| 6th Class | 46 | 57 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 53.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
46 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 49 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2024/25
- 49Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
49 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 55 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 49Junior Infants2023/24
- 54Senior Infants2024/25
- 551st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
58 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 55 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 58Junior Infants2022/23
- 55Senior Infants2023/24
- 551st Class2024/25
- 552nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
47 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 52 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 47Junior Infants2021/22
- 51Senior Infants2022/23
- 511st Class2023/24
- 522nd Class2024/25
- 523rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
46 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 53 in 4th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2020/21
- 46Senior Infants2021/22
- 461st Class2022/23
- 502nd Class2023/24
- 533rd Class2024/25
- 534th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 55 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 49Senior Infants2020/21
- 501st Class2021/22
- 562nd Class2022/23
- 583rd Class2023/24
- 564th Class2024/25
- 555th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
45 in 1st Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 451st Class2020/21
- 382nd Class2021/22
- 463rd Class2022/23
- 534th Class2023/24
- 535th Class2024/25
- 516th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
55 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 552nd Class2020/21
- 563rd Class2021/22
- 564th Class2022/23
- 575th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
51 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 513rd Class2020/21
- 544th Class2021/22
- 575th Class2022/23
- 556th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
62 in 4th Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 624th Class2020/21
- 595th Class2021/22
- 596th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 576th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +182nd Class in 2022/23 (38 to 56)
- −172nd Class in 2021/22 (55 to 38)
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 St Josephs NS, 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
26.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 27 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers167.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.7
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
10.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 10.5 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 St Josephs NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs NSThis school | – | 423 |
+33.9%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Uí Riada0.3 km · Cill Choca · Gaelscoil | 0.3 km | 484 |
−9.2%
|
| 2 | Scoil Chóca Naofa0.5 km · Kilcock | 0.5 km | 467 |
+38.6%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Ruairí4.9 km · Maigh Nuad · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 4.9 km | 173 | – |
| 4 | S N Tir Mochain5.2 km · Naas | 5.2 km | 100 |
−19.4%
|
| 5 | Maynooth B N S5.4 km · Maynooth · Boys | 5.4 km | 595 |
+13.3%
|
| 6 | St. Joseph's National School5.5 km · Kilcock | 5.5 km | 89 |
+15.6%
|
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
- Úna O' Kelly
- Phone
- 016287628
- [email protected]
- Address
- Highfield Park, Kilcock, Co. Kildare, W23 RX07
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Kilcock
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 | 423 | 190 | 233 | 53 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 424 | 193 | 231 | 46 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 428 | 195 | 233 | 49 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 58 | 53 | 57 | 55 |
| 2022/23 | 438 | 196 | 242 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 56 | 46 | 56 | 57 | 59 |
| 2021/22 | 417 | 163 | 254 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 38 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 57 |
| 2020/21 | 422 | 134 | 288 | 46 | 49 | 45 | 55 | 51 | 62 | 56 | 46 |
| 2019/20 | 401 | 101 | 300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 369 | 80 | 289 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 355 | 60 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 309 | 28 | 281 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 316 | 18 | 298 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 318 | 1 | 317 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 310 | 1 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 296 | 1 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 277 | 0 | 277 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 251 | 0 | 251 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 254 | 0 | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 247 | 0 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 236 | 0 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 244 | 0 | 244 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 209 | 0 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 201 | 0 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 210 | 0 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 209 | 0 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 214 | 0 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 210 | 0 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 195 | 0 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 195 | 0 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 204 | – | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 209 | 0 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 201 | – | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 196 | – | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 216 | – | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 252 | 0 | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 234 | 0 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 240 | 0 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 228 | 0 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 112 | 0 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 123 | 0 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 145 | 0 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 135 | 0 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 112 | 0 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |