Maynooth B N S
Maynooth · Roll number 17341U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 595
- −18 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +13%
- Up 70 from 525 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 0 / 595
- 0% 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
595 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 | 76 | 85 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 72.8 |
| Senior Infants | 62 | 74 | 85 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 73.3 |
| 1st Class | 81 | 58 | 73 | 85 | 68 | 79 | 74.0 |
| 2nd Class | 77 | 78 | 62 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 74.8 |
| 3rd Class | 71 | 76 | 76 | 65 | 80 | 82 | 75.0 |
| 4th Class | 76 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 66 | 79 | 75.3 |
| 5th Class | 66 | 79 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 71 | 75.7 |
| 6th Class | 83 | 68 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 78.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
72 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 69 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 72Junior Infants2024/25
- 69Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
73 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 79 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 73Junior Infants2023/24
- 76Senior Infants2024/25
- 791st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
70 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 74 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 70Junior Infants2022/23
- 74Senior Infants2023/24
- 681st Class2024/25
- 742nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
85 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 82 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 85Junior Infants2021/22
- 85Senior Infants2022/23
- 851st Class2023/24
- 802nd Class2024/25
- 823rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
76 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 79 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 76Junior Infants2020/21
- 74Senior Infants2021/22
- 731st Class2022/23
- 782nd Class2023/24
- 803rd Class2024/25
- 794th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
62 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 71 in 5th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 62Senior Infants2020/21
- 581st Class2021/22
- 622nd Class2022/23
- 653rd Class2023/24
- 664th Class2024/25
- 715th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
81 in 1st Class (2020/21), 80 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 811st Class2020/21
- 782nd Class2021/22
- 763rd Class2022/23
- 804th Class2023/24
- 805th Class2024/25
- 806th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
77 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 81 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 772nd Class2020/21
- 763rd Class2021/22
- 794th Class2022/23
- 815th Class2023/24
- 816th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
71 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 80 in 6th Class (2023/24): 9 pupils more.
- 713rd Class2020/21
- 724th Class2021/22
- 775th Class2022/23
- 806th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
76 in 4th Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 764th Class2020/21
- 795th Class2021/22
- 796th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
66 in 5th Class (2020/21), 68 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 665th Class2020/21
- 686th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +162nd Class in 2023/24 (62 to 78)
- −231st Class in 2021/22 (81 to 58)
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 Maynooth B N S, 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
37.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 37 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers235 hours of support teaching a week 9.4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
11.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 9.1 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 11.5 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 Maynooth B N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maynooth B N SThis school | – | 595 |
+13.3%
|
|
| 1 | Presentation Girls Primary School0.5 km · Maynooth · Girls | 0.5 km | 621 |
+15.0%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Ruairí1.2 km · Maigh Nuad · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 1.2 km | 173 | – |
| 3 | Maynooth Educate Together National School1.8 km · Maynooth · Multi-denominational | 1.8 km | 415 |
+85.3%
|
| 4 | Scoil Ui Fhiaich1.8 km · Maigh Nuad · Gaelscoil | 1.8 km | 459 |
−4.2%
|
| 5 | Scoil Oilibheir Naofa4.8 km · Kilcloon | 4.8 km | 225 |
+2.7%
|
| 6 | Aghards N S4.9 km · Celbridge | 4.9 km | 660 |
−5.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Daniel Kirwan
- Phone
- 016293021
- [email protected]
- Address
- Moyglare Road, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, W23 Y598
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Maynooth
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 | 595 | 0 | 595 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 613 | – | 613 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 80 | 80 | 66 | 80 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 626 | 0 | 626 | 73 | 74 | 85 | 78 | 65 | 80 | 81 | 80 |
| 2022/23 | 610 | – | 610 | 70 | 85 | 73 | 62 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 79 |
| 2021/22 | 590 | – | 590 | 85 | 74 | 58 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 79 | 68 |
| 2020/21 | 592 | – | 592 | 76 | 62 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 76 | 66 | 83 |
| 2019/20 | 570 | – | 570 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 574 | – | 574 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 561 | – | 561 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 543 | 0 | 543 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 525 | 0 | 525 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 527 | 0 | 527 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 497 | 0 | 497 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 490 | 0 | 490 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 482 | 0 | 482 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 465 | 0 | 465 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 473 | 0 | 473 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 476 | 0 | 476 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 454 | 0 | 454 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 412 | 0 | 412 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 420 | 0 | 420 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 452 | 0 | 452 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 416 | 0 | 416 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 453 | 0 | 453 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 450 | 0 | 450 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 429 | 0 | 429 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 424 | 0 | 424 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 414 | 0 | 414 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 390 | 0 | 390 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 384 | 0 | 384 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 423 | – | 423 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 425 | – | 425 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 392 | – | 392 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 467 | 0 | 467 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 450 | 0 | 450 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 436 | 0 | 436 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 438 | 0 | 438 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 399 | 0 | 399 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 377 | 0 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 353 | 0 | 353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 282 | 0 | 282 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 165 | 0 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |