Almhaine N S
Naas · Roll number 17567A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 184
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −24%
- Down 57 from 241 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 91 / 93
- 49% 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
184 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 | 26 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 20.5 |
| Senior Infants | 24 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22.0 |
| 1st Class | 39 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 25.0 |
| 2nd Class | 24 | 40 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 24.3 |
| 3rd Class | 32 | 24 | 40 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 26.7 |
| 4th Class | 31 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 27 | 28.5 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 29 | 33 | 27 | 37 | 29 | 30.7 |
| 6th Class | 23 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 29.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
18 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 21 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2024/25
- 21Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
24 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 24Junior Infants2023/24
- 21Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
28 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 21 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2022/23
- 21Senior Infants2023/24
- 211st Class2024/25
- 212nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
19 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 18 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2021/22
- 18Senior Infants2022/23
- 171st Class2023/24
- 172nd Class2024/25
- 183rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 26Junior Infants2020/21
- 27Senior Infants2021/22
- 281st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 273rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
24 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 24Senior Infants2020/21
- 221st Class2021/22
- 212nd Class2022/23
- 193rd Class2023/24
- 224th Class2024/25
- 295th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
39 in 1st Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 391st Class2020/21
- 402nd Class2021/22
- 403rd Class2022/23
- 344th Class2023/24
- 375th Class2024/25
- 376th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
24 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 242nd Class2020/21
- 243rd Class2021/22
- 244th Class2022/23
- 275th Class2023/24
- 286th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
32 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 323rd Class2020/21
- 334th Class2021/22
- 335th Class2022/23
- 326th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
31 in 4th Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 314th Class2020/21
- 295th Class2021/22
- 316th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 286th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +162nd Class in 2021/22 (24 to 40)
- −213rd Class in 2023/24 (40 to 19)
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 Almhaine 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
13.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers107.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.3
3 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4.66 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 Almhaine N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almhaine N SThis school | – | 184 |
−23.7%
|
|
| 1 | S N Baile Roibeaird4.0 km · Robertstown | 4.0 km | 173 |
−26.1%
|
| 2 | S N Brighde4.0 km · Newbridge | 4.0 km | 229 |
+9.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School4.8 km · Naas | 4.8 km | 263 | – |
| 4 | S N Coill Dubh6.2 km · Naas | 6.2 km | 182 |
+14.5%
|
| 5 | Scoil na Naomh Uilig6.3 km · Newbridge | 6.3 km | 589 |
+11.1%
|
| 6 | St Patricks N S7.5 km · Newbridge · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 7.5 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
- Perpetua McDonagh
- Phone
- 045860043
- [email protected]
- Address
- Kilmeague, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 AX99
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
- Newbridge
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 | 184 | 91 | 93 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 37 |
| 2024/25 | 191 | 99 | 92 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 37 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 197 | 107 | 90 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 34 | 27 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | 223 | 116 | 107 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 40 | 24 | 33 | 31 |
| 2021/22 | 222 | 103 | 119 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 40 | 24 | 33 | 29 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | 228 | 111 | 117 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 23 |
| 2019/20 | 225 | 108 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 243 | 123 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 241 | 124 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 244 | 118 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 241 | 114 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 238 | 116 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 235 | 118 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 230 | 111 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 231 | 115 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 229 | 107 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 219 | 104 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 211 | 103 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 197 | 99 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 188 | 97 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 177 | 92 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 175 | 93 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 175 | 93 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 163 | 85 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 150 | 80 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 155 | 78 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 160 | 79 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 171 | 80 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 180 | 81 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 180 | 87 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 179 | 87 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 181 | 89 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 172 | 84 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 145 | 75 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 136 | 74 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 126 | 71 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 112 | 65 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 101 | 56 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 102 | 52 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 109 | 51 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 105 | 49 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 120 | 60 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |