S N Brighde
Kill · Roll number 17662R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 744
- +30 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +19%
- Up 120 from 624 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 384 / 360
- 52% 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
744 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 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 85 | 99 | 82.3 |
| Senior Infants | 79 | 82 | 76 | 81 | 93 | 88 | 83.2 |
| 1st Class | 80 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 98 | 83.7 |
| 2nd Class | 77 | 81 | 82 | 87 | 82 | 87 | 82.7 |
| 3rd Class | 75 | 77 | 80 | 87 | 89 | 82 | 81.7 |
| 4th Class | 88 | 76 | 80 | 87 | 97 | 94 | 87.0 |
| 5th Class | 87 | 89 | 76 | 85 | 94 | 98 | 88.2 |
| 6th Class | 83 | 86 | 95 | 79 | 88 | 98 | 88.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
85 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 88 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 85Junior Infants2024/25
- 88Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
80 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 98 in 1st Class (2025/26): 18 pupils more.
- 80Junior Infants2023/24
- 93Senior Infants2024/25
- 981st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
77 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 87 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 77Junior Infants2022/23
- 81Senior Infants2023/24
- 811st Class2024/25
- 872nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
74 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 82 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 74Junior Infants2021/22
- 76Senior Infants2022/23
- 801st Class2023/24
- 822nd Class2024/25
- 823rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
79 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 94 in 4th Class (2025/26): 15 pupils more.
- 79Junior Infants2020/21
- 82Senior Infants2021/22
- 831st Class2022/23
- 872nd Class2023/24
- 893rd Class2024/25
- 944th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
79 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 98 in 5th Class (2025/26): 19 pupils more.
- 79Senior Infants2020/21
- 801st Class2021/22
- 822nd Class2022/23
- 873rd Class2023/24
- 974th Class2024/25
- 985th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
80 in 1st Class (2020/21), 98 in 6th Class (2025/26): 18 pupils more.
- 801st Class2020/21
- 812nd Class2021/22
- 803rd Class2022/23
- 874th Class2023/24
- 945th Class2024/25
- 986th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
77 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 88 in 6th Class (2024/25): 11 pupils more.
- 772nd Class2020/21
- 773rd Class2021/22
- 804th Class2022/23
- 855th Class2023/24
- 886th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
75 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 753rd Class2020/21
- 764th Class2021/22
- 765th Class2022/23
- 796th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
88 in 4th Class (2020/21), 95 in 6th Class (2022/23): 7 pupils more.
- 884th Class2020/21
- 895th Class2021/22
- 956th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
87 in 5th Class (2020/21), 86 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 875th Class2020/21
- 866th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +171st Class in 2025/26 (81 to 98)
- −166th Class in 2023/24 (95 to 79)
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 S N Brighde, 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
43.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 43 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 30 mainstream classes 30
- 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 teachers232.5 hours of support teaching a week 9.3
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 9.9 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.83 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 S N Brighde, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N BrighdeThis school | – | 744 |
+19.2%
|
|
| 1 | S N Rath Mor5.0 km · Naas | 5.0 km | 308 |
+18.9%
|
| 2 | St Annes National School5.3 km · Straffan | 5.3 km | 329 |
+20.5%
|
| 3 | St Laurences National School5.3 km · Sallins | 5.3 km | 646 |
−8.6%
|
| 4 | Scoil Bríd5.8 km · Naas | 5.8 km | 612 |
−13.6%
|
| 5 | Mercy Convent Primary School6.3 km · Naas | 6.3 km | 607 |
−13.8%
|
| 6 | An Linbh Iosa6.4 km · Naas | 6.4 km | 401 |
−2.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Carmel Linehan
- Phone
- 045877592
- [email protected]
- Address
- Kill, Co. Kildare, W91 PF85
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
- Naas
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 | 744 | 384 | 360 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 87 | 82 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 714 | 366 | 348 | 85 | 93 | 81 | 82 | 89 | 97 | 94 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 671 | 332 | 339 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 79 |
| 2022/23 | 654 | 322 | 332 | 77 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 95 |
| 2021/22 | 652 | 319 | 333 | 74 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 89 | 86 |
| 2020/21 | 655 | 314 | 341 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 88 | 87 | 83 |
| 2019/20 | 664 | 314 | 350 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 646 | 306 | 340 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 644 | 307 | 337 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 624 | 297 | 327 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 624 | 299 | 325 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 619 | 294 | 325 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 602 | 282 | 320 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 591 | 278 | 313 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 560 | 260 | 300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 546 | 247 | 299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 535 | 250 | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 520 | 249 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 497 | 236 | 261 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 454 | 217 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 426 | 205 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 418 | 216 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 413 | 217 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 387 | 207 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 360 | 184 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 332 | 173 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 331 | 166 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 305 | 149 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 306 | 145 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 281 | 133 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 286 | 123 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 319 | 144 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 325 | 142 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 399 | 199 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 397 | 188 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 431 | 205 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 413 | 212 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 407 | 209 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 392 | 208 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 387 | 202 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 338 | 170 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 305 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 281 | 143 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |