Scoil Bhride N S
Rathangan · Roll number 18018S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 286
- −12 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −2%
- Down 6 from 292 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 286 / 0
- 100% 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
286 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 | 40 | 21 | 36 | 40 | 23 | 41 | 33.5 |
| Senior Infants | 28 | 44 | 21 | 35 | 42 | 22 | 32.0 |
| 1st Class | 40 | 30 | 45 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 35.8 |
| 2nd Class | 46 | 40 | 30 | 49 | 24 | 34 | 37.2 |
| 3rd Class | 37 | 50 | 40 | 32 | 48 | 25 | 38.7 |
| 4th Class | 38 | 38 | 50 | 42 | 33 | 47 | 41.3 |
| 5th Class | 38 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 41 | 34 | 40.5 |
| 6th Class | 42 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 53 | 42 | 42.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
23 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 22 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 23Junior Infants2024/25
- 22Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
40 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 41 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 40Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 411st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
36 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 34 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 36Junior Infants2022/23
- 35Senior Infants2023/24
- 341st Class2024/25
- 342nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
21 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 25 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2021/22
- 21Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 253rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
40 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 4th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2020/21
- 44Senior Infants2021/22
- 451st Class2022/23
- 492nd Class2023/24
- 483rd Class2024/25
- 474th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 34 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 28Senior Infants2020/21
- 301st Class2021/22
- 302nd Class2022/23
- 323rd Class2023/24
- 334th Class2024/25
- 345th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
40 in 1st Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 401st Class2020/21
- 402nd Class2021/22
- 403rd Class2022/23
- 424th Class2023/24
- 415th Class2024/25
- 426th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
46 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 462nd Class2020/21
- 503rd Class2021/22
- 504th Class2022/23
- 525th Class2023/24
- 536th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
37 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 373rd Class2020/21
- 384th Class2021/22
- 405th Class2022/23
- 406th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
38 in 4th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 384th Class2020/21
- 385th Class2021/22
- 426th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
38 in 5th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 385th Class2020/21
- 386th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +192nd Class in 2023/24 (30 to 49)
- −252nd Class in 2024/25 (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 Bhride 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
18.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers105 hours of support teaching a week 4.2
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4.75 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.1 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4.75 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 Bhride N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bhride N SThis school | – | 286 |
−2.1%
|
|
| 1 | Rathangan B N S1.0 km · Rathangan · Boys | 1.0 km | 308 |
+21.3%
|
| 2 | S N Bride6.4 km · Monasterevin | 6.4 km | 101 |
−30.3%
|
| 3 | S N Naomh Brogain7.2 km · Rathanagan · DEIS | 7.2 km | 72 |
−20.0%
|
| 4 | Clonbullogue N S7.8 km · Clonbullogue | 7.8 km | 84 |
−19.2%
|
| 5 | S N Brighde8.7 km · Newbridge | 8.7 km | 229 |
+9.0%
|
| 6 | St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School9.1 km · Kildare Town · DEIS | 9.1 km | 1,025 |
+2.8%
|
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
- Maria Rogerson
- Phone
- 045524540
- [email protected]
- Address
- Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 FP93
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
- Rathangan
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 | 286 | 286 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 47 | 34 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 298 | 298 | – | 23 | 42 | 34 | 24 | 48 | 33 | 41 | 53 |
| 2023/24 | 315 | 315 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 49 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 40 |
| 2022/23 | 304 | 304 | – | 36 | 21 | 45 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 299 | 299 | – | 21 | 44 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | 309 | 309 | – | 40 | 28 | 40 | 46 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 42 |
| 2019/20 | 296 | 296 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 302 | 302 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 295 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 281 | 281 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 292 | 292 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 298 | 298 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 289 | 289 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 321 | 285 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 336 | 271 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 342 | 273 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 336 | 278 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 375 | 290 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 356 | 272 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 330 | 241 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 301 | 225 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 296 | 215 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 289 | 211 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 296 | 206 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 262 | 185 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 226 | 165 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 220 | 159 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 220 | 163 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 221 | 157 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 229 | 171 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 233 | 173 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 243 | 173 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 273 | 195 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 297 | 213 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 297 | 217 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 313 | 223 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 301 | 216 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 316 | 224 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 308 | 219 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 310 | 225 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 308 | 211 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 321 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 315 | 218 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |