Scoil Bríd
Naas · Roll number 20114D
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 612
- −16 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −14%
- Down 96 from 708 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 261 / 351
- 43% girls
Pupils since 2005
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
612 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 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 76 | 78 | 72 | 77.8 |
| Senior Infants | 84 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 76 | 78.2 |
| 1st Class | 82 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 78.0 |
| 2nd Class | 79 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78.7 |
| 3rd Class | 80 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 79.2 |
| 4th Class | 78 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 77.3 |
| 5th Class | 84 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78.0 |
| 6th Class | 84 | 82 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 81 | 79.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
78 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 76 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 78Junior Infants2024/25
- 76Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
76 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 73 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 76Junior Infants2023/24
- 75Senior Infants2024/25
- 731st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
82 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 78 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 82Junior Infants2022/23
- 80Senior Infants2023/24
- 761st Class2024/25
- 782nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
81 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 79 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 81Junior Infants2021/22
- 80Senior Infants2022/23
- 771st Class2023/24
- 772nd Class2024/25
- 793rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
78 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 76 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 78Junior Infants2020/21
- 74Senior Infants2021/22
- 781st Class2022/23
- 762nd Class2023/24
- 763rd Class2024/25
- 764th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
84 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 77 in 5th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 84Senior Infants2020/21
- 821st Class2021/22
- 812nd Class2022/23
- 793rd Class2023/24
- 774th Class2024/25
- 775th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
82 in 1st Class (2020/21), 81 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 821st Class2020/21
- 812nd Class2021/22
- 803rd Class2022/23
- 764th Class2023/24
- 775th Class2024/25
- 816th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
79 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 77 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 792nd Class2020/21
- 813rd Class2021/22
- 784th Class2022/23
- 775th Class2023/24
- 776th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
80 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 77 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 803rd Class2020/21
- 794th Class2021/22
- 795th Class2022/23
- 776th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
78 in 4th Class (2020/21), 75 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 784th Class2020/21
- 745th Class2021/22
- 756th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
84 in 5th Class (2020/21), 82 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 845th Class2020/21
- 826th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +6Senior Infants in 2022/23 (74 to 80)
- −10Senior Infants in 2021/22 (84 to 74)
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 Bríd, 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
36.6teaching 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 teachers190 hours of support teaching a week 7.6
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
10.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7.6 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 10.83 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 Scoil Bríd, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil BrídThis school | – | 612 |
−13.6%
|
|
| 1 | Mercy Convent Primary School1.1 km · Naas | 1.1 km | 607 |
−13.8%
|
| 2 | Scoil Chorbain1.8 km · Naas · Boys | 1.8 km | 460 |
+4.1%
|
| 3 | St Laurences National School1.9 km · Sallins | 1.9 km | 646 |
−8.6%
|
| 4 | An Linbh Iosa2.2 km · Naas | 2.2 km | 401 |
−2.7%
|
| 5 | Naas Community National School2.8 km · Naas · Multi-denominational | 2.8 km | 364 |
+48.6%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh3.9 km · An Nás · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 3.9 km | 385 |
−4.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Íde Young
- Phone
- 045889562
- [email protected]
- Address
- Oldtown, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 YA62
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
21 school years from 2005/06 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 612 | 261 | 351 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 628 | 264 | 364 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 636 | 264 | 372 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| 2022/23 | 646 | 271 | 375 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 75 |
| 2021/22 | 649 | 278 | 371 | 81 | 74 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 82 |
| 2020/21 | 664 | 284 | 380 | 78 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 84 | 84 |
| 2019/20 | 664 | 291 | 373 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 665 | 298 | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 676 | 328 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 679 | 326 | 353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 708 | 335 | 373 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 687 | 325 | 362 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 695 | 330 | 365 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 668 | 309 | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 585 | 261 | 324 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 526 | 238 | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 473 | 207 | 266 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 393 | 183 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 312 | 140 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 219 | 92 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 52 | 21 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |