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101 schools in Co. Kildare · 2025/26

pupils
29,000
junior infants
3,408
in 8 all-Irish schools
2,531 8.7%
class teachers · 9 gained one · 12 lost one since 2024/25
1,204 +85 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 94 schools with figures for both years had 28,394 pupils in 2015/16 and have 27,210 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−4.2%
Over 10 years

23 grew · 33 steady · 38 fell · 7 newer

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6 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  1. St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare TownDEIS
    1,025 +2.8%
  2. S N Brighde Kill
    744 +19.2%
  3. Aghards N S Celbridge
    660 −5.4%
  4. St Laurences National School Sallins
    646 −8.6%
  5. Presentation Girls Primary School MaynoothGirls
    621 +15.0%
  6. Scoil Bríd Naas
    612 −13.6%
  7. Mercy Convent Primary School Naas
    607 −13.8%
  8. St Brigids N S Kilcullen
    598 −5.7%
  9. Maynooth B N S MaynoothBoys
    595 +13.3%
  10. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha ÍDEIS
    592 +19.8%
  11. Scoil na Naomh Uilig Newbridge
    589 +11.1%
  12. Scoil Mhichil Naofa AthyDEIS
    496 −25.9%
  13. Prosperous N S Naas
    493 −7.7%
  14. St Patricks BNS ClaneBoys
    488 −1.2%
  15. Scoil Uí Riada Cill ChocaGaelscoil
    484 −9.2%
  16. Scoil Naisiunta Bhride ClaneGirls
    480 +2.6%
  17. Scoil Chóca Naofa Kilcock
    467 +38.6%
  18. Scoil Chorbain NaasBoys
    460 +4.1%
  19. Scoil Ui Fhiaich Maigh NuadGaelscoil
    459 −4.2%
  20. Scoil na Mainistreach Celbridge
    455 −16.8%
  21. Caragh N S Naas
    454 −14.8%
  22. North Kildare Educate Together NS CelbridgeMulti-denominational
    432 +57.1%
  23. St Josephs NS Kilcock
    423 +33.9%
  24. Kildare Town Educate Together NS Kildare TownMulti-denominational
    417 +154.3%
  25. Maynooth Educate Together National School MaynoothMulti-denominational
    415 +85.3%
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.