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16 schools in Co. Kildare · 2025/26

pupils
6,725
junior infants
760
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 1 gained one · 2 lost one since 2024/25
272 +72 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 16 schools with figures for both years had 5,395 pupils in 2015/16 and have 6,725 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+24.7%
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16 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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2 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  1. S N Brighde Kill
    744 +19.2%
  2. Presentation Girls Primary School MaynoothGirls
    621 +15.0%
  3. Maynooth B N S MaynoothBoys
    595 +13.3%
  4. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha ÍDEIS
    592 +19.8%
  5. Scoil na Naomh Uilig Newbridge
    589 +11.1%
  6. Scoil Chóca Naofa Kilcock
    467 +38.6%
  7. North Kildare Educate Together NS CelbridgeMulti-denominational
    432 +57.1%
  8. St Josephs NS Kilcock
    423 +33.9%
  9. Maynooth Educate Together National School MaynoothMulti-denominational
    415 +85.3%
  10. Straffan N S Naas
    401 +30.2%
  11. St Annes National School Straffan
    329 +20.5%
  12. Rathangan B N S RathanganBoys
    308 +21.3%
  13. San Carlo Senior N S Leixlip
    301 +18.5%
  14. S N Mhuire Naas
    216 +18.0%
  15. S N Coill Dubh Naas
    182 +14.5%
  16. Newtown NS Enfield
    110 +11.1%
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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.