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33 schools in Co. Kildare · 2025/26

pupils
11,900
junior infants
1,311
in 3 all-Irish schools
1,328 11.2%
class teachers · 1 gained one · 4 lost one since 2024/25
486 +36 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 33 schools with figures for both years had 12,283 pupils in 2015/16 and have 11,900 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.1%
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0 grew · 33 steady · 0 fell

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  1. St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare TownDEIS
    1,025 +2.8%
  2. Aghards N S Celbridge
    660 −5.4%
  3. St Laurences National School Sallins
    646 −8.6%
  4. St Brigids N S Kilcullen
    598 −5.7%
  5. Prosperous N S Naas
    493 −7.7%
  6. St Patricks BNS ClaneBoys
    488 −1.2%
  7. Scoil Uí Riada Cill ChocaGaelscoil
    484 −9.2%
  8. Scoil Naisiunta Bhride ClaneGirls
    480 +2.6%
  9. Scoil Chorbain NaasBoys
    460 +4.1%
  10. Scoil Ui Fhiaich Maigh NuadGaelscoil
    459 −4.2%
  11. Newbridge Educate Together NS The CurraghMulti-denominational
    406 +2.3%
  12. An Linbh Iosa Naas
    401 −2.7%
  13. Scoil Mhuire NewbridgeDEIS
    389 −5.6%
  14. Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh An NásGaelscoilInter-denominational
    385 −4.0%
  15. Monasterevan Convent Monasterevin
    377 +6.8%
  16. Scoil Naomh Padraig Celbridge
    374 −3.4%
  17. St Conleths and Marys N S Newbridge
    345 −5.7%
  18. Scoil Diarmada Castledermot
    344 −3.9%
  19. Scoil Bride The Curragh
    304 −7.9%
  20. Scoil Bhride Leixlip
    295 −7.5%
  21. Scoil Mhuire Leixlip
    289 −9.4%
  22. Scoil Bhride N S RathanganGirls
    286 −2.1%
  23. San Carlo Junior NS Leixlip
    265 −6.0%
  24. Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar MonasterevinBoys
    239 +2.6%
  25. Ursaille Naofa Naas
    236 −8.9%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare Town · Roll 20427B DEIS 1,025
+2.8%
24.7 41 124
Aghards N S Celbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 19794V 660
−5.4%
26.4 25 77
St Laurences National School Sallins, Co. Kildare · Roll 08099P 646
−8.6%
26.9 24 78
St Brigids N S Kilcullen, Co. Kildare · Roll 19675N 598
−5.7%
22.3 −126 54
Prosperous N S Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 18515J 493
−7.7%
22.6 21 60
St Patricks BNS Clane, Co. Kildare · Roll 19796C Boys 488
−1.2%
25.1 −119 70
Scoil Uí Riada Cill Choca, Co. Kildare · Roll 19897I Gaelscoil 484
−9.2%
22.5 21 60
Scoil Naisiunta Bhride Clane, Co. Kildare · Roll 19797E Girls 480
+2.6%
23.6 20 48
Scoil Chorbain Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 17254C Boys 460
+4.1%
23.0 −120 39
Scoil Ui Fhiaich Maigh Nuad, Co. Kildare · Roll 20058T Gaelscoil 459
−4.2%
24.2 +119 56
Newbridge Educate Together NS The Curragh, Co. Kildare · Roll 20177E Multi-denominational 406
+2.3%
25.4 16 45
An Linbh Iosa Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 19597T 401
−2.7%
23.2 17 48
Scoil Mhuire Newbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 19452Q DEIS 389
−5.6%
23.9 16 0
Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh An Nás, Co. Kildare · Roll 20159C GaelscoilInter-denominational 385
−4.0%
23.8 16 49
Monasterevan Convent Monasterevin, Co. Kildare · Roll 15769C 377
+6.8%
24.7 15 78
Scoil Naomh Padraig Celbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 20257C 374
−3.4%
23.4 16 27
St Conleths and Marys N S Newbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 17872F 345
−5.7%
22.2 15 0
Scoil Diarmada Castledermot, Co. Kildare · Roll 19786W 344
−3.9%
23.7 14 39
Scoil Bride The Curragh, Co. Kildare · Roll 13350B 304
−7.9%
25.3 12 26
Scoil Bhride Leixlip, Co. Kildare · Roll 19407L 295
−7.5%
24.1 12 23
Scoil Mhuire Leixlip, Co. Kildare · Roll 19459H 289
−9.4%
25.2 11 47
Scoil Bhride N S Rathangan, Co. Kildare · Roll 18018S Girls 286
−2.1%
23.3 −112 41
San Carlo Junior NS Leixlip, Co. Kildare · Roll 19653D 265
−6.0%
23.2 11 63
Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar Monasterevin, Co. Kildare · Roll 16707I Boys 239
+2.6%
26.6 9 0
Ursaille Naofa Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 17968S 236
−8.9%
23.6 10 27
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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.