Local authority in Kildare

Kildare County Council

Schools in County Kildare in this local authority.

Schools: 101; of 101 in Kildare
Pupils: 29,000; 100% of Kildare's pupils
Average school size: 287.1; Kildare: 287.1
Average class size: 23.56; Kildare: 23.56

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

94 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

38fell by 10% or more

33within 10%

23grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 19Down 10 to 25% · 19Within 10% · 33Up 10 to 25% · 15Up 25% or more · 8

Average class size in these schools went from 26.4 in 2015/16 to 23.5 in 2025/26. 14 of the 38 schools that fell by 10% or more kept or added classes. A fall in pupils can mean smaller classes rather than fewer children wanting places. Smaller classes

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 Maynooth Educate Together National SchoolMaynooth, Co. Kildare 224 → 415 +85.3%
2 North Kildare Educate Together NSCelbridge, Co. Kildare 275 → 432 +57.1%
3 Scoil Chóca NaofaKilcock, Co. Kildare 337 → 467 +38.6%
4 St Josephs NSKilcock, Co. Kildare 316 → 423 +33.9%
5 Straffan N SNaas, Co. Kildare 308 → 401 +30.2%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 Churchtown N SAthy, Co. Kildare 116 → 55 −52.6%
2 Scoil Naomh BridCelbridge, Co. Kildare 498 → 240 −51.8%
3 St Patricks NSEnfield, Co. Kildare 153 → 87 −43.1%
4 S N Naomh LorcainAthy, Co. Kildare 54 → 34 −37.0%
5 S N BrideCurragh, Co. Kildare 87 → 55 −36.8%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation, a new school nearby or smaller classes can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

7 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 1,790 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Kildare Town Educate Together NSKildare Town · opened 2012/13 417
Naas Community National SchoolNaas · opened 2010/11 364
Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National SchoolNaas · figures start 2017/18 263
Gaelscoil Mhic AodhaBaile Chill Dara · opened 2013/14 215
Leixlip Educate Together National SchoolLeixlip · opened 2019/20 207
Gaelscoil RuairíMaigh Nuad · opened 2019/20 173
St. Catherine of SiennaKildare · figures start 2021/22 151

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size: 23.56
Mainstream classes: 1,204
Classes of 30 or more: 39
Schools with a class of 30+: 21

Teachers

Teachers in the 101 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers

Class teachers in 2025/26: 1,204; Up 382 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 31%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 1,853; Estimate: 1,204 class teachers, 85 principals and deputies, 457 special education and 107 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 1,538; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 9 / 12; 9 schools gained a class teacher, 12 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

8,285 of the 20,985 households with children at the 100 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 1 more school had too few answers for its own results. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures

The Department's own results: Interactive map Summary report with county figures (PDF)

Prefer a multi-denominational patron: 49%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish: 19%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex: 6%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%

35 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
13 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
10 of 10 single-sex schools where most parents would prefer co-educational

Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Figures here add up the parents at each school with its own results.

Schools

101 schools, largest first.

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	Roll number
St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary SchoolKildare Town	20427B	1,025	+2.8%	–	41	24.73	25	0
S N BrighdeKill	17662R	744	+19.2%	+74.6%	30	24.40	28	0
Aghards N SCelbridge	19794V	660	−5.4%	+5.4%	25	26.40	28	0
St Laurences National SchoolSallins	08099P	646	−8.6%	+19.2%	24	26.92	28	0
Presentation Girls Primary SchoolMaynooth	00779U	621	+15.0%	+47.2%	26	23.65	28	0
Scoil BrídNaas	20114D	612	−13.6%	–	24	24.75	28	0
Mercy Convent Primary SchoolNaas	15040T	607	−13.8%	−28.5%	25	23.80	29	0
St Brigids N SKilcullen	19675N	598	−5.7%	+39.1%	26	22.31	26	0
Maynooth B N SMaynooth	17341U	595	+13.3%	+41.7%	24	24.29	27	0
Scoil Phadraig NaofaBaile Átha Í	16705E	592	+19.8%	+177.9%	26	22.08	28	0
Scoil na Naomh UiligNewbridge	20271T	589	+11.1%	–	24	23.38	26	0
Scoil Mhichil NaofaAthy	18288B	496	−25.9%	−12.1%	24	18.54	22	0
Prosperous N SNaas	18515J	493	−7.7%	+11.8%	21	22.62	28	0
St Patricks BNSClane	19796C	488	−1.2%	+18.4%	19	25.05	29	0
Scoil Uí RiadaCill Choca	19897I	484	−9.2%	+48.9%	21	22.48	29	0
Scoil Naisiunta BhrideClane	19797E	480	+2.6%	+25.0%	20	23.55	28	0
Scoil Chóca NaofaKilcock	11976K	467	+38.6%	+74.9%	18	25.61	28	0
Scoil ChorbainNaas	17254C	460	+4.1%	−24.7%	20	23.00	27	0
Scoil Ui FhiaichMaigh Nuad	20058T	459	−4.2%	+50.0%	19	24.16	30	2
Scoil na MainistreachCelbridge	18551N	455	−16.8%	−23.3%	19	23.32	28	0
Caragh N SNaas	18654A	454	−14.8%	+3.7%	17	26.41	30	3
North Kildare Educate Together NSCelbridge	19995I	432	+57.1%	+71.4%	16	26.25	28	0
St Josephs NSKilcock	16706G	423	+33.9%	+102.4%	17	24.18	27	0
Kildare Town Educate Together NSKildare Town	20403K	417	–	–	16	25.38	27	0
Maynooth Educate Together National SchoolMaynooth	20292E	415	+85.3%	–	16	25.19	27	0
Newbridge Educate Together NSThe Curragh	20177E	406	+2.3%	–	16	25.38	28	0
An Linbh IosaNaas	19597T	401	−2.7%	−31.6%	17	23.24	27	0
Straffan N SNaas	18644U	401	+30.2%	+120.3%	16	24.69	29	0
Scoil MhuireNewbridge	19452Q	389	−5.6%	−17.9%	16	23.94	26	0
Gaelscoil Nas na RioghAn Nás	20159C	385	−4.0%	–	16	23.81	28	0
Monasterevan ConventMonasterevin	15769C	377	+6.8%	+27.4%	15	24.73	31	1
Scoil C.ui DhalaighLéim an Bhradáin	19680G	376	−15.9%	+0.5%	16	23.12	30	2
Scoil Naomh PadraigCelbridge	20257C	374	−3.4%	–	16	23.38	28	0
Naas Community National SchoolNaas	20351R	364	–	–	14	26.00	28	0
St Conleths and Marys N SNewbridge	17872F	345	−5.7%	+0.6%	15	22.20	25	0
Scoil DiarmadaCastledermot	19786W	344	−3.9%	+56.4%	14	23.71	29	0
Scoil Mhuire JuniorNewbridge	19550Q	333	−21.3%	−25.8%	15	21.80	26	0
St Annes National SchoolStraffan	17674B	329	+20.5%	+105.6%	14	23.07	30	1
Rathangan B N SRathangan	15957D	308	+21.3%	+128.1%	13	23.23	30	3
S N Rath MorNaas	01821V	308	+18.9%	+25.7%	13	23.69	30	1
Scoil Chonnla PhadraigNewbridge	15870O	306	−11.0%	+1.0%	13	23.54	26	0
Scoil BrideThe Curragh	13350B	304	−7.9%	−3.8%	12	25.33	30	1
San Carlo Senior N SLeixlip	19875V	301	+18.5%	+1.7%	12	24.42	28	0
Scoil BhrideLeixlip	19407L	295	−7.5%	+5.4%	12	24.08	28	0
Scoil MhuireLeixlip	19459H	289	−9.4%	+15.6%	11	25.18	31	3
Gaelscoil Chill DaraNewbridge	20023A	288	−33.6%	−14.0%	13	21.69	33	1
Scoil Bhride N SRathangan	18018S	286	−2.1%	−5.0%	12	23.33	27	0
S N Connlaodh Naofa NNewbridge	17873H	285	−33.7%	−32.0%	12	22.75	26	0
St Conleths N SCarbury	18449W	278	−13.4%	+16.3%	12	22.25	29	0
San Carlo Junior NSLeixlip	19653D	265	−6.0%	+1.1%	11	23.18	27	0
Scoil Eoin PhoilLeixlip	19684O	264	−16.7%	+6.5%	11	22.91	32	1
Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National SchoolNaas	20505S	263	–	–	11	23.36	28	0
St Laurences N SAthy	09414C	259	−17.5%	−5.8%	11	22.45	31	1
Scoil Naomh BridCelbridge	16566Q	240	−51.8%	−50.5%	10	23.00	27	0
Scoil Naisiunta Naomh PheadarMonasterevin	16707I	239	+2.6%	+36.6%	9	26.56	28	0
Ursaille NaofaNaas	17968S	236	−8.9%	+12.4%	10	23.60	28	0
S N BrighdeNewbridge	16654N	229	+9.0%	+27.2%	8	27.88	32	2
Killashee Multi-Denominational NSNaas	20087D	224	+26.6%	+19.1%	9	24.89	27	0
S N MhuireNaas	18055B	216	+18.0%	−6.9%	9	23.33	29	0
Gaelscoil Mhic AodhaBaile Chill Dara	20428D	215	–	–	8	26.88	32	2
Rathcoffey N SRathcoffey South	16845U	215	−4.0%	+43.3%	9	23.89	31	3
Leixlip Educate Together National SchoolLeixlip	20526D	207	–	–	8	25.12	29	0
S N Cill DainginMonasterevan	18675I	207	−8.0%	+65.6%	8	25.12	31	2
St Patricks N SNewbridge	13328I	187	−12.6%	+28.1%	8	22.62	30	2
Almhaine N SNaas	17567A	184	−23.7%	+4.0%	8	23.00	29	0
Scoil BhrídeNurney	16345A	183	−16.4%	+0.5%	8	22.88	28	0
S N Coill DubhNaas	18096P	182	+14.5%	+87.6%	7	23.43	28	0
Gaelscoil RuairíMaigh Nuad	20527F	173	–	–	7	23.86	30	2
S N Baile RoibeairdRobertstown	18430B	173	−26.1%	+30.1%	7	23.86	33	2
St Brigids N SCurragh	16302F	167	−13.0%	−22.3%	6	26.83	30	2
Gaelscoil Átha ÍBaile Átha Í	20192A	151	−30.7%	–	6	24.17	32	2
St. Catherine of SiennaKildare	20558Q	151	–	–	8	18.12	27	0
S N IdeAthy	17650K	139	−32.5%	−23.6%	6	21.17	24	0
S N Cloch RinnceMoyvalley	18093J	137	−26.3%	−13.8%	6	20.83	26	0
S N Colmcill NaofaAthy	17787O	129	−3.7%	+27.7%	6	21.50	29	0
Ballyshannon N SKilcullen	15456E	115	+5.5%	+64.3%	5	23.00	24	0
Newtown NSEnfield	18650P	110	+11.1%	+31.0%	4	24.50	28	0
Primrose Hill NSCelbridge	13819E	109	−11.4%	−10.7%	5	21.80	27	0
S N NMH MhuireNaas	16777G	105	+20.7%	+218.2%	5	21.00	28	0
S N BrideMonasterevin	18179T	101	−30.3%	+17.4%	5	20.20	26	0
S N Scoil TreasaEnfield	18445O	100	−20.6%	+112.8%	4	25.00	29	0
S N Tir MochainNaas	18666H	100	−19.4%	−24.2%	5	20.00	24	0
St Davids NSNaas	11893G	98	+3.2%	+4.3%	4	23.00	24	0
Athy Model SchoolAthy	06209J	90	−4.3%	−4.3%	4	21.00	24	0
S N Cianog NaofaNaas	12998C	90	−14.3%	−7.2%	4	22.50	26	0
Hewetsons N SClane	13902O	89	+3.5%	+8.5%	4	22.25	29	0
S N Oilibhear PlungleadCarbury	17995V	88	−13.7%	+35.4%	4	22.00	25	0
St Patricks NSEnfield	18130M	87	−43.1%	−29.3%	4	21.75	28	0
S N Baile Mhic AdaimMagh Bhealaigh	18092H	85	+25.0%	+97.7%	4	21.25	26	0
Kilberry N SAthy	13165G	84	−25.0%	−28.8%	4	21.00	24	0
Brannoxtown Community N SNaas	16817P	83	+29.7%	−10.8%	4	20.75	23	0
S N BrighdeCarbury	17931S	60	−34.1%	+17.6%	3	20.00	25	0
S N na Maighdine MhuireBroadford	18287W	60	−34.8%	−40.0%	3	20.00	29	0
Churchtown N SAthy	07790U	55	−52.6%	−42.1%	3	18.33	21	0
S N BrideCurragh	18031K	55	−36.8%	−38.9%	3	16.33	22	0
S N Naomh IosephKilcullen	18378C	51	−31.1%	+88.9%	3	13.00	15	0
S N Cill CaeAthy	17714K	49	−33.8%	+22.5%	3	16.33	20	0
St. John's National SchoolMonasterevin	12182B	45	+12.5%	+32.4%	2	22.50	28	0
S N Naomh LorcainAthy	18063A	34	−37.0%	−49.3%	3	11.33	16	0
S N na Cloiche MoireRathvilly	14643V	20	+17.6%	−9.1%	2	10.00	10	0
Ballyroe Central N SAthy	19425N	18	−33.3%	−55.0%	2	9.00	11	0