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School patron in Kildare

Archbishop of Dublin

Schools in County Kildare under this patron.

Other patrons in Kildare Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 52 Educate Together · 5 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 5 Kildare & Wicklow ETB · 2 Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI · 4 Friends of Killashee School Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Joint patronage between the Minister for Defence and the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 1 Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI · 1 Minister for Education & Skills · 1
Schools
29
of 101 in Kildare
Pupils
8,967
31% of Kildare's pupils
Average school size
309.2
Kildare: 287.1
Average class size
22.90
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

29 schools with figures for both years

13fell by 10% or more
9within 10%
7grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 9Down 10 to 25% · 4Within 10% · 9Up 10 to 25% · 6Up 25% or more · 1

Average class size in these schools went from 26.0 in 2015/16 to 22.9 in 2025/26. 5 of the 13 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. 1 Straffan N SNaas, Co. Kildare 308 → 401 +30.2%
  2. 2 Scoil Phadraig NaofaBaile Átha Í, Co. Kildare 494 → 592 +19.8%
  3. 3 S N Rath MorNaas, Co. Kildare 259 → 308 +18.9%
  4. 4 San Carlo Senior N SLeixlip, Co. Kildare 254 → 301 +18.5%
  5. 5 S N MhuireNaas, Co. Kildare 183 → 216 +18.0%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Churchtown N SAthy, Co. Kildare 116 → 55 −52.6%
  2. 2 Scoil Naomh BridCelbridge, Co. Kildare 498 → 240 −51.8%
  3. 3 S N Naomh LorcainAthy, Co. Kildare 54 → 34 −37.0%
  4. 4 S N Cill CaeAthy, Co. Kildare 74 → 49 −33.8%
  5. 5 S N IdeAthy, Co. Kildare 206 → 139 −32.5%

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.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.90
Mainstream classes
381
Classes of 30 or more
10
Schools with a class of 30+
6

Teachers

Teachers in the 29 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
381
Up 86 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 13%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 589
Estimate: 381 class teachers, 29 principals and deputies, 140 special education and 39 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
516
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 2
3 schools gained a class teacher, 2 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

2,435 of the 6,480 households with children at the 29 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures
The Department's own results: Interactive mapSummary report with county figures (PDF)
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
45%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
20%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
7%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 10 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 3 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
  • 2 of 2 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

29 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Aghards N SCelbridge 19794V 660
−5.4%
+5.4%
25 26.40 28 0
Presentation Girls Primary SchoolMaynooth 00779U 621
+15.0%
+47.2%
26 23.65 28 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 Mhichil NaofaAthy 18288B 496
−25.9%
−12.1%
24 18.54 22 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
Straffan N SNaas 18644U 401
+30.2%
+120.3%
16 24.69 29 0
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
Scoil DiarmadaCastledermot 19786W 344
−3.9%
+56.4%
14 23.71 29 0
S N Rath MorNaas 01821V 308
+18.9%
+25.7%
13 23.69 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
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
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
S N MhuireNaas 18055B 216
+18.0%
−6.9%
9 23.33 29 0
S N IdeAthy 17650K 139
−32.5%
−23.6%
6 21.17 24 0
S N Colmcill NaofaAthy 17787O 129
−3.7%
+27.7%
6 21.50 29 0
Kilberry N SAthy 13165G 84
−25.0%
−28.8%
4 21.00 24 0
Churchtown N SAthy 07790U 55
−52.6%
−42.1%
3 18.33 21 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
S N Naomh LorcainAthy 18063A 34
−37.0%
−49.3%
3 11.33 16 0
Ballyroe Central N SAthy 19425N 18
−33.3%
−55.0%
2 9.00 11 0