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School patron in Kildare

Educate Together

Schools in County Kildare under this patron.

Other patrons in Kildare Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 52 Archbishop of Dublin · 29 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
5
of 101 in Kildare
Pupils
1,877
6% of Kildare's pupils
Average school size
375.4
Kildare: 287.1
Average class size
25.50
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

3 schools with figures for both years

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

0fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 2

Average class size in these schools went from 28.2 in 2015/16 to 25.6 in 2025/26. A fall in pupils can mean smaller classes rather than fewer children wanting places. Smaller classes

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 624 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
25.50
Mainstream classes
72
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 5 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
72
Up 59 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 409%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 111
Estimate: 72 class teachers, 5 principals and deputies, 27 special education and 7 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
56
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

557 of the 1,394 households with children at the 5 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
91%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
10%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
1%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 5 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 0 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish

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

5 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
North Kildare Educate Together NSCelbridge 19995I 432
+57.1%
+71.4%
16 26.25 28 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
Leixlip Educate Together National SchoolLeixlip 20526D 207 – – 8 25.12 29 0