Scoil Chorbain
Naas · Roll number 17254C
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 460
- −38 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +4%
- Up 18 from 442 in 2015/16
- 17 classes in 2015/16, 20 now; average class 26.0 → 23.0
- Over 20 years: −25% from 611 in 2005/06
- Girls and boys
- 0 / 460
- 0% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
460 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 47 | 43 | 46 | 39 | 32 | 39 | 41.0 |
| Senior Infants | 56 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 46 | 33 | 46.8 |
| 1st Class | 53 | 65 | 52 | 68 | 64 | 53 | 59.2 |
| 2nd Class | 66 | 53 | 76 | 55 | 73 | 65 | 64.7 |
| 3rd Class | 59 | 68 | 55 | 76 | 52 | 72 | 63.7 |
| 4th Class | 84 | 58 | 84 | 70 | 77 | 50 | 70.5 |
| 5th Class | 66 | 83 | 57 | 82 | 75 | 74 | 72.8 |
| 6th Class | 56 | 66 | 85 | 61 | 79 | 74 | 70.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
32 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 33 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 32Junior Infants2024/25
- 33Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
39 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 53 in 1st Class (2025/26): 14 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2023/24
- 46Senior Infants2024/25
- 531st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
46 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 65 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 19 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2022/23
- 50Senior Infants2023/24
- 641st Class2024/25
- 652nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
43 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 72 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 29 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2021/22
- 49Senior Infants2022/23
- 681st Class2023/24
- 732nd Class2024/25
- 723rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 50 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 47Junior Infants2020/21
- 47Senior Infants2021/22
- 521st Class2022/23
- 552nd Class2023/24
- 523rd Class2024/25
- 504th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
56 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 74 in 5th Class (2025/26): 18 pupils more.
- 56Senior Infants2020/21
- 651st Class2021/22
- 762nd Class2022/23
- 763rd Class2023/24
- 774th Class2024/25
- 745th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
53 in 1st Class (2020/21), 74 in 6th Class (2025/26): 21 pupils more.
- 531st Class2020/21
- 532nd Class2021/22
- 553rd Class2022/23
- 704th Class2023/24
- 755th Class2024/25
- 746th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
66 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2024/25): 13 pupils more.
- 662nd Class2020/21
- 683rd Class2021/22
- 844th Class2022/23
- 825th Class2023/24
- 796th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
59 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 593rd Class2020/21
- 584th Class2021/22
- 575th Class2022/23
- 616th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
84 in 4th Class (2020/21), 85 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 844th Class2020/21
- 835th Class2021/22
- 856th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
66 in 5th Class (2020/21), 66 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 665th Class2020/21
- 666th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +264th Class in 2022/23 (58 to 84)
- −274th Class in 2025/26 (77 to 50)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Scoil Chorbain, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
27.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 28 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 20 mainstream classes 20
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers172.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.9
8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 6.5 special education teachers and 8 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Scoil Chorbain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil ChorbainThis school | – | 460 |
+4.1%
|
|
| 1 | An Linbh Iosa0.7 km · Naas | 0.7 km | 401 |
−2.7%
|
| 2 | Mercy Convent Primary School0.7 km · Naas | 0.7 km | 607 |
−13.8%
|
| 3 | Naas Community National School1.2 km · Naas · Multi-denominational | 1.2 km | 364 | – |
| 4 | Scoil Bríd1.8 km · Naas | 1.8 km | 612 |
−13.6%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh2.1 km · An Nás · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 2.1 km | 385 |
−4.0%
|
| 6 | St Davids NS2.4 km · Naas · Church of Ireland | 2.4 km | 98 |
+3.2%
|
What parents would prefer
In the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey (November–December 2025), parents said whether they would prefer this school to be co-educational or single-sex, to have a denominational or multi-denominational patron, and to teach through Irish or English. These are preferences, not applications or enrolments.
Children at this school
Their parents: 161 of 389 households answered (41%). The true figures are likely within 6.4 points either way.
Patron
Teaching language
Boys and girls
Children not yet at school
Their parents: 34 who intend to enrol a child here answered. The Department gives no margin of error for this group.
Patron
Teaching language
Boys and girls
The bracket shows the margin of error the Department published for this school: 6.4 points either way.
| Parents of | Multi-denominational | Through Irish | Single-sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| This school · children at school | 41% | 12% | 26% |
| This school · children not yet at school | 35% | 21% | 21% |
| Naas planning area · children at school | 52% | 18% | 5% |
| Naas planning area · children not yet at school | 56% | 21% | 7% |
| Ireland · children at school | 44% | 20% | 5% |
| Ireland · children not yet at school | 47% | 26% | 6% |
Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Planning-area and Ireland figures also count parents at schools where too few answered for the school to get its own results. About these figures
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- John Drewett
- Phone
- 045875508
- [email protected]
- Address
- Fairgreen, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 E635
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Planning area
- Naas
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 460 | 0 | 460 | 39 | 33 | 53 | 65 | 72 | 50 | 74 | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 498 | – | 498 | 32 | 46 | 64 | 73 | 52 | 77 | 75 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 501 | 0 | 501 | 39 | 50 | 68 | 55 | 76 | 70 | 82 | 61 |
| 2022/23 | 504 | – | 504 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 76 | 55 | 84 | 57 | 85 |
| 2021/22 | 483 | – | 483 | 43 | 47 | 65 | 53 | 68 | 58 | 83 | 66 |
| 2020/21 | 487 | – | 487 | 47 | 56 | 53 | 66 | 59 | 84 | 66 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | 518 | – | 518 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 488 | – | 488 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 485 | – | 485 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 438 | 0 | 438 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 442 | 0 | 442 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 460 | 0 | 460 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 469 | 0 | 469 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 489 | 0 | 489 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 497 | 0 | 497 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 553 | 0 | 553 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 574 | 0 | 574 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 612 | 0 | 612 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 611 | 0 | 611 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 610 | 0 | 610 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 611 | 0 | 611 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 592 | 0 | 592 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 588 | 0 | 588 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 557 | 0 | 557 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 538 | 0 | 538 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 525 | 0 | 525 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 540 | 0 | 540 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 528 | 0 | 528 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 525 | 0 | 525 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 504 | – | 504 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 485 | – | 485 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 493 | – | 493 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 520 | – | 520 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 520 | 0 | 520 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 544 | 0 | 544 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 546 | 0 | 546 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 555 | 0 | 555 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 564 | 0 | 564 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 520 | 0 | 520 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 517 | 0 | 517 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 495 | 0 | 495 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 494 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 507 | 0 | 507 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |