Scoil Nais Bhride
Grange, Tullow, Co. Carlow · R93 FX22 · Roll number 04077I
Scoil Nais Bhride is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Tullow. Every school in and around Tullow →
What stands out about Scoil Nais Bhride
- 190 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−15%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Tullow’s outline, 3.5 km away; listed with Tullow, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Nais Bhride had 190 pupils in 2025/26, down from 194 in 2015/16 (−2%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 223, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Nais Bhride
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Scoil Nais Bhride is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Scoil Nais Bhride
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Scoil Nais Bhride
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Nais Bhride directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Nais Bhride has shrunk by 15% since 2019/20. All the schools around Tullow together changed by +6%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 2 have more pupils than Scoil Nais Bhride. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −15%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Nais Bhride | 190 | −15% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Fiontain Naofa | 41 | +58% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| St Columbas N.S. | 93 | +58% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 150 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.1 km |
| S.N. Muire Lourdes | 195 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.2 km |
| Rathoe N.S. | 175 | −1% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| Bennekerry National School | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km |
The other 34 primary schools in Co. Carlow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks N.S. | 207 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc | 444 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.8 km | |
| Holy Family National School | 592 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| Fr Cullen Memorial N.S. | 231 | +21% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 345 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa | 111 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch | 165 | −34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
| Carlow Educate Together NS | 389 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. Ceatharlach | 137 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Muire Gan Smal | 61 | −6% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Ballyconnell N.S. | 199 | +20% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S N Naomh Fhiach | 570 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 239 | −15% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Treasa Naomha | 52 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Our Lady's National School | 26 | −24% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Newtown Dunleckney Mxd | 144 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. | 184 | −6% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 149 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin | 106 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Laserians Mxd N.S. | 182 | +3% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S N Cluain na nGall | 146 | +13% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Cill Damhain | 87 | −16% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Fhingin | 34 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School | 134 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 90 | −15% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Queen of Universe N.S. | 253 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Nais Molaise | 123 | +15% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire | 59 | −19% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Baile an Chuilinn N.S. | 126 | +5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Borris Mxd N.S. | 196 | −9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhichil | 42 | −16% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil N Moling-Glynn | 51 | −2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 30 | +30% | Catholic | English | 41 km |
Living in Tullow
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Homes in the R93 Eircode area
Housing in Tullow →The median sale price rose from €250,000 in 2023 to €287,200 in 2025 (+15%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R93 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Tullow
Cost of living in Tullow →New tenancies in Tullow averaged €1,311 a month in 2025, against €1,203 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Tullow, R93 FX22
Primary schools near Scoil Nais Bhride
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Nais Bhride
Is Scoil Nais Bhride a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Scoil Nais Bhride have?
190 pupils in 2025/26. That is −15% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Nais Bhride teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Nais Bhride teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Nais Bhride?
Scoil Nais Bhride has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Nais Bhride?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Scoil Nais Bhride?
The nearest are S.N. Fiontain Naofa (3.9 km), St Columbas N.S. (5 km) and S.N. Phadraig Naofa (5.1 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Tullow; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).