S.N. Cill Cae
Castledermot, Athy, Co. Kildare · R14 KC97 · Roll number 17714K
S.N. Cill Cae is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyroe. Every school in and around Ballyroe →
What stands out about S.N. Cill Cae
- A small primary school: 49 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−8%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballyroe’s outline, 2.8 km away; listed with Ballyroe, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Cill Cae had 49 pupils in 2025/26, down from 74 in 2015/16 (−34%). Girls are 47% of them. 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 S.N. Cill Cae
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 S.N. Cill Cae 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 S.N. Cill Cae
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 S.N. Cill Cae
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Cill Cae 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Cill Cae has shrunk by 8% since 2019/20.
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, 4 have more pupils than S.N. Cill Cae. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −8%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | ||
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.1 km |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Shanganamore N.S. | 106 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Scoil Abbain Cillin | 99 | +5% | Catholic | English | 7 km |
The other 96 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.7 km | |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 48 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 51 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 51 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 52 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 53 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 53 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 54 km |
Living in Ballyroe
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R14 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyroe →The median sale price rose from €229,000 in 2023 to €345,000 in 2025 (+51%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R14 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Kildare
Cost of living in Ballyroe →New tenancies in Co. Kildare averaged €1,701 a month in 2025, against €1,589 in 2024 (+7%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballyroe, R14 KC97
Primary schools near S.N. Cill Cae
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Cill Cae
Is S.N. Cill Cae 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 S.N. Cill Cae have?
49 pupils in 2025/26. That is −8% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Cill Cae teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Cill Cae teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Cill Cae?
S.N. Cill Cae has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Cill Cae?
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 S.N. Cill Cae?
The nearest are Ballyroe Central N.S. (3.1 km), S.N. Naomh Lorcain (4.4 km) and Scoil Diarmada (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 Ballyroe; 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).