Brannoxtown Community N.S.
Brannockstown, Naas, Co. Kildare · W91 NY67 · Roll number 16817P
Brannoxtown Community N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Brannockstown. Every school in and around Brannockstown →
What stands out about Brannoxtown Community N.S.
- 83 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 83 pupils, 295% more than the 21 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Kildare & Wicklow ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
- The only primary school in Brannockstown or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Brannoxtown Community N.S. had 83 pupils in 2025/26, against 64 in 2015/16 (+30%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 83, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Brannoxtown Community N.S.
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 Brannoxtown Community N.S. 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 Brannoxtown Community N.S.
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 Brannoxtown Community N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Brannoxtown Community N.S. 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: Brannoxtown Community N.S. has grown by 295% 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 Brannoxtown Community N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +295%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.3 km |
The other 96 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.8 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.2 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.4 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 8.4 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.5 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.7 km |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.8 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 9.9 km |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.9 km | |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 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 | 25 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 38 km |
Living in Brannockstown
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Brannockstown →The median sale price rose from €410,000 in 2023 to €435,000 in 2025 (+6%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the W91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Kildare
Cost of living in Brannockstown →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 ↗Brannockstown, W91 NY67
Primary schools near Brannoxtown Community N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Brannoxtown Community N.S.
Is Brannoxtown Community N.S. 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 Brannoxtown Community N.S. have?
83 pupils in 2025/26. That is +295% since 2019/20.
Does Brannoxtown Community N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Brannoxtown Community N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Brannoxtown Community N.S.?
Brannoxtown Community N.S. has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Kildare & Wicklow ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Brannoxtown Community N.S.?
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 Brannoxtown Community N.S.?
The nearest are St Brigids N.S. (3.7 km), Ursaille Naofa (5.3 km) and S.N. Mhuire (5.5 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 Brannockstown; 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).