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Main Street, Celbridge, Co. Kildare · W23 R8Y9 · Roll number 16566Q
Scoil Naomh Brid is one of 13 primary schools in or within 3 km of Celbridge. Every school in and around Celbridge →
What stands out about Scoil Naomh Brid
- One of the larger primary schools: 235 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 235 pupils, 43% fewer than the 410 of 2019/20.
- 195 girls and 40 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Naomh Brid had 235 pupils in 2025/26, down from 498 in 2015/16 (−53%). Girls are 83% of them. Its roll rose in 1 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 Naomh Brid
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 Naomh Brid 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 Naomh Brid
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 Naomh Brid
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Naomh Brid 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: Scoil Naomh Brid has shrunk by 43% since 2019/20. All the schools around Celbridge together changed by +9%.
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 Scoil Naomh Brid. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −43%; 5 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | ||
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.4 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 0.9 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 1.1 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 1.2 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 1.3 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 3.8 km |
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.2 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.3 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.3 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 7.1 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 29 km |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 48 km | |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 48 km |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 54 km |
Living in Celbridge
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W23 Eircode area
Housing in Celbridge →The median sale price rose from €450,000 in 2023 to €485,000 in 2025 (+8%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the W23 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Celbridge
Cost of living in Celbridge →New tenancies in Celbridge averaged €1,848 a month in 2025, against €1,737 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Celbridge, W23 R8Y9
Primary schools near Scoil Naomh Brid
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Naomh Brid
Is Scoil Naomh Brid 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 Naomh Brid have?
235 pupils in 2025/26. That is −43% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Naomh Brid teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Naomh Brid teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Naomh Brid?
Scoil Naomh Brid has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Naomh Brid?
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 Naomh Brid?
The nearest are Primrose Hill N.S. (0.4 km), Scoil na Mainistreach (0.9 km) and Scoil Naomh Padraig (1.1 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 Celbridge; 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).