S.N. Brighde
Ticknevin, Carbury, Co. Kildare · W91 P868 · Roll number 17931S
S.N. Brighde is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Derrinturn. Every school in and around Derrinturn →
What stands out about S.N. Brighde
- A small primary school: 60 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−5%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Derrinturn.
- 23 girls and 37 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Derrinturn’s outline, 2.4 km away; listed with Derrinturn, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Brighde had 60 pupils in 2025/26, down from 91 in 2015/16 (−34%). Girls are 38% of them. Its roll rose in 2 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. Brighde
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. Brighde 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. Brighde
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. Brighde
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Brighde 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Brighde is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−5%). All the schools around Derrinturn 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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than S.N. Brighde. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −5%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.6 km |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.1 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
The other 96 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 21 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 35 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 47 km |
Living in Derrinturn
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Derrinturn →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 Derrinturn →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 Derrinturn, W91 P868
Primary schools near S.N. Brighde
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. Brighde
Is S.N. Brighde 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. Brighde have?
60 pupils in 2025/26. That is −5% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Brighde teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Brighde teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Brighde?
S.N. Brighde has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Brighde?
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. Brighde?
The nearest are S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead (2.6 km), St Conleths N.S. (3.1 km) and Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School (6.9 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 Derrinturn; 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).