Kilberry N.S.
Kilberry, Athy, Co. Kildare · R14 EY05 · Roll number 13165G
Kilberry N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilberry. Every school in and around Kilberry →
What stands out about Kilberry N.S.
- 84 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−13%).
- 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.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Kilberry or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Kilberry’s outline, 0.5 km away; listed with Kilberry, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Kilberry N.S. had 84 pupils in 2025/26, down from 112 in 2015/16 (−25%). Girls are 44% 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 Kilberry 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 Kilberry 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 Kilberry 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 Kilberry N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Kilberry 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.
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: Kilberry N.S. has shrunk by 13% 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, 5 have more pupils than Kilberry N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −13%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 5.7 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 5.8 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Rath Mixed N.S. | 194 | −11% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km |
The other 95 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.9 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.3 km |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 46 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 46 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 47 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 50 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 50 km |
Living in Kilberry
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R14 Eircode area
Housing in Kilberry →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 Kilberry →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 Kilberry, R14 EY05
Primary schools near Kilberry 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 Kilberry N.S.
Is Kilberry 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 Kilberry N.S. have?
84 pupils in 2025/26. That is −13% since 2019/20.
Does Kilberry N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Kilberry N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Kilberry N.S.?
Kilberry N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at Kilberry 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 Kilberry N.S.?
The nearest are Churchtown N.S. (4.9 km), Gaelscoil Átha Í (5.7 km) and Athy Model School (5.8 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 Kilberry; 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).