St Josephs N.S.
Highfield Park, Kilcock, Co. Kildare · W23 RX07 · Roll number 16706G
St Josephs N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilcock. Every school in and around Kilcock →
What stands out about St Josephs N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 423 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+5%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Kilcock.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Josephs N.S. had 423 pupils in 2025/26, against 316 in 2015/16 (+34%). Girls are 45% of them. Its largest roll was 438, in 2022/23. 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 St Josephs 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 St Josephs 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 St Josephs 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 St Josephs N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Josephs 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Josephs N.S. has grown by 5% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kilcock together changed by −2%.
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, 3 have more pupils than St Josephs N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +5%; 1 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 0.3 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 0.5 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 4.9 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| St. Joseph's National School | 89 | +3% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km |
The other 95 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 6.8 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 6.9 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 28 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 30 km |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 49 km | |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 49 km |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 57 km |
Living in Kilcock
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W23 Eircode area
Housing in Kilcock →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 Kilcock
Cost of living in Kilcock →New tenancies in Kilcock averaged €1,548 a month in 2025, against €1,406 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Kilcock, W23 RX07
Primary schools near St Josephs 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 St Josephs N.S.
Is St Josephs 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 St Josephs N.S. have?
423 pupils in 2025/26. That is +5% since 2019/20.
Does St Josephs N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Josephs N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Josephs N.S.?
St Josephs N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at St Josephs 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 St Josephs N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Uí Riada (0.3 km), Scoil Chóca Naofa (0.5 km) and Gaelscoil Ruairí (4.9 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 Kilcock; 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).