Newtown N.S.
Newtown, Enfield, Co. Kildare · A83 HW74 · Roll number 18650P
Newtown 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 Newtown N.S.
- 110 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 110 pupils, 20% more than the 92 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Kilcock’s outline, 4.7 km away; listed with Kilcock, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Newtown N.S. had 110 pupils in 2025/26, against 99 in 2015/16 (+11%). Girls are 46% of them. 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 Newtown 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 Newtown 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 Newtown 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 Newtown N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Newtown 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: Newtown N.S. has grown by 20% 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, 5 have more pupils than Newtown N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +20%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5.3 km | |
| St. Mary's Primary School | 543 | −10% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −10% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km |
The other 96 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 10 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 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 | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 28 km |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 28 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 28 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 46 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 46 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 55 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 ↗near Kilcock, A83 HW74
Primary schools near Newtown 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 Newtown N.S.
Is Newtown 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 Newtown N.S. have?
110 pupils in 2025/26. That is +20% since 2019/20.
Does Newtown N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Newtown N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Newtown N.S.?
Newtown N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Newtown 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 Newtown N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Tir Mochain (3 km), Scoil Uí Riada (5.3 km) and St. Mary's Primary School (5.4 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).