St Brigids N.S.
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare · R56 RK83 · Roll number 19675N
St Brigids N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilcullen. Every school in and around Kilcullen →
What stands out about St Brigids N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 598 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−13%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Brigids N.S. had 598 pupils in 2025/26, down from 634 in 2015/16 (−6%). Girls are 53% of them. Its largest roll was 690, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 4 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 Brigids 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 Brigids 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 Brigids 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 Brigids N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Brigids 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 Brigids N.S. has shrunk by 13% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kilcullen together changed by −1%.
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.
St Brigids N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −13%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | ||
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.7 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.1 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km |
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 5.5 km |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.5 km |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.5 km |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 6.8 km |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.6 km |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.4 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.8 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 9.1 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 10 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | 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 Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 35 km |
Living in Kilcullen
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R56 Eircode area
Housing in Kilcullen →The median sale price rose from €350,000 in 2023 to €428,500 in 2025 (+22%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R56 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Kilcullen
Cost of living in Kilcullen →New tenancies in Kilcullen averaged €1,483 a month in 2025, against €1,463 in 2024 (+1%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Kilcullen, R56 RK83
Primary schools near St Brigids 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 Brigids N.S.
Is St Brigids 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 Brigids N.S. have?
598 pupils in 2025/26. That is −13% since 2019/20.
Does St Brigids N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Brigids N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Brigids N.S.?
St Brigids N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at St Brigids 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 Brigids N.S.?
The nearest are Brannoxtown Community N.S. (3.7 km), Scoil Bride (3.9 km) and S.N. Naomh Ioseph (4.6 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 Kilcullen; 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).