Maynooth Post Primary School
Mariavilla, Moyglare Road, Maynooth, Co. Kildare · W23 X6X8 · Roll number 70700A
Maynooth Post Primary School is one of 5 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Maynooth. Every school in and around Maynooth →
What stands out about Maynooth Post Primary School
- One of the larger post-primary schools: 1,018 pupils, against a typical 585.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+5%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- The largest of the 5 post-primary schools around Maynooth.
- An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
- Its patron is the Kildare & Wicklow ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Maynooth Post Primary School had 1,018 pupils in 2025/26, down from 1,176 in 2015/16 (−13%). Girls are 47% of them. 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 Maynooth Post Primary School
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 Maynooth Post Primary School 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 Maynooth Post Primary School
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 Maynooth Post Primary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Maynooth Post Primary School directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Maynooth Post Primary School has grown by 5% since 2019/20. All the schools around Maynooth together changed by +23%.
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 post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Maynooth Post Primary School has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest post-primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +5%; 4 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maynooth Post Primary School | 1,018 | +5% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad | 154 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 0.4 km | |
| Maynooth Community College | 1,013 | +66% | Multi-denominational | English | 1.1 km | |
| Salesian College | 880 | +25% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Celbridge Community School | 712 | +32% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.2 km | |
| Scoil Dara | 828 | −10% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| St Wolstan's Community School | 846 | +17% | Inter-denominational | English | 6.1 km |
The other 22 post-primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confey Community College | 934 | +22% | Inter-denominational | English | 6.6 km | |
| Coláiste Chiaráin | 676 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 6.8 km | |
| Clongowes Wood College | 421 | −6% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Community School | 1,189 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| St Farnan's Post Primary School | 676 | +50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Naas Community College | 928 | +95% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Coláiste Naomh Mhuire | 1,076 | +3% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Meánscoil Iognáid Ris | 1,013 | +0% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara | 401 | +8% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Piper's Hill College | 1,049 | +12% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Newbridge College | 923 | +4% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Patrician Secondary School | 932 | +5% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Holy Family Secondary School | 789 | +11% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Conleth's Community College | 752 | +37% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Cross And Passion College | 843 | +1% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Curragh Community College | 288 | +112% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Kildare Town Community School | 1,014 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 32 km | |
| Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin | 751 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| St Pauls Secondary School | 843 | +68% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Athy Community College | 646 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Árdscoil na Trionóide | 894 | +4% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Colaiste Lorcain | 334 | −18% | Inter-denominational | English | 55 km |
Living in Maynooth
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Homes in the W23 Eircode area
Housing in Maynooth →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 Maynooth
Cost of living in Maynooth →New tenancies in Maynooth averaged €1,942 a month in 2025, against €1,844 in 2024 (+5%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Maynooth, W23 X6X8
Post-primary schools near Maynooth Post Primary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Maynooth Post Primary School
Is Maynooth Post Primary School 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 Maynooth Post Primary School have?
1,018 pupils in 2025/26. That is +5% since 2019/20.
Does Maynooth Post Primary School teach through Irish?
No: Maynooth Post Primary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Maynooth Post Primary School?
Maynooth Post Primary School has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Kildare & Wicklow ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Maynooth Post Primary School?
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 Maynooth Post Primary School?
The nearest are Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad (0.4 km), Maynooth Community College (1.1 km) and Salesian College (4.2 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 Maynooth; 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).