St Pauls Secondary School
Moore Abbey Demesne, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare · W34 F576 · Roll number 61702D
St Pauls Secondary School is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Monasterevin. Every school in and around Monasterevin →
What stands out about St Pauls Secondary School
- One of the larger post-primary schools: 843 pupils, against a typical 585.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 843 pupils, 68% more than the 503 of 2019/20.
- 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.
- A voluntary secondary school: owned by its trustees, most often a religious order or its successor trust, and paid for by the State.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only post-primary school in Monasterevin or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Monasterevin’s outline, 0.1 km away; listed with Monasterevin, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Pauls Secondary School had 843 pupils in 2025/26, against 325 in 2015/16 (+159%). Girls are 50% of them. Its roll rose in 10 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 Pauls Secondary 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 St Pauls Secondary 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 St Pauls Secondary 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 St Pauls Secondary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Pauls Secondary 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.
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: St Pauls Secondary School has grown by 68% since 2019/20. All the schools around Monasterevin together changed by +24%.
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.
Of the 6 nearest post-primary schools, 3 have more pupils than St Pauls Secondary School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +68%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls Secondary School | 843 | +68% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Kildare Town Community School | 1,014 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin | 751 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Coláiste Íosagáin | 1,182 | +19% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Curragh Community College | 288 | +112% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Athy Community College | 646 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Árdscoil na Trionóide | 894 | +4% | Catholic | English | 16 km |
The other 23 post-primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Conleth's Community College | 752 | +37% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Patrician Secondary School | 932 | +5% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Newbridge College | 923 | +4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Holy Family Secondary School | 789 | +11% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Cross And Passion College | 843 | +1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Farnan's Post Primary School | 676 | +50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Piper's Hill College | 1,049 | +12% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara | 401 | +8% | Catholic | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| Naas Community College | 928 | +95% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| Meánscoil Iognáid Ris | 1,013 | +0% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Coláiste Naomh Mhuire | 1,076 | +3% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Colaiste Lorcain | 334 | −18% | Inter-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Community School | 1,189 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Clongowes Wood College | 421 | −6% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Dara | 828 | −10% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Wolstan's Community School | 846 | +17% | Inter-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad | 154 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 41 km | |
| Maynooth Post Primary School | 1,018 | +5% | Multi-denominational | English | 41 km | |
| Salesian College | 880 | +25% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Celbridge Community School | 712 | +32% | Multi-denominational | English | 42 km | |
| Maynooth Community College | 1,013 | +66% | Multi-denominational | English | 42 km | |
| Coláiste Chiaráin | 676 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 45 km | |
| Confey Community College | 934 | +22% | Inter-denominational | English | 45 km |
Living in Monasterevin
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W34 Eircode area
Housing in Monasterevin →The median sale price rose from €332,000 in 2023 to €409,200 in 2025 (+23%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the W34 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Monasterevin
Cost of living in Monasterevin →New tenancies in Monasterevin averaged €1,380 a month in 2025, against €1,251 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Monasterevin, W34 F576
Post-primary schools near St Pauls Secondary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Pauls Secondary School
Is St Pauls Secondary 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 St Pauls Secondary School have?
843 pupils in 2025/26. That is +68% since 2019/20.
Does St Pauls Secondary School teach through Irish?
No: St Pauls Secondary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Pauls Secondary School?
St Pauls Secondary School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at St Pauls Secondary 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 St Pauls Secondary School?
The nearest are Kildare Town Community School (10 km), Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin (10 km) and Coláiste Íosagáin (11 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 Monasterevin; 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).