St Davids N.S.
Pipers Hill Education Campus, Kilcullen Road, Naas · W91 AE26 · Roll number 11893G
St Davids N.S. is one of 9 primary schools in or within 3 km of Naas. Every school in and around Naas →
What stands out about St Davids N.S.
- 98 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 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 9 primary schools around Naas.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
- Outside Naas’s outline, 0.3 km away; listed with Naas, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Davids N.S. had 98 pupils in 2025/26, against 95 in 2015/16 (+3%). Girls are 46% of them. Its largest roll was 101, in 2016/17. 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 Davids 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 Davids 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 Davids 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 Davids N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Davids 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 Davids N.S. has grown by 5% since 2019/20. All the schools around Naas together changed by +7%.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than St Davids N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +5%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 0.3 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 0.5 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.1 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 2.4 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 3 km |
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 3.2 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.2 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.5 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.8 km |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.8 km | |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.8 km |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.9 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 30 km |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 35 km |
Living in Naas
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Naas →The median sale price rose from €410,000 in 2023 to €435,000 in 2025 (+6%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the W91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Naas
Cost of living in Naas →New tenancies in Naas averaged €1,889 a month in 2025, against €1,741 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Naas, W91 AE26
Primary schools near St Davids 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 Davids N.S.
Is St Davids 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 Davids N.S. have?
98 pupils in 2025/26. That is +5% since 2019/20.
Does St Davids N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Davids N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Davids N.S.?
St Davids N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI.
How do pupils get a place at St Davids 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 Davids N.S.?
The nearest are Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh (0.3 km), Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. (0.5 km) and Naas Community National School (2.1 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 Naas; 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).