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Nurney, Co. Kildare · R51 YC66 · Roll number 16345A
Scoil Bhríde is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Nurney. Every school in and around Nurney →
What stands out about Scoil Bhríde
- 183 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 183 pupils, 15% fewer than the 216 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Nurney or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Bhríde had 183 pupils in 2025/26, down from 219 in 2015/16 (−16%). Girls are 53% of them. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Bhríde
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 Scoil Bhríde 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 Scoil Bhríde
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 Scoil Bhríde
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Bhríde 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Bhríde has shrunk by 15% since 2019/20. All the schools around Nurney together changed by −15%.
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, 3 have more pupils than Scoil Bhríde. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −15%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.2 km |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7 km |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.1 km |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.5 km |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 7.8 km |
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.8 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.1 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 10 km |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 10 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 39 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 41 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 43 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 43 km |
Living in Nurney
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R51 Eircode area
Housing in Nurney →The median sale price rose from €369,400 in 2023 to €420,000 in 2025 (+14%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R51 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Kildare
Cost of living in Nurney →New tenancies in Co. Kildare averaged €1,701 a month in 2025, against €1,589 in 2024 (+7%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗














Nurney, R51 YC66
Primary schools near Scoil Bhríde
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Bhríde
Is Scoil Bhríde 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 Scoil Bhríde have?
183 pupils in 2025/26. That is −15% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Bhríde teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Bhríde teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Bhríde?
Scoil Bhríde has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Bhríde?
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 Scoil Bhríde?
The nearest are S.N. Cill Daingin (4 km), S.N. Bride (6.2 km) and Kilberry N.S. (7 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 Nurney; 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).