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Robertstown, Co. Kildare · W91 D403 · Roll number 18430B
S.N. Baile Roibeaird is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Robertstown. Every school in and around Robertstown →
What stands out about S.N. Baile Roibeaird
- 173 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: 173 pupils, 16% fewer than the 206 of 2019/20.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Robertstown.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Robertstown’s outline, 0.3 km away; listed with Robertstown, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Baile Roibeaird had 173 pupils in 2025/26, down from 234 in 2015/16 (−26%). Girls are 52% 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 S.N. Baile Roibeaird
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 S.N. Baile Roibeaird 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 S.N. Baile Roibeaird
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 S.N. Baile Roibeaird
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Baile Roibeaird 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: S.N. Baile Roibeaird has shrunk by 16% since 2019/20. All the schools around Robertstown together changed by −2%.
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, 5 have more pupils than S.N. Baile Roibeaird. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −16%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km |
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.9 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.3 km |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 9.9 km |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 13 km |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 32 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 40 km |
Living in Robertstown
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Robertstown →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 Co. Kildare
Cost of living in Robertstown →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 ↗














near Robertstown, W91 D403
Primary schools near S.N. Baile Roibeaird
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Baile Roibeaird
Is S.N. Baile Roibeaird 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 S.N. Baile Roibeaird have?
173 pupils in 2025/26. That is −16% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Baile Roibeaird teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Baile Roibeaird teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Baile Roibeaird?
S.N. Baile Roibeaird has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Baile Roibeaird?
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 S.N. Baile Roibeaird?
The nearest are S.N. Coill Dubh (3 km), Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School (3.9 km) and Almhaine N.S. (4 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 Robertstown; 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).