Ursaille Naofa
Stephenstown South, Two Mile House, Naas, Co. Kildare · W91 YY75 · Roll number 17968S
Ursaille Naofa is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Two Mile House. Every school in and around Two Mile House →
What stands out about Ursaille Naofa
- One of the larger primary schools: 236 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−7%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ursaille Naofa had 236 pupils in 2025/26, down from 259 in 2015/16 (−9%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 272, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Ursaille Naofa
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 Ursaille Naofa 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 Ursaille Naofa
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 Ursaille Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ursaille Naofa 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: Ursaille Naofa has shrunk by 7% since 2019/20. All the schools around Two Mile House 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.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 3 have more pupils than Ursaille Naofa. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −7%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | ||
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.7 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 3.2 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 3.5 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.3 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.3 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km |
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 7.4 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.5 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 7.7 km |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 8.9 km |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km |
Living in Two Mile House
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Two Mile House →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 Two Mile House →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 ↗Two Mile House, W91 YY75
Primary schools near Ursaille Naofa
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Ursaille Naofa
Is Ursaille Naofa 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 Ursaille Naofa have?
236 pupils in 2025/26. That is −7% since 2019/20.
Does Ursaille Naofa teach through Irish?
No: Ursaille Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ursaille Naofa?
Ursaille Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Ursaille Naofa?
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 Ursaille Naofa?
The nearest are Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. (2.7 km), St Davids N.S. (3.2 km) and Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh (3.5 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 Two Mile House; 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).