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S.N. Bhridhe

PrimaryCatholic

Kells, Co. Kilkenny · R95 WK84 · Roll number 17566V

S.N. Bhridhe is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Kells. Every school in and around Kells →

Pupils
27
September, 2025/26
17 girls, 10 boys
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Ossory
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about S.N. Bhridhe

  • A small primary school: 27 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • 17 girls and 10 boys: more of one than the other.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Ossory; its ethos is Catholic.
  • The only primary school in Kells or within 3 km of it.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

S.N. Bhridhe had 27 pupils in 2025/26, against 25 in 2015/16 (+8%). Girls are 63% of them. Its largest roll was 27, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.

071421282015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for S.N. Bhridhe

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. Bhridhe 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on S.N. Bhridhe

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 in

Getting a place at S.N. Bhridhe

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to S.N. Bhridhe 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.

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The 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 S.N. Bhridhe.

S.N. Bhridhe27
S.N. Chiaran Naofa142
Scoil San Lionard115
Burnchurch44
St Michaels63
Church Hill Mixed192
St Brendans Mixed50
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Bhridhe27–CatholicEnglish
S.N. Chiaran Naofa142+29%CatholicEnglish3.4 km
Scoil San Lionard115−15%CatholicEnglish4.3 km
Burnchurch National School44−28%CatholicEnglish4.4 km
St Michaels National School63+34%CatholicEnglish5.3 km
Church Hill Mixed N.S.192+14%CatholicEnglish7.2 km
St Brendans Mixed N.S.50−17%CatholicEnglish7.7 km
The other 61 primary schools in Co. Kilkenny
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Bunscoil McAuley Rice406−9%CatholicEnglish7.9 km
Bennettsbridge National School206+7%CatholicEnglish8.5 km
St Mary's National School398−12%CatholicSome subjects in Irish9.2 km
Kilmoganny Mixed N.S.23+10%CatholicEnglish9.3 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig Mxd173−3%CatholicEnglish9.5 km
Kilkenny School Project236+1%Multi-denominationalEnglish11 km
Gaelscoil Osrai438−5%CatholicAll in Irish11 km
S.N. Padraig Naofa331−15%CatholicEnglish12 km
S N San Nioclas120+3%CatholicEnglish12 km
Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea330−2%CatholicEnglish12 km
S.N. Moin Ruadh Mixed56+0%CatholicEnglish12 km
Scoil Iognaid de Ris278+37%CatholicEnglish12 km
Scoil Mhuire400−10%CatholicEnglish13 km
St. John's National School441–CatholicEnglish✓13 km
St Canices Central N.S.648−1%CatholicEnglish14 km
St Aidans N.S.175−9%CatholicEnglish14 km
Kilkenny Mixed N.S.198−4%Church of IrelandEnglish14 km
S.N. Cholmcille104−27%CatholicEnglish15 km
S.N. Naomh Colmain204−5%CatholicEnglish15 km
S.N. Muire197−24%CatholicEnglish16 km
Templeorum N.S.38−32%CatholicEnglish17 km
Owning National School100+0%CatholicEnglish18 km
S.N. Tulach Ruain91−7%CatholicEnglish18 km
S.N. Tobair Eoin Baisde45−34%CatholicEnglish19 km
Skeaghvastheen N.S.85−13%CatholicEnglish20 km
Scoil Mholainge Listerlin148+9%CatholicEnglish20 km
St Beacons N.S.175−5%CatholicEnglish20 km
S.N. Baile an Phiull254−23%CatholicEnglish21 km
Goresbridge N.S.68−23%CatholicEnglish21 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal148−8%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
Graig na Manach Buac68−9%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
Scoil Naomh Ioseph127+37%CatholicEnglish22 km
Scoil Lachtain201+6%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
The Rower Mixed N.S.115−33%CatholicEnglish23 km
Scoil Bhride B7C217−15%CatholicEnglish23 km
S.N. Baile an Fhasaigh54−10%CatholicEnglish23 km
S.N. Colmain20–CatholicEnglish25 km
S.N. Lisnafunchin32−32%CatholicEnglish25 km
Colmcille Mixed N.S.20−29%CatholicEnglish25 km
S.N. Bhreandain Naofa192−11%CatholicEnglish25 km
St. Senan's National School176+2%CatholicEnglish25 km
Clontubrid Mixed N.S.43−26%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Seamus Naofa91−13%CatholicEnglish26 km
Scoil Mhuire261−6%CatholicEnglish✓27 km
Ballyragget National School163+20%CatholicEnglish28 km
S.N. Naomh Padraigh202+3%CatholicEnglish29 km
Scoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa223−15%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Lisdowney N.S.96+1%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Chrion Choill28−24%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Bhrighde46−12%CatholicEnglish30 km
Scoil Íosagáin121–CatholicEnglish✓30 km
Wandesforde Mixed N.S.52−10%Church of IrelandEnglish30 km
Carigeen N.S.123−23%CatholicEnglish30 km
S.N. Naomh Chiarain90+6%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
Ringville National School35−31%CatholicEnglish31 km
Slieverue Mixed N.S.208−8%CatholicEnglish32 km
Holycross N.S.72−23%CatholicEnglish34 km
Scoil Mhichil Naofa14−56%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
S.N. an Moinin Rua127+2%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
S.N. Mhichil Naofa62+3%CatholicEnglish35 km
St Patricks N.S.57−25%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
Living nearby

Living in Kells

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€322,900
routing key R95, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€1,207
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Kilkenny

Homes in the R95 Eircode area

Housing in Kells →

The median sale price rose from €289,400 in 2023 to €351,700 in 2025 (+22%).

2023€289,400
2024€325,000
2025€351,700

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€385,600
Second-hand homes€276,500

Property Price Register sales in the R95 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Kilkenny

Cost of living in Kells →

New tenancies in Co. Kilkenny averaged €1,207 a month in 2025, against €1,119 in 2024 (+8%).

2024€1,119
2025€1,207

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Kells, R95 WK84

Nearby

Primary schools near S.N. Bhridhe

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. Bhridhe

Is S.N. Bhridhe 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. Bhridhe have?

27 pupils in 2025/26.

Does S.N. Bhridhe teach through Irish?

No: S.N. Bhridhe teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs S.N. Bhridhe?

S.N. Bhridhe has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ossory.

How do pupils get a place at S.N. Bhridhe?

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. Bhridhe?

The nearest are S.N. Chiaran Naofa (3.4 km), Scoil San Lionard (4.3 km) and Burnchurch National School (4.4 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 Kells; 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).