Bhride N.S.
Ardough, Bilboa, Carlow, Co. Laois · R93 T611 · Roll number 18265M
Bhride N.S. is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Newtown. Every school in and around Newtown →
What stands out about Bhride N.S.
- A small primary school: 13 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Newtown’s outline, 8.5 km away; listed with Newtown, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Bhride N.S. had 13 pupils in 2025/26, down from 19 in 2015/16 (−32%). Girls are 46% of them. Its largest roll was 19, in 2017/18. 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 Bhride 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 Bhride 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 Bhride 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 Bhride N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Bhride 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
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 Bhride N.S..
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhride N.S. | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. | 184 | −6% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 46 | −12% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Muigheo | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Scoil Nais Molaise | 123 | +15% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Scoil Chomhgain Naofa | 380 | −5% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| S N Naomh Fhiach | 570 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.2 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Laois
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Abban | 73 | +38% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.7 km |
| Ardlios N.S. | 50 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil an Chroi Ro Naofa | 29 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Abbain Cillin | 99 | +5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Padraig | 218 | −16% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Molaise | 58 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Shanganamore N.S. | 106 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballyadams N.S. | 111 | +0% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballinakill Mixed N.S. | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Mhuire Fatima N.S. | 193 | +31% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ballyroan Primary School | 177 | +11% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 269 | −14% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo | 192 | +7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Abbeyleix Sth N.S. | 84 | −21% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Cosby N.S. | 57 | +90% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| St Coleman's National School | 318 | +16% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 25 km | |
| Raithin an Uisce N.S. | 211 | −4% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Tobar an Leinn | 168 | +56% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Naomh Pius X N.S. | 49 | +58% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa | 108 | +9% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Fionntan Naofa | 60 | −22% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Holy Family Senior School | 644 | −13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 599 | −9% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Portlaoise Educate Together NS | 457 | +11% | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Laoise | 369 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Maryboro N.S. | 96 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Fraoch Mor N.S. | 212 | −10% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 727 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Trummera N.S. | 34 | −6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| Cloch an Tsionnaigh N.S. | 64 | −22% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Rath Mixed N.S. | 194 | −11% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Emo Mixed N.S. | 207 | −1% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Cluain Eidhneach N.S. | 89 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 95 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Fintans N.S. | 108 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 244 | +21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Baile Finn | 208 | −11% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 374 | −11% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Rushall N.S. | 30 | −27% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Barr na Sruthan N S | 91 | +42% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Na Carraige N.S. | 204 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Paddock N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Josephs Girls N.S. | 230 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Mountmellick Boys N.S. | 188 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| St Pauls N.S. | 41 | +32% | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 521 | −0% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 496 | −30% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 | 84 | −16% | Church of Ireland | English | 41 km | |
| Kiladooley Mixed N.S. | 132 | +25% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St Josephs National School | 95 | −10% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 71 | +0% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Camross N.S. | 156 | +24% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Cill an Iubhair N.S. | 23 | −30% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Rosenallis N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala | 49 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 47 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 127 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe | 53 | −38% | Catholic | English | 53 km |
Living in Newtown
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R93 Eircode area
Housing in Newtown →The median sale price rose from €250,000 in 2023 to €287,200 in 2025 (+15%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R93 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Laois
Cost of living in Newtown →New tenancies in Co. Laois averaged €1,235 a month in 2025, against €1,112 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Newtown, R93 T611
Primary schools near Bhride 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 Bhride N.S.
Is Bhride 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 Bhride N.S. have?
13 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Bhride N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Bhride N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Bhride N.S.?
Bhride N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Bhride 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 Bhride N.S.?
The nearest are Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. (4.5 km), S.N. Bhrighde (5 km) and Scoil Mhuire Muigheo (6.1 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 Newtown; 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).