Scoil Bhride
Shelagh, Hackballscross, Co. Louth · A91 Y744 · Roll number 18382Q
Scoil Bhride is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Knockbridge. Every school in and around Knockbridge →
What stands out about Scoil Bhride
- 82 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 82 pupils, 173% more than the 30 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Armagh; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Knockbridge’s outline, 7.4 km away; listed with Knockbridge, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Bhride had 82 pupils in 2025/26, against 27 in 2015/16 (+204%). Girls are 46% of them. Its roll rose in 7 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 Bhride
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 Bhride 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 Bhride
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 Bhride
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Bhride 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Bhride has grown by 173% since 2019/20. All the schools around Knockbridge together changed by −5%.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Scoil Bhride. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +173%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bhride | 82 | +173% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.1 km |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 206 | +2% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| Knockbridge Mixed N.S. | 285 | −5% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 164 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.9 km |
The other 64 primary schools in Co. Louth
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mochta's National School | 181 | +20% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora B | 169 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora C | 160 | +62% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St Nicholas Monastery NS | 164 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Castletown Rd Convent | 191 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh C | 233 | −16% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh N | 220 | −15% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh B | 246 | +7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 148 | −3% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| C.b.s. Primary | 524 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Faughart Community National School | 102 | +122% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Dun Dealgan N.S. | 84 | −2% | Presbyterian | English | 11 km | |
| Réalt na Mara School | 467 | +0% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 574 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan | 214 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Mhuire na nGael | 624 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Fhursa | 229 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Tallonstown N.S. | 276 | −15% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Dairbhre Mixed | 71 | −26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St. Francis National School | 441 | +53% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Dulargy Mixed N.S. | 150 | −23% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha | 503 | +13% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Bellurgan N.S. | 112 | −13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Dromiskin Mixed N.S. | 234 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 67 | −25% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ardee Educate Together NS | 177 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Muire | 187 | +10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Chill Sarain | 161 | −15% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcan | 69 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 49 | −49% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S N Mhuire na Trocaire | 339 | +15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ardee Monastery | 244 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Mullach Bui | 62 | −2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Dromin N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fhionain | 100 | +1% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ballapousta NS | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Olivers N.S. | 120 | −28% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhin Naofa | 148 | +16% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Rath Corr | 56 | −16% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Bhride Mixed N.S. | 202 | −3% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S N Talamh na Manach | 139 | +7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Columcille | 151 | −13% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 89 | −28% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S N Tigh an Lubhair | 192 | −9% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Fainche | 190 | −14% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Walshestown N.S. | 95 | −19% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 172 | −13% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 201 | −18% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Callystown Mixed N.S. | 261 | −18% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Tulach Aluinn | 411 | −17% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín | 307 | +5% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa | 353 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Presentation Convent | 385 | +37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Aston Village Educate Together National School | 375 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| Naomh Seosamh | 293 | +0% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School | 575 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 92 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre Sn | 359 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Aonghusa | 147 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| Rathmullan N.S. | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| St Pauls Senior N.S. | 466 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Ard Mhuire C | 315 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Le Cheile Educate Together NS | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| St Marys Parish Primary School | 967 | −13% | Catholic | English | 40 km |
Living in Knockbridge
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A91 Eircode area
Housing in Knockbridge →The median sale price rose from €261,500 in 2023 to €335,000 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Louth
Cost of living in Knockbridge →New tenancies in Co. Louth averaged €1,433 a month in 2025, against €1,318 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Knockbridge, A91 Y744
Primary schools near Scoil Bhride
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Bhride
Is Scoil Bhride 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 Bhride have?
82 pupils in 2025/26. That is +173% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Bhride teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Bhride teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Bhride?
Scoil Bhride has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Armagh.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Bhride?
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 Bhride?
The nearest are S.N. Cholmcille (4.1 km), Scoil Naomh Deagha (4.2 km) and Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál (6.8 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 Knockbridge; 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).