Kiltegan N.S.
Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow · W91 A292 · Roll number 12688K
Kiltegan N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Baltinglass. Every school in and around Baltinglass →
What stands out about Kiltegan N.S.
- A small primary school: 9 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 6 girls and 3 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
- Outside Baltinglass’s outline, 5.6 km away; listed with Baltinglass, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Kiltegan N.S. had 9 pupils in 2025/26, down from 17 in 2015/16 (−47%). Girls are 67% of them. Its largest roll was 22, in 2017/18. 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 Kiltegan 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 Kiltegan 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 Kiltegan 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 Kiltegan N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Kiltegan 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.
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 Kiltegan N.S..
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| S.N. Treasa Naomha | 52 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 149 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.8 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 207 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.5 km |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km |
The other 78 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 8.1 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.1 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.5 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 32 km |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 43 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 44 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 44 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 45 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 46 km | |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 46 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 46 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
Living in Baltinglass
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Baltinglass →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 Baltinglass
Cost of living in Baltinglass →New tenancies in Baltinglass averaged €1,498 a month in 2025, against €1,256 in 2024 (+19%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Baltinglass, W91 A292
Primary schools near Kiltegan 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 Kiltegan N.S.
Is Kiltegan 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 Kiltegan N.S. have?
9 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Kiltegan N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Kiltegan N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Kiltegan N.S.?
Kiltegan N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI.
How do pupils get a place at Kiltegan 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 Kiltegan N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Treasa Naomha (1.9 km), S.N. Naomh Brid (2.9 km) and Rathcoyle N.S. (5.4 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 Baltinglass; 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).