S N Brighde
S N Brighde is a primary school in Kill. 744 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 744 (360 boys, 384 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 17662R |
| Eircode | W91PF85 |
| Address | Kill, Co. Kildare |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 100 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 100 |
| Applications last year | 122 |
| Waiting list | 5 |
The school received 143 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 122 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
check the notice — it lists more than one intake.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
Special classes
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Naas. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district W91 (Naas) was €435,000 in 2025. That is up 31.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Kill at 4.47 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 44% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Carmel Linehan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 045877592 |
| info@scoilbhridekill.ie | |
| Local authority | Kildare County Council |
Other schools in Naas
- An Linbh Iosa Primary school, Kildare
- Caragh N S Primary school, Kildare
- Coláiste Naomh Mhuire Secondary school, Kildare
- Craddockstown School Special school, Kildare
- Gael-Choláiste Chill Dara Secondary school, Kildare
- Gaelscoil Nas Na Riogh Primary school, Kildare
- Killashee Multi-Denominational Ns Primary school, Kildare
- Mercy Convent Primary School Primary school, Kildare
- Meánscoil Iognáid Ris Secondary school, Kildare
- Naas Community College Secondary school, Kildare
- Naas Community National School Primary school, Kildare
- Piper's Hill College Secondary school, Kildare
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.