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Scoil Bríd

Scoil Bríd is a primary school in Kildare. 612 pupils, Catholic ethos, 3 special classes, oversubscribed last year.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronBishop of Kildare & Leighlin
FeesFree
Enrolment612 (351 boys, 261 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number20114D
EircodeW91YA62
AddressOldtown, Naas, 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 year72
Applications last year162
Waiting list87
Applications open06 October 2025
Applications close24 October 2025

check the notice — it lists more than one intake.

Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2026/27)

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

3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

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 Naas Urban at 7.95 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 55% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalÍde Young
Phone045889562
Emailoffice@scoilbhridenaas.com
Local authorityKildare County Council

Other schools in Naas

How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.