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St Annes National School

St Annes National School is a primary school in Kildare. 329 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronBishop of Kildare & Leighlin
FeesFree
Enrolment329 (186 boys, 143 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number17674B
EircodeW23H330
AddressTipperstown, Straffan, 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 year50
Places last year1
Applications last year16
Waiting list12
Applications open08 October 2025
Applications close05 November 2025

notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.

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

2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 classes last year.

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: Celbridge. 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 W23 (Celbridge) was €484,999 in 2025. That is up 27.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Donaghcumper at 7.07 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 54% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalDominic Tyrrell
Phone016273367
Emailoffice@stannesardclough.ie
Local authorityKildare County Council

Other schools in Celbridge

How we know

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