St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School
St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School is a primary school in Kildare. 1025 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 1,025 (504 boys, 521 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 20427B |
| Eircode | R51XY30 |
| Address | Grey Abbey Road, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare |
Special classes
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 1 × Moderate General Learning Disability
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: Kildare. 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 R51 (Kildare) was €420,000 in 2025. That is up 62.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Kildare at -2.99 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 33% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Donal Fleming |
|---|---|
| Phone | 045521799 |
| office@sbps.ie | |
| Local authority | Kildare County Council |
Other schools in Kildare
- Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha Primary school, Kildare
- Kildare Town Community School Secondary school, Kildare
- Kildare Town Educate Together Ns Primary school, Kildare
- Scoil Bhríde Primary school, Kildare
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.