St Laurences National School
St Laurences National School is a primary school in Kildare. 646 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1.36 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 646 (319 boys, 327 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 08099P |
| Eircode | W91AD80 |
| Address | Sallins, Co. Kildare |
Getting in
Competitive. 106 applications for 78 places in 2025/26 — 1.36 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 78 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 78 |
| Applications last year | 106 |
| Applications open | 08 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 29 October 2025 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
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
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
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 Bodenstown at 7.45 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 54% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Ide Kelly |
|---|---|
| Phone | 045879119 |
| info@sallinsns.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.