Bhride N S
Bhride N S is a primary school in Laois. 13 pupils, Catholic ethos, DEIS Rural.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 13 (7 boys, 6 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Rural |
| Roll number | 18265M |
| Eircode | R93T611 |
| Address | Ardough, Bilboa, Carlow, Co. Laois |
What DEIS means here
DEIS Rural. This is the rural strand: extra literacy and numeracy support, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation. It does not carry reduced class sizes.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Carlow. 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 R93 (Carlow) was €290,000 in 2025. That is up 56.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ardough at 2.51 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 34% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Sinead Moore |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0599140611 |
| ardoughns@gmail.com | |
| Local authority | Laois County Council |
Other schools in Carlow
- Ardlios N S Primary school, Laois
- Ballinabranna Mxd N S Primary school, Carlow
- Bennekerry National School Primary school, Carlow
- Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch Primary school, Carlow
- Carlow Educate Together Ns Primary school, Carlow
- Fr Cullen Memorial N S Primary school, Carlow
- Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach Secondary school, Carlow
- Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc Primary school, Carlow
- Holy Family National School Primary school, Carlow
- Presentation College Secondary school, Carlow
- S N Ceatharlach Primary school, Carlow
- S N Muire Gan Smal Primary school, Carlow
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.