Scoil Padraig

The facts

Special classes

2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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: Athy. 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 R14 (Athy) was €340,000 in 2025. That is up 114.5% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ballylynan at -2.2 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 31% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in Athy

• Athy Community College Secondary school, Kildare
• Athy Model School Primary school, Kildare
• Ballyadams N S Primary school, Laois
• Ballyroe Central N S Primary school, Kildare
• Churchtown N S Primary school, Kildare
• Gaelscoil Átha Í Primary school, Kildare
• Kilberry N S Primary school, Kildare
• S N Ide Primary school, Kildare
• Scoil Mhichil Naofa Primary school, Kildare
• Scoil Mhuire Primary school, Laois
• Scoil Phadraig Naofa Primary school, Kildare
• Shanganamore N S Primary school, Laois