Comprehensive Guide to Public Primary Schools in Nairobi County

As a parent or guardian considering educational options for your child in Nairobi County, finding a school that balances affordability, quality academics, and opportunities for social growth is often a top priority. Public primary schools stand out as a popular choice because they offer accessible education close to home without the higher costs associated with private institutions. These schools play a vital role in fostering foundational skills and community ties, making them an ideal fit for many families relocating to or residing in the area.

This guide provides a detailed compilation of public primary schools across Nairobi County, organized for easy reference. Whether you are new to the city or exploring alternatives, this list can help you identify potential options based on location. Note that enrollment processes typically involve visiting the school or contacting the local education office for availability and requirements. For the most up-to-date details, such as contact information or performance metrics, consulting the Kenyan Ministry of Education’s resources is recommended.

Below is the enumerated list presented in a structured table format for improved clarity and navigation:

No.	School Name	Location
1	Mbagathi Road Primary	Kemri Road off Mbagathi Road
2	Nembu Primary	Muthama – Kikuyu Road
3	Kawangware Primary	Kawangware near Chiefs Office
4	Toi Primary	Joseph Kangethe Road near Winners Chapel
5	Riruta Hgm Primary	Naivasha Road after Precious Blood Riruta
6	Dagoretti Muslim Primary	Dagoretti Muslim – Muthiora Road
7	Kinyanjui Road Primary	Riruta Satellite – Kinyanjui Road
8	Joseph Kangethe Primary	Woodley – before Joseph Kangethe Road
9	Jamhuri Primary	Ngong Road next to the University of Nairobi Kenya Science Campus
10	Gatina Primary	Kawangware Gatina
11	Mutuini Primary	Dagoretti Market along Muchugia Road
12	Mukarara	Waithaka near Mukarara PCEA Church
13	Dagoretti Girls Rehabilitation	On the boundary of Kiambu West & Dagoretti District after Muhuri Road (former Route 87)
14	Dagoretti Special School	Dagoretti Children Centre inside the Feed the Children Dagoretti Market
15	Kagira Primary	Waithaka after Ruthimitu Primary School
16	Kirigu Primary	Dagoreti – Mutuini
17	Ruthimitu Primary	Ruthimitu
18	Waithaka Special School	Mutuini – near Kirigu Primary
19	Dr. Muthiora Primary	Mutuini
20	Gitiba Primary	Dagoretti Market before St. Joseph Catholic Church
21	Riruta Satellite Primary	Riruta Satellite
22	Kabiria Primary School	Off Kabiria Road, Waithaka Location
23	Shadrack Kimalel Primary School	Kenyatta Golf Course Ngummo Laini Saba
24	Ndurarua Primary	Riruta, Ndurarua Grounds on Kinyanjui Road
25	Upper Hill Day Nursery	Upper Hill Area along Elgon Road
26	Umoja Primary	Umoja Estate Phase I along Moi Drive Road
27	Ronald Ngala Primary	Dandora Phase IV/V
28	Ushirika Primary	Dandora Phase V – next to Ronald Ngala Primary
29	Kariobangi South Primary	Kariobangi South along Mutarakwa Road
30	Tom Mboya Primary	Dandora
31	Gituamba Primary	Ruai Sewage
32	Peter Kibukosya Primary	Umoja II Estate – Site Stage
33	Athi Primary	5km from main Kangundo Road in Ngundu/Athi Zone
34	Ruai Primary	Along Kangundo Road at Ruai Shopping Centre
35	Jehovah Jireh Primary	Maili Saba
36	Ngundu Primary	Kamulu – Ngundu along Kangundo Road
37	Unity Primary	Umoja Innercore
38	Utawala Academy	Within Administration Police Training College – Embakasi
39	Kayole I Primary	Kayole off Kangundo Road
40	Tumaini Primary	Umoja II off Moi Drive
41	Our Lady Of Nazareth Primary	Mukuru Kwa Njenga
42	Maua Primary	Kangundo Road – Njiru Cokaa Buruburu Farm
43	Visions Primary (Mihang’o)	Mihang’o Location
44	Embakasi Garrison Primary	Embakasi Garrison Barracks compound along to Utawala
45	Mwangaza Primary	Kayole
46	Embakasi Primary	Embakasi Village
47	Thawabu Primary	Kayole
48	Bondeni Primary	Kayole South next to Kayole Catholic Church – (Divine Word Parish)
49	Komarock Primary	Komarock Estate off Spine Road
50	Kifaru Primary	Umoja II – Moi Drive
51	Edelvale Primary	Doonholm Phase V at Jacaranda Estate roundabout – take the earth road
52	Imara Primary	Kayole Soweto Road opposite Kayole Chief’s Office – Mugendi Stage
53	Doonholm Primary	Doonholm Estate next to Rikina Supermarkets
54	Busara Primary	Umoja Estate – Moi Drive Road
55	A.E.F. Reuben Primary	Off Enterprise Road after Hill-Locks Hotel in Reuben Slums
56	Kwa Njenga Primary	Kwa Njenga Ward off Airport Road at A.A. of Kenya Headquarters
57	Dandora Primary School	Dandora Phase One, along Komarock Road opposite Seniors School, adjacent to Total Petrol Station
58	Simba Day Nursery	Umoja
59	Mugumo Day Nursery	Near Peter Kibukosya Primary School
60	Mwangaza Day Nursery	Near Peter Kibukosya Primary School
61	Unity Day Nursery	Umoja Innercore
62	Umoja I Day Nursery	In Umoja next to Division Office Umoja I Estate
63	St. Dominic’s Primary School	Mwiki
64	Kayole North Primary	Kayole North (Matopeni) Area near Kayole Police Station
65	Kangundo Road Primary	Opposite Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital
66	James Gichuru Primary	Dandora Phase II
67	Wangu Primary	Dandora Phase II opposite Co-operative Bank on Muigai Kenyatta Road
68	Drumvale Primary	Kamulu off Kangundo Road, Sir Henry’s Drive – Pearl Street (Drumvale)
69	Njiru Primary	On your way to Mwiki between Njiru Chief’s Camp / D.O.s Office and Quarry
70	Eastleigh Airport Primary	2nd Avenue off 3rd Street next to Maina Wanjigi Secondary
71	Muthurwa Primary	Along Sakwa Road next to KMC
72	Uhuru Estate Primary	Uhuru Estate on Uhuru Road next to Uhuru Secondary
73	Heshima Road Primary	Ambira Road – Makongeni
74	Our Lady Of Mercy Girls – Shauri Moyo	Ambira Road off Jogoo Road
75	Bahati Uhuru Primary	Heshima Avenue Zembakasi Crescent, Zembakasi Lane
76	Kimathi Primary	Kimathi Estate
77	Morrison Primary	Bahati
78	Dr. Livingstone Primary	Jerusalem Estate
79	Nairobi River Primary	Outering Road Estate off Mumia South Road
80	New Eastleigh Primary	Eastleigh North
81	Zawadi Primary	Eastleigh Section 3 near Eastmat No. 4 Bus Stage
82	Moi Air Base Primary	Kenya Air Force Eastleigh – Nairobi
83	Moi Forces Academy	Next to Moi Air Base – Juja Road
84	St. Teresa’s Boys Primary School	Eastleigh Section I within the Catholic Church near Mlango Kubwa
85	Bahati Day Nursery	At Bahati Shopping Centre next to Uhuru Bahati Primary School
86	New Pumwani Primary	From Ring Road Ngara connect to Kinyanjui Road – school is before the Kariokor WWII Commonwealth Cemetery
87	Buruburu I Primary	Buruburu Phase I off Mumias Road next to Orange House
88	Roysambu Primary	Zimmerman
89	Kahawa Primary	Kahawa West next to Farmers Choice Factory
90	Kamiti Primary	Inside Kamiti Prisons
91	Kahawa Garrison Primary	Kahawa Barracks along Thika Road
92	Githurai Primary	Githurai 45 roundabout next to CCN Stone Market
93	Garden Estate Primary	Off Thika Road on your way to Windsor
94	Kenyatta University Primary	Inside Kenyatta University Grounds
95	Mahiga Primary	Opposite Kamiti Prison boundary on entry to Kahawa West Shopping Centre
96	Kiwanja Primary	Next to Kenyatta University Nyayo Hostels on Kiwanja Road off Kahawa Road after Farmers Choice
97	Mararui Primary	At Mararui Village next to Thome Estate off Thika Road
98	Njathaini Primary	Ngomongo opposite Police Station off Kamiti Road
99	Ngunyumu Primary	Korogocho Slums-Ngomongo
100	Mathare 4A Primary	Mathare 4A Village
101	Thika Road Primary	Between N.Y.S. & Kenya College off Thika Road
102	G.S.U. Primary	G.S.U. Headquarters Ruaraka Camp Thika Road
103	Daniel Comboni Primary	Korogocho
104	Muthaiga Primary	Thika Road opposite Mathari Hospital
105	Marura Primary	Kariobangi North near the Kariobangi Market
106	M.M. Chandaria Primary	Baba Dogo
107	Kasarani Primary	Kasarani Mwiki Road opposite Warren Enterprises Ltd.
108	Kariobangi North Primary	Kariobangi North near City Council Market
109	Murema Primary	Kasarani – Hunters
110	Mathare North Primary School	Mathare North Area II
111	Baba Dogo Primary School	Along Baba Dogo Road, next to M.M. Chandaria Primary, opposite Premier Food Industries
112	Drive-In Primary School	Mathare North near Ruaraka High School
113	Treeside Special School	Mwiki on your way to Stadia Hotel
114	Karen ‘C’ Primary	Along Langata Road
115	Ngong Forest Primary	Ngong Road within Ngong Forest opposite Lenana School
116	St. Mary’s Karen Primary	Karen Shopping Centre along Langata Road
117	Ayany Primary	Sarang’ombe Ward
118	Langata Road Primary	Along Langata Road
119	Raila Education Centre	Kisumu Ndogo Area along Railway Line next to Raila Educational Center
120	Ngei Primary	Kitengela Road Mugumu
121	Kongoni Primary	South ‘C’
122	Langata West Primary	Otiende Shopping Centre next to Langata Health Centre
123	Uhuru Gardens Primary	Langata Road off Kitengela Road
124	Madaraka Primary School	In Madaraka Estate
125	Olympic Primary	Kibera Slums, Sarang’ombe next to Railway Line
126	Langata Barracks Primary	Inside the Langata Barracks Military Camp
127	Kibera Primary	Kibera Drive – Karanja Road
128	Nairobi West Day Nursery	Nairobi West Shopping Centre next to Uchumi Supermarket – South ‘B’
129	Rabai Road Primary	Rabai Road opposite Metropolitan Hospital Jericho Market
130	Baraka Primary	Between Buruburu Phase V & III Mumias Road near Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
131	Harambee Primary	Harambee Estate Mumbi Road off Rabai Road
132	Ofafa Jericho Primary	Jericho Estate
133	St. Michael’s Primary	Along Nile Road off Jogoo Road
134	St. Anne’s Primary	Next to Government Quarters Jogoo Road
135	Dr. Krapf Primary	Maringo Ofafa Estate Ruaka Street
136	Jogoo Road Primary	Makadara along Jogoo Road
137	St. Paul’s Primary	Mbotela Estate
138	Martin Luther Primary	Makadara Hamza
139	Mariakani Primary	Mariakani Estate South ‘B’
140	Star Of Hope Lunga Lunga	Lunga Lunga
141	Joseph Apudo Primary	Makongeni Railway Quarters
142	Makongeni Primary	Along Jogoo Road within Makongeni Railway Quarters
143	Our Lady Of Mercy South ‘B’	South ‘B’ near Queen Of Peace Church
144	Plainsview Primary	South ‘B’
145	St. Elizabeth Lunga Lunga	Along Lunga Lunga Road near Mareba Company in Lunga Lunga Slum
146	St. Bakhita Primary	Industrial Area – opposite Express
147	Mukuru Primary	Industrial Area – Kayaba Village
148	Nairobi South Primary	South ‘B’ opposite Mariakani Cottage next to O.L.M. Primary School
149	Nile Road Special School	Maringo Estate along Nile Road – on Jogoo Road
150	St. John’s Primary	Along Jogoo Road Maziwa Stage opposite Kobil Petrol Station off Kilima Mbogo Street
151	Bidii Primary	Buruburu Shopping Centre along Mumias Road
152	Kaloleni Primary	Kaloleni Estate
153	St. Patrick’s Primary School	Maringo Estate 200m east of Makadara D.C.s Office
154	Tana Day Nursery	Jericho – Lumumba
155	Njoro Close Day Nursery School	Jericho
156	Ofafa Day Nursery	Maringo
157	Kaloleni Day Nursery	Kaloleni Estate – Jogoo Road
158	Mbotela Day Nursery	Mbotela Estate – behind the hall, from Jogoo Road
159	St. Catherine’s Primary	On Dunga Road near Kenya Institute of Mass Communication
160	Canon Apolo Primary	On Dunga Road opposite Mater Hospital
161	River Bank Primary	Gautama Ramesh Road in Ngara off Murang’a Road between Ngara Secondary and Murang’a Road
162	Pumwani Primary	Pumwani near Muslim Primary & Pumwani Boys High
163	S.S.D. Primary	City Centre
164	Murang’a Road Primary	Murang’a Road
165	Parklands Primary	Between Forest Road & Kolobot Road near Stima Plaza
166	Dr. Aggrey Primary	General Waruinge
167	Mathari Primary	Mathari Mental Hospital
168	Ndururuno Primary	Huruma Kiamaiko Ward
169	Ainsworth Street Primary	Eastleigh off Muratina Road
170	Arya Primary	Murang’a Road off Taita Road near Glory Palace Hotel Ngara
171	Kiboro Primary	Along Juja Road
172	Ng’ethu Water Works	Ngethu Treatment Plant
173	Racecourse Primary	Pangani Estate – Athumani Road
174	Valley Bridge Primary	Kiamaiko next to Sunflower Academy along Outering Road
175	Salama Primary	Behind Huruma Flats on Huruma Service Road
176	Muslim Primary	Pumwani Area
177	St. Teresa’s Girls Primary	Along Juja Road opposite St. Teresa’s Church
178	Islamia Primary	Pumwani Road opposite Kamukunji Police Station
179	St. Brigids Primary	Along General Waruinge Road next to Starehe Boys Centre
180	Pangani Primary	Kariokor – near Pumwani Boys Secondary School
181	Huruma Primary	Huruma Estate off Juja Road behind Huruma Flats
182	Moi Avenue Primary	Town Centre – Moi Avenue
183	St. Peter Clavers Primary	Along Racecourse Road Nairobi
184	City Primary	Murang’a Road-Limuru Road Junction, Ngara
185	Parkroad Primary	Racecourse Road – 100m from Pangani Police Station
186	C.G.H.U. Primary	Town Centre – Ronald Ngala Street and Vyoma Street
187	Juja Road Primary	Pangani – Hombe Road
188	Pumwani Primary School	Pumwani
189	Central Day Nursery	City Centre near Casino Clinic, Nduberi Lane
190	Parklands Day Nursery	Parklands along Forest Road
191	Ngara East Day Nursery	Parkroad between Ngara Health Clinic and Railway Quarters
192	Starehe Day Nursery	Kariokor Market to Gikomba Market – Kinyanjui Road
193	Ziwani Day Nursery	Ziwani Estate opposite Ziwani Ward Office
194	Daima Primary	Near Kenya Assembly of God Church Huruma along Juja Road
195	Mathare Technical Special	Along Juja Road after Eastleigh Second Avenue before reaching the water kiosk
196	Kabete Vet Lab Primary	Uthiru next to Kabete Police Station opposite St. Joseph ACK Church
197	Kihumbuini Primary	Kangemi
198	Nairobi Primary	Mamlaka off Nyerere Road
199	Milimani Primary	Kilimani on Kirichwa Road
200	Lavington Primary School	Lavington Mugumo Road
201	State House Primary	Kilimani Area Arboretum Road
202	Kileleshwa Primary	Along Mandera Road next to Kileleshwa Police Station Gichuru Road
203	Muthangari Primary	James Gichuru Road Mbambane Road Lavington
204	New Kihumbuini Primary	Kangemi Shopping Centre along Waiyaki Way
205	Kilimani Primary	Kilimani – Arkwing Khodek Road
206	Aga Khan Primary	5th Parklands along Limuru Road opposite City Park Hawkers Market
207	Farasi Lane Primary	Along Lower Kabete Road
208	Visa Oshwal Primary – Nairobi	Westlands Mpaka Road
209	Bohra Primary School	Westlands Brookeside Drive
210	Kabete Rehabilitation School	Lower Kabete Road 1km immediately after Lower Kabete Campus from town / or on Lower Kabete Road 200 metres after K.I.A. from Nairobi towards Wangige
211	Hospital Hill Primary	Parklands Road
212	Highridge Primary	4th Parklands Avenue opposite Diamond Plaza
213	Jacaranda Special School	Kileleshwa – Kisii Road off Siaya Road off Othaya Road next to Kenton College
214	North Highridge Primary	6th Parklands near Kesi College
215	Muguga Green Primary	Waiyaki Way
216	Westlands Primary	Westlands – School Lane near Sarit Centre
217	Karura Forest Primary	Karura Forest Head Offices – Kiambu Road
218	Cheleta Primary	Runda Estate
219	Lower Kabete Primary	Lower Kabete Road next to K.I.A.
220	Kangemi Primary	Kangemi, Gichagi along Thiong’o Road
221	St. George’s Primary	Denis Pritt Road after State House
222	Loresho Primary	Loresho Ridge – Kitsuru Ward
223	State House Day Nursery	State House Road, next to State House Primary School
224	Kileleshwa Day Nursery	Kileleshwa Estate near Kileleshwa Police Station
225	Lady Northey Day Nursery	Next to Milimani A.I.C. Church along State House Road

In addition to this list, it is worth noting that Nairobi County’s public primary education system is part of Kenya’s broader free primary education initiative, introduced in 2003, which has significantly increased enrollment rates. Parents may also benefit from exploring extracurricular programs or special needs accommodations available at these institutions, as many schools integrate community-based activities to enhance holistic development.