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HOSPITAL NS

Roll number: 19952N Castlefarm, Hospital, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Castlefarm, Hospital, Co. Limerick (V35PX34)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061383197
Principal: Brendan Moloney
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Bruff_Hospital

Preliminary data

The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2011/12: 154 in 2010/11 → 179, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1996/97: 221 in 1995/96 → 195, -26 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (8 → 26, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (30 → 19, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (19 → 23, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (15 → 12, -3).
Overall: 230 (1993/94) → 156 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -74.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	8	26	17.2	5
Senior Infants	8	20	15.4	5
1st Class	12	24	18.2	5
2nd Class	14	23	18.8	5
3rd Class	18	24	21.2	5
4th Class	19	29	23.0	5
5th Class	19	29	23.4	5
6th Class	19	30	25.4	5
Total	145	230	172.8	33

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 20

SI 2021/22 20

1st 2022/23 20

2nd 2023/24 22

3rd 2024/25 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 16

-1

SI 2022/23 15

-3

1st 2023/24 12

2nd 2024/25 14

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 16

1st 2024/25 16

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 8

SI 2024/25 8

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 26

Raw data by year

Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1993/94	110	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
1994/95	100	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
1995/96	102	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
1996/97	85	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1997/98	85	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1998/99	86	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
1999/00	81	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2000/01	80	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2001/02	81	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2002/03	74	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2003/04	75	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2004/05	75	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2005/06	73	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2006/07	72	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2007/08	69	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2008/09	65	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2009/10	74	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2010/11	76	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2011/12	91	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2012/13	90	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2013/14	95	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2014/15	92	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2015/16	99	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2016/17	102	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2017/18	96	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2018/19	92	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2019/20	83	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2020/21	84	97	20	18	24	17	24	29	19	30	181
2021/22	76	92	16	20	19	23	18	24	29	19	168
2022/23	68	92	16	15	20	18	21	19	23	28	160
2023/24	57	88	8	16	12	22	19	22	23	23	145
2024/25	67	92	26	8	16	14	24	21	23	27	159
2025/26 (preliminary)	59	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156