Castletroy College
Newtown, Castletroy, Co Limerick · V94 6D85 · Roll number 76073G
Castletroy College is one of 2 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Annacotty. Every school in and around Annacotty →
What stands out about Castletroy College
- One of the larger post-primary schools: 1,360 pupils, against a typical 585.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+13%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
- Its patron is the Limerick & Clare ETB; its ethos is inter-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Castletroy College had 1,360 pupils in 2025/26, against 1,209 in 2015/16 (+12%). Girls are 47% of them. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Castletroy College
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Castletroy College is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Castletroy College
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Castletroy College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Castletroy College directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Castletroy College has grown by 13% since 2019/20. All the schools around Annacotty together changed by +19%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Castletroy College has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest post-primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +13%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castletroy College | 1,360 | +13% | Inter-denominational | English | ||
| Limerick City East Secondary School | 811 | +587% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.6 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh | 606 | −7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 4.7 km | |
| Ardscoil Mhuire | 591 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| St Munchin's College | 682 | +4% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Colaiste Mhichil | 349 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.4 km |
| Coláiste Nano Nagle | 365 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.5 km |
The other 21 post-primary schools in Co. Limerick
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clements College | 411 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.6 km |
| Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ | 315 | −23% | Catholic | All in Irish | 6.7 km | |
| Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ | 746 | +19% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Ardscoil Ris | 728 | −3% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Crescent College Comprehensive | 922 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | 7.4 km | |
| Thomond Community College | 597 | +13% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 7.5 km |
| Villiers Secondary School | 508 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.9 km | |
| Glenstal Abbey School | 203 | −11% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Mungret Community College | 991 | +175% | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| Colaiste Chiarain | 821 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa | 518 | −19% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Salesian Secondary College | 746 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| John The Baptist Community School | 960 | −12% | Inter-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Coláiste Iósaef | 505 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Colaiste Mhuire | 269 | −32% | Inter-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Colaiste na Trocaire (Mercy Community College) | 537 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Pól | 715 | +40% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Desmond College | 539 | +38% | Multi-denominational | Irish stream | ✓ | 42 km |
| Scoil Mhuire & Íde | 754 | +6% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Hazelwood College | 562 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 43 km | |
| Coláiste Íde agus Iosaef | 669 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 60 km |
Living in Annacotty
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V94 Eircode area
Housing in Annacotty →The median sale price rose from €275,000 in 2023 to €351,500 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Annacotty
Cost of living in Annacotty →New tenancies in Annacotty averaged €1,883 a month in 2025, against €1,674 in 2024 (+13%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Annacotty, V94 6D85
Post-primary schools near Castletroy College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Castletroy College
Is Castletroy College a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Castletroy College have?
1,360 pupils in 2025/26. That is +13% since 2019/20.
Does Castletroy College teach through Irish?
No: Castletroy College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Castletroy College?
Castletroy College has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Limerick & Clare ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Castletroy College?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Castletroy College?
The nearest are Limerick City East Secondary School (2.6 km), Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh (4.7 km) and Ardscoil Mhuire (5 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Annacotty; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).