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Wilson's Hospital School

Wilson's Hospital School is a secondary school in Westmeath. 453 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, 2 special classes.

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The facts

TypeSecondary school
GenderMixed
EthosChurch of Ireland
PatronJoint patronage between five COI bishops, namely : Archbishop of Dublin & bishop of Glendalough, Archbishop of Armagh , Bishop of Meath & Kildare, Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh, Bishop of Tuam, Killala & Achonry
FeesFree
Enrolment453 (205 boys, 248 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
BoardingMixed
Roll number63300Q
EircodeN91AX97
AddressHeathlands, Multyfarnham, Co. Westmeath

Getting in

Applications open13 October 2025
Applications close07 November 2025
Decisions issued by07 November 2025
Offers must be accepted by14 November 2025

dates read from the notice; it gives no place figures we could read.

Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2026/27)

Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.

Special classes

2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

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: Mullingar. 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 N91 (Mullingar) was €330,000 in 2025. That is up 73.7% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ballinalack at -1.33 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 40% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalNoel Cunningham
Phone0449371115
Emailreception@whs.ie
Local authorityWestmeath County Council

Other schools in Mullingar

How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.