# Sheffield Contributing School

**Type:** Contributing (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** Wrights Road, Sheffield  
**Region:** Canterbury, Chatham Islands  
**Total roll:** 91  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 431  
**Founded:** 1949  
**Website:** <http://www.sheffieldprimary.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2023-05-12)

**Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO  
**Composite score:** 82/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/3502/sheffield-contributing-school#report-27580>

### Key findings
- ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school's curriculum is relevant, understood and consistent across the school
- The school expects learning and teaching programmes and practices that reflect the school's localised curriculum and equip students with dispositions to be lifelong learners
- Moving forward, the school will prioritise clear, purposeful consistent assessment practices across the school and evaluating the effectiveness of resourcing in the development of the formalised curriculum

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"Strong leadership that builds a cohesive and collaborative approach and utilises individual strengths"_ — ERO, 2023-05-12 (leadership)

> _"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school's curriculum is relevant, understood and consistent across the school"_ — ERO, 2023-05-12 (curriculum)

> _"Supportive and inclusive environment where learners are well known and needs are prioritised"_ — ERO, 2023-05-12 (wellbeing)

## Tags

`improving_equity` · `consistent_excellence` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `contributing_primary_1_6` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/sheffield-contributing-school/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/sheffield-contributing-school/ero-history.md>

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