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Bairds Mainfreight Primary School

Edward Avenue, Otara · Auckland — South

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Total roll 347
EQI 511
Founded 1961
67

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,277 of scored NZ schools

Top 10% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Bairds Mainfreight Primary School's Board Assurance Review (May 2023) confirmed the school meets regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas, including Board Administration and Curriculum requirements as of September 2022. No composite score is currently available for this school.

Best suited for

Students in Otara looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Bairds Mainfreight Primary School a good school?

Bairds Mainfreight Primary School scores 67/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • A School Board, senior leadership team, staff and community who work collaboratively with a focus on the wellbeing and learning of each learner
  • Effective, culturally responsive pedagogy which supports and promotes strong sense of belonging for students and staff
  • A well-established learning culture and environment which are underpinned by the schools' values

Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.

Score breakdown

6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=539) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=539).
100
Trajectory
25%
-26.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=524) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=524).
17
ERO review
40%
69/100 from ERO review 2017-03 · below band median (n=544) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2017. Peer comparison: below band median (n=544).
69

⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 69/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-05-26 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • School Board, senior leadership team, staff and community work collaboratively with focus on wellbeing and learning of each learner
  • Effective, culturally responsive pedagogy which supports and promotes strong sense of belonging for students and staff
  • Well-established learning culture and environment underpinned by the school's values
  • ERO and school are evaluating development and implementation of a future focused local curriculum that enables success and raises achievement for all learners
"a School Board, senior leadership team, staff and community who work collaboratively with a focus on the wellbeing and learning of each learner"
— ERO, 2023-05-26 (leadership)

Audited financials

Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$4.17M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$353k

Net assets / equity

$4.88M

2 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Government funding

Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$4.24M

Per-student funding · 2022

$12,230

2018

$3.5M

2019

$4.2M

2020

$3.5M

2021

$4.3M

2022

$4.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    47
  • Year 02
    59
  • Year 03
    52
  • Year 04
    59
  • Year 05
    59
  • Year 06
    55
  • Year 07
    7

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • Pacific
    81.3%
  • Māori
    34.9%
  • European/Pākehā
    4.9%
  • Asian
    3.5%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.7%

Location

Edward Avenue, Otara. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Bairds Mainfreight Primary School a good school?

Bairds Mainfreight Primary School scores 67/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-05 review identified 4 key findings. School Board, senior leadership team, staff and community work collaboratively with focus on wellbeing and learning of each learner

How do I enrol my child at Bairds Mainfreight Primary School?

Contact the school directly on 09-2748271, email office@bmps.school.nz, or visit www.bmps.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

Bairds Mainfreight Primary School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Bairds Mainfreight Primary School has 347 students, with an EQI of 511 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Bairds Mainfreight Primary School in 2023-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

Data transparency

Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.

Last updated

26 May 2023

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  • bmps.school.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz