Barrytown School
21 Cargill Road, Barrytown · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast
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Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #14 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Barrytown School is a full primary school with a roll of 42 students. As of June 2022, the Board of Trustees attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets. No composite score was available at the time of this review.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Barrytown looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Barrytown School a good school?
Barrytown School scores 94/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Strong leadership that has high expectations for sustainable and improvement focussed systems, process and practice school
- Well-considered and targeted research and professional development is modelled by the principal, this drives ongoing improvement in teaching and learning
- Positive relationships with school and wider community through active consultation and engagement informs school direction
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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+115.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2023-04 · top 10% of band (n=406) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-04-14 · Kathy Lye, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
- Strong leadership with high expectations for sustainable and improvement-focused systems, processes and practice
- Well-considered and targeted research and professional development is modelled by the principal, driving ongoing improvement in teaching and learning
- Positive relationships with school and wider community through active consultation and engagement inform school direction
- School is developing a localised curriculum that is engaging, agentic, and authentic, integrating cultural narrative
- Need to ensure consistency across the school in planning expectations and curriculum delivery to ensure equity for all
"strong leadership that has high expectations for sustainable and improvement focussed systems, process and practice school"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$0.44M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,429
2018
$0.3M
2019
$0.6M
2020
$0.4M
2021
$0.4M
2022
$0.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 2
- Year 02 6
- Year 03 2
- Year 04 10
- Year 05 4
- Year 06 6
- Year 07 5
- Year 08 8
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 78.6%
- Māori 28.6%
- Asian 2.4%
Location
21 Cargill Road, Barrytown. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Barrytown School a good school?
Barrytown School scores 94/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-04 review identified 5 key findings. Strong leadership with high expectations for sustainable and improvement-focused systems, processes and practice
How do I enrol my child at Barrytown School?
Contact the school directly on 03-7311824, email barrytown.school@xtra.co.nz, or visit sites.google.com. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Barrytown School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Barrytown School has 42 students, with an EQI of 470 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Barrytown School in 2023-04, signed by Kathy Lye. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz