Beaconsfield School
40 Guscott Road, Gleniti · Canterbury
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,800 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Gleniti looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Beaconsfield School a good school?
Beaconsfield School scores 55/100 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
- Board has attested compliance across six key regulatory and legislative areas
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 68.3/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+6.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
72/100 from ERO review 2023-05 · bottom quartile of band (n=520) · 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): 72/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-17 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across board administration, curriculum, health/safety/welfare, personnel management, finance, and assets
- Non-compliance identified in completing all components of safety checks for staff employed or engaged as children's workers (Children's Act 2014)
- Non-compliance identified in documented evidence of hazard identification, mitigation and resolution (Health and Safety at Work Act 2015)
- Board has taken steps to address identified areas of non-compliance
"The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified."
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.13M
Surplus / (deficit)
$52k
Net assets / equity
$0.40M
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
68.3
5 this year · 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
$0.92M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,975
2018
$0.7M
2019
$0.9M
2020
$0.9M
2021
$1.0M
2022
$0.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 18
- Year 02 15
- Year 03 12
- Year 04 11
- Year 05 11
- Year 06 14
- Year 07 21
- Year 08 16
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 92.4%
- Māori 9.8%
- Asian 3.8%
Location
40 Guscott Road, Gleniti. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Beaconsfield School.
Barton Rural School
Full Primary · 4.3km · 188 roll
79
+24 vs this
Gleniti School
Full Primary · 7.6km · 404 roll
70
+15 vs this
Highfield School
Full Primary · 8.2km · 341 roll
48
-7 vs this
Timaru Christian School
Composite (Year 1-10) · 8.5km · 168 roll
50
-5 vs this
Bluestone School
Full Primary · 8.7km · 493 roll
43
-12 vs this
Timaru Boys' High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 8.8km · 767 roll
68
+13 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Beaconsfield School a good school?
Beaconsfield School scores 55/100 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. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across board administration, curriculum, health/safety/welfare, personnel management, finance, and assets
How do I enrol my child at Beaconsfield School?
Contact the school directly on 03-6864819, email office@beaconsfield.school.nz, or visit www.beaconsfield.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?
Beaconsfield School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Beaconsfield School has 132 students, with an EQI of 438 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Beaconsfield School in 2023-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz