Bluff School
Bradshaw Street, Bluff · Otago & Southland
Composite score
Concern
Below median
Rank #2,301 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Bluff School as of 2025-04-02. NZ Gazette notice
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Bluff looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Bluff School a good school?
Bluff School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
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.
ERO review not in our dataset
We don't yet have a parsed ERO composite for Bluff School, so the ERO axis below uses the national-average ERO score (75/100) as a placeholder. The composite shown above incorporates that estimate. When we ingest a real ERO review for this school, the score will refresh and may move materially in either direction.
If you've spotted a recent ERO report we've missed, let us know — every flagged report gets re-ingested on the next refresh.
standdowns 186.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
-20.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 — national average (no ERO review in our dataset) · near band median (n=544) · 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.
Latest ERO review
2022-07-08 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
- Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management requirements confirmed
"As of June 2022, the Bluff School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
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
186.6
12 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
$1.28M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,893
2018
$1.2M
2019
$1.1M
2020
$1.2M
2021
$1.4M
2022
$1.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 14
- Year 02 21
- Year 03 17
- Year 04 12
- Year 05 21
- Year 06 7
- Year 07 15
- Year 08 8
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 77.5%
- European/Pākehā 65.1%
- Pacific 17.1%
- Asian 3.1%
- Other / MELAA 1.6%
Location
Bradshaw Street, Bluff. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Bluff School a good school?
Bluff School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2022-07 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022
How do I enrol my child at Bluff School?
Contact the school directly on 03-2128523, email office@bluff.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?
Bluff School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Bluff School has 129 students, with an EQI of 511 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Bluff School in 2022-07, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 2 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
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz