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Coatesville School

24 Mahoenui Valley Road, Albany · Auckland — North

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Total roll 286
EQI 376
Founded 1858
76

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #685 of scored NZ schools

Top 10% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Coatesville School's Board attested to compliance with regulatory requirements across curriculum, health and safety management, and four other key areas in the 2023 ERO board assurance review. However, non-compliance was identified regarding swimming pool fence safety, which does not meet MOE safety code requirements including new clause F9. No composite score is available for this school.

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Is Coatesville School a good school?

Coatesville School scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Staff who are passionate about literacy teaching and readily bring their knowledge to programmes
  • Students who have a wealth of experience and knowledge to support literacy learning
  • Parents/caregivers who are supportive of their children's literacy learning and the school

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=536) · 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=536).
100
Trajectory
25%
-7.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=534).
41
ERO review
40%
77/100 from ERO review 2018-05 · below band median (n=539) · 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: 2018. Peer comparison: below band median (n=539).
77

⚠ 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): 77/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-08-04 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how to effectively enhance reading and writing through the implementation of a literacy learning programme helping to create equitable outcomes for all students
  • Staff are passionate about literacy teaching and readily bring their knowledge to programmes
  • Parents/caregivers are supportive of their children's literacy learning and the school
  • Board of trustees are proactive in supporting learning programmes with resourcing, staffing, professional learning, and development
"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how to effectively enhance reading and writing through the implementation of a literacy learning programme helping to create equitable outcomes for all students."
— ERO, 2023-08-04 (curriculum)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2018. Click a point to read that review.

latest 77
0 25 50 75 100 20142018 2014-02-14 · 83/100 2018-05-21 · 77/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$2.64M

Surplus / (deficit)

$48k

Net assets / equity

$1.44M

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

$1.98M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,911

2018

$1.6M

2019

$1.9M

2020

$2.0M

2021

$2.2M

2022

$2.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    59
  • Year 02
    40
  • Year 03
    36
  • Year 04
    48
  • Year 05
    39
  • Year 06
    54
  • Year 07
    4

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    86.4%
  • Asian
    12.6%
  • Māori
    12.2%
  • Other / MELAA
    4.2%
  • Pacific
    3.8%

Location

24 Mahoenui Valley Road, Albany. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Coatesville School a good school?

Coatesville School scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-08 review identified 4 key findings. ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how to effectively enhance reading and writing through the implementation of a literacy learning programme helping to create equitable outcomes for all students

How do I enrol my child at Coatesville School?

Contact the school directly on 09-4159218, email office@coatesvilleschool.nz, or visit www.coatesville.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Coatesville School has 286 students, with an EQI of 376 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Coatesville School in 2023-08, 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.

Last updated

31 Dec 2023

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