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Gladstone School (Masterton)

Te Whiti Road, Gladstone · Wellington

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Total roll 184
EQI 417
Founded 1876
79

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #482 of scored NZ schools

Top 25% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Gladstone School's Board of Trustees attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed met in the July 2024 board assurance review. The school has no active Ministry of Education intervention.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Gladstone looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Gladstone School (Masterton) a good school?

Gladstone School (Masterton) scores 79/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Strong relationships with families that support a shared sense of belonging and support for ongoing learning
  • A broad and localised curriculum that supports the development of the whole child and offers enrichment opportunities in a rural environment
  • Teaching teams that demonstrate a willingness to engage in new and increasingly collaborative teaching practices

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%
+16.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (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: top quartile of band (n=534).
71
ERO review
40%
65/100 from ERO review 2019-11 · bottom 10% of band (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: 2019. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=539).
65

⚠ 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): 65/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-07-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • School's strategic priorities focus on improving student outcomes in writing, improving student attendance, and developing localised curriculum reflecting local stories and traditions
  • ERO and school are collaborating to evaluate the impact of new teaching practices on student confidence and achievement in writing
  • Teaching teams demonstrate willingness to engage in new and increasingly collaborative teaching practices
  • School has strong relationships with families that support a shared sense of belonging and learning
"a broad and localised curriculum that supports the development of the whole child and offers enrichment opportunities in a rural environment"
— ERO, 2024-07-01 (curriculum)

Audited financials

Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$1.55M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$2k

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.

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

$1.39M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,562

2018

$0.9M

2019

$1.0M

2020

$1.6M

2021

$1.1M

2022

$1.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    28
  • Year 02
    17
  • Year 03
    22
  • Year 04
    22
  • Year 05
    25
  • Year 06
    16
  • Year 07
    22
  • Year 08
    28

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    87.5%
  • Māori
    21.2%
  • Asian
    2.2%
  • Pacific
    1.1%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.1%

Location

Te Whiti Road, Gladstone. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Gladstone School (Masterton) a good school?

Gladstone School (Masterton) scores 79/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-07 review identified 4 key findings. School's strategic priorities focus on improving student outcomes in writing, improving student attendance, and developing localised curriculum reflecting local stories and traditions

How do I enrol my child at Gladstone School (Masterton)?

Contact the school directly on 06-3727601, email office@gladstone1.school.nz, or visit www.gladstone1.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?

Gladstone School (Masterton) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Gladstone School (Masterton) has 184 students, with an EQI of 417 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Gladstone School (Masterton) in 2024-07, 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

1 Jul 2024

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
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