Houghton Valley School
110 Houghton Bay Road, Houghton Bay
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #483 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Houghton Bay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Houghton Valley School a good school?
Houghton Valley School 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
- Students are highly engaged and outcomes for learning are equitable and excellent
- Students' sense of wellbeing and belonging is evident, supported by a wide range of successful initiatives
- Strategic and well-informed leadership drives improvement and sets high expectations for teaching and learning
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=536) · why? ▼ hide
-8.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2025-02 · top quartile of band (n=539) · 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
2025-02-25 · Sharon Kelly, ERO
- Students are highly engaged and outcomes for learning are equitable and excellent
- Students' sense of wellbeing and belonging is evident, supported by a wide range of successful initiatives
- Strategic and well-informed leadership drives improvement and sets high expectations for teaching and learning
- Almost all learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level in reading, writing and mathematics with equitable results for all groups
- The school is using structured literacy in all areas of the school with planning in place to strengthen the structured mathematics approach
"Strategic and well-informed leadership drives improvement and sets high expectations for teaching and learning."
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2025. 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
$1.75M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,600
2018
$2.1M
2019
$1.5M
2020
$1.6M
2021
$1.3M
2022
$1.8M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 35
- Year 02 34
- Year 03 31
- Year 04 32
- Year 05 30
- Year 06 25
- Year 07 3
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 83.3%
- Māori 10.8%
- Asian 8.3%
- Other / MELAA 3.4%
- Pacific 2.0%
Location
110 Houghton Bay Road, Houghton Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Houghton Valley School a good school?
Houghton Valley School 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 2025-02 review identified 5 key findings. Students are highly engaged and outcomes for learning are equitable and excellent
How do I enrol my child at Houghton Valley School?
Contact the school directly on 04-9393318, email admin@houghton.school.nz, or visit www.houghton.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?
Houghton Valley School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Houghton Valley School has 204 students, with an EQI of 366 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Houghton Valley School in 2025-02, signed by Sharon Kelly. 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