Inglewood High School
129 Rata Street, Inglewood · Taranaki & Manawatū
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Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,363 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Inglewood High School's Board completed an assurance review in September 2024, attesting to compliance across all regulatory and legislative requirements (Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets). An issue with unrenewed police vets for some non-teaching staff was identified and subsequently addressed by the Board. No composite score was available at the time of this summary.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Inglewood looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Inglewood High School a good school?
Inglewood High School scores 65/100 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 successfully attested compliance across all major regulatory and legislative requirement 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.
L1 80% · L2 76% · UE 42% · near band median (n=109) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 8% · Te Pūkenga 19% · Industry 15% · top quartile of band (n=102) · why? ▼ hide
66% to Y13 · bottom quartile of band (n=115) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 13.6/1k · suspensions 10.3/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+33.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2024-09 · top quartile of band (n=471) · 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): 82/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-09-27 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Police vets for some non-teaching staff had not been renewed (Education and Training Act 2020 Schedule 4)
- Board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"As of May 2024, the Inglewood High School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2022–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$8.19M
Surplus / (deficit)
$21k
Net assets / equity
$1.61M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
80.4%
90 of 112 leavers
+0.8pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
75.9%
85 of 112 leavers
+12.6pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
42.0%
47 of 112 leavers
+9.3pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
66.1%
2024 cohort · 112 students
+1.8pt vs 2023
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
13.6
13 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
10.3
12 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 12
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
$6.85M
Per-student funding · 2022
$13,153
2018
$4.2M
2019
$4.3M
2020
$4.9M
2021
$5.5M
2022
$6.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 134
- Year 10 129
- Year 11 134
- Year 12 109
- Year 13+ 53
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 92.7%
- Māori 22.6%
- Pacific 2.3%
- Asian 2.3%
- Other / MELAA 1.3%
Location
129 Rata Street, Inglewood. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Inglewood High School.
Inglewood Primary School
Full Primary · 0.9km · 407 roll
58
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St Patrick's School (Inglewood)
Full Primary · 1.7km · 62 roll
44
-21 vs this
Egmont Village School
Full Primary · 4km · 206 roll
79
+14 vs this
Waitoriki School
Full Primary · 5.3km · 35 roll
71
+6 vs this
Norfolk School
Full Primary · 6.1km · 157 roll
55
-10 vs this
Kaimata School
Full Primary · 8.8km · 105 roll
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+5 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Inglewood High School a good school?
Inglewood High School scores 65/100 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 2024-09 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Inglewood High School?
Contact the school directly on 06-7568148, email office@inglewoodhs.school.nz, or visit www.inglewoodhs.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?
Inglewood High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Inglewood High School has 521 students, with an EQI of 478 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Inglewood High School in 2024-09, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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
- drive.google.com
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz