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Milford School (Auckland)

34 Shakespeare Road, Milford · Auckland — North

Total roll 604
EQI 356
Founded 1926
75

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #787 of scored NZ schools

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Is Milford School (Auckland) a good school?

Milford School (Auckland) scores 75/100 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

  • Students are engaged in learning in caring and culturally inclusive classroom environments; this results in a strong sense of belonging
  • Learners benefit from high quality teaching practice that improves progress and achievement in reading, writing and mathematics
  • Well-considered staff professional development is identified through the school strategic goals to increase staff capability

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 18.3/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (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: below band median (n=536).
82
Trajectory
25%
+1.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above 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: above band median (n=534).
51
ERO review
40%
85/100 from ERO review 2025-02 · top quartile 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: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=539).
85

⚠ 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

2025-02-27 · Sharon Kelly, ERO

ERO report
  • Learners experience high levels of success and make excellent progress; outcomes are similarly high for all groups
  • The school has significantly improved achievement and progress for those learners most at risk of not achieving since the previous review
  • School programmes value the diverse languages, cultures and identity students bring to their schooling
  • Senior leadership builds and sustains a school culture committed to high quality teaching practices; they relentlessly pursue improvement goals and targets
  • The school is making progress towards Government reading, writing and mathematics targets and is likely to meet them by 2030
"Learners experience high levels of success and make excellent progress; outcomes are similarly high for all groups."
— ERO, 2025-02-27 (achievement)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2025. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85
0 25 50 75 100 20162025 2016-10-10 · 73/100 2025-02-27 · 85/100

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

18.3

4 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$3.44M

Per-student funding · 2022

$5,698

2018

$3.1M

2019

$3.1M

2020

$3.6M

2021

$3.8M

2022

$3.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    101
  • Year 02
    94
  • Year 03
    100
  • Year 04
    100
  • Year 05
    73
  • Year 06
    87
  • Year 07
    12

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    50.0%
  • Asian
    49.0%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.6%
  • Māori
    4.8%
  • International
    2.5%
  • Pacific
    1.3%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Location

34 Shakespeare Road, Milford. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Milford School (Auckland) a good school?

Milford School (Auckland) scores 75/100 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 2025-02 review identified 5 key findings. Learners experience high levels of success and make excellent progress; outcomes are similarly high for all groups

How do I enrol my child at Milford School (Auckland)?

Contact the school directly on 09-4897216 Ext 730, email admin@milford.school.nz, or visit www.milford.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Milford School (Auckland) has 604 students, with an EQI of 356 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Milford School (Auckland) in 2025-02, signed by Sharon Kelly. 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.

Last updated

27 Feb 2025

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