Mount Biggs School
707 Sandon Road, Feilding · Taranaki & Manawatū
Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #261 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Mount Biggs School is a full primary school in Feilding with 115 students. As of its January 2024 board assurance review, the school's board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2023, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed as met.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Feilding looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Mount Biggs School a good school?
Mount Biggs School scores 83/100 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
- Leaders, trustees, and teaching staff collaboratively pursue the school's vision, goals, and targets designed to promote learner success
- Learning environments, reflective of shared school values, support positive conditions at school and encourage purposeful engagement in learning
- Staff know students well. Collaborative practice between leaders, teachers and support staff promotes a well-considered response in meeting the learning and engagement needs of students
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
+22.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
70/100 from ERO review 2018-09 · bottom 10% 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): 70/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-01-22 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Leaders, trustees, and teaching staff collaboratively pursue the school's vision, goals, and targets designed to promote learner success
- Staff know students well with collaborative practice between leaders, teachers and support staff promoting well-considered responses to learning and engagement needs
- Learning environments reflective of shared school values support positive conditions and encourage purposeful engagement in learning
- The school is implementing changes in literacy curriculum approach with ongoing development through embedding of literacy approaches and literacy progressions
"leaders, trustees, and teaching staff collaboratively pursue the school's vision, goals, and targets designed to promote learner success"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2018. 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
$0.83M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,191
2018
$0.6M
2019
$0.6M
2020
$0.8M
2021
$0.8M
2022
$0.8M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 15
- Year 02 17
- Year 03 18
- Year 04 14
- Year 05 18
- Year 06 10
- Year 07 13
- Year 08 9
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 93.0%
- Māori 17.4%
- Other / MELAA 4.3%
- Asian 2.6%
- Pacific 1.7%
Location
707 Sandon Road, Feilding. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Mount Biggs School.
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Sanson School
Full Primary · 5.5km · 28 roll
Halcombe Primary School
Full Primary · 6.1km · 204 roll
81
-2 vs this
Manchester Street School
Contributing · 7.1km · 392 roll
69
-14 vs this
North Street School
Full Primary · 7.4km · 383 roll
50
-33 vs this
St Joseph's School (Feilding)
Full Primary · 7.9km · 85 roll
53
-30 vs this
Feilding High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 8km · 1,580 roll
67
-16 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Mount Biggs School a good school?
Mount Biggs School scores 83/100 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 2024-01 review identified 4 key findings. Leaders, trustees, and teaching staff collaboratively pursue the school's vision, goals, and targets designed to promote learner success
How do I enrol my child at Mount Biggs School?
Contact the school directly on 06-3293646, email office@mountbiggs.school.nz, or visit www.mountbiggs.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?
Mount Biggs School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Mount Biggs School has 115 students, with an EQI of 415 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Mount Biggs School in 2024-01, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz