Ngutuawa School
10 Gould Crescent, Woolston · Canterbury
Composite score
Concern
Below median
Rank #2,388 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Ngutuawa School as of 2025-01-14. NZ Gazette notice
In summary
Ngutuawa School (composite score 33) has a limited statutory manager in place. The school has positive staff-learner relationships and recently appointed leaders working to grow staff capability. However, improvements are required in learner engagement and progress, teaching and learning approaches, and achievement assessment practices against the curriculum.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Woolston looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Ngutuawa School a good school?
Ngutuawa School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Learners have positive relationships with staff
- Recently appointed leaders have prioritised growing staff capability, setting strategic priorities with goals to improve outcomes for all learners
- Structured literacy is embedded for younger learners and is beginning to be extended through to the senior areas of the school
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 96.4/1k · suspensions 18.8/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
+5.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
33/100 from ERO review 2025-05 · bottom 10% of band (n=544) · 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): 33/100.
Latest ERO review
2025-05-19 · Sharon Kelly, ERO
- Improvements are required to ensure all learners are engaged, making sufficient progress and achieving well
- The school needs to improve teaching and learning
- The school is not yet using an appropriate approach and reliable practices to accurately find out about achievement against the curriculum
- The school is not making progress towards meeting Government reading, writing and mathematics targets for 2030
- The school needs to ensure a physically and emotionally safe learning environment
"Improvements are required to ensure all learners are engaged, making sufficient progress and achieving well."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2025. 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
96.4
8 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
18.8
1 this year · 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
$1.59M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,823
2018
$1.2M
2019
$2.9M
2020
$4.8M
2021
$1.3M
2022
$1.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 15
- Year 02 21
- Year 03 21
- Year 04 21
- Year 05 18
- Year 06 15
- Year 07 15
- Year 08 14
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 51.0%
- Māori 40.1%
- Asian 7.5%
- Pacific 6.8%
- Other / MELAA 2.7%
Location
10 Gould Crescent, Woolston. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Ngutuawa School a good school?
Ngutuawa School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2025-05 review identified 6 key findings. Improvements are required to ensure all learners are engaged, making sufficient progress and achieving well
How do I enrol my child at Ngutuawa School?
Contact the school directly on 03-9820206, email office@ngutuawa.school.nz, or visit bamford.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?
Ngutuawa School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Ngutuawa School has 147 students, with an EQI of 526 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Ngutuawa School in 2025-05, signed by Sharon Kelly. 2 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
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz