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Ormiston Primary School

291 Ormiston Road, Flat Bush · Auckland — South

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Total roll 1,164
EQI 379
Founded 2014
83

Composite score

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Top 10% in NZ

Rank #238 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) Roll 1,000-2,000 (1,164) EQI 379 (low need)

In summary

Ormiston Primary School received a Te Ara Huarau review from the Education Review Office in February 2023. The school provides differentiated learning environments that foster collaboration and positive engagement, with personalised support for learners with diverse and complex needs. School leadership consistently prioritises improvement through collaborative enactment of the school's vision, with the school achieving a composite score of 75.

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Students in Flat Bush looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Ormiston Primary School a good school?

Ormiston Primary School scores 83/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Learners experience a differentiated learning environment that fosters collaboration and positive engagement
  • Learners with diverse and complex needs are included and receive personalised support to effectively access the curriculum
  • School leadership consistently prioritises and plans for school improvement through collaboratively enacting the vision and vision principles

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 6.2/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near 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: near band median (n=536).
94
Trajectory
25%
+23.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (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: top 10% of band (n=534).
79
ERO review
40%
75/100 from ERO review 2023-02 · below band median (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: 2023. Peer comparison: below band median (n=539).
75

⚠ 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): 75/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-02-21 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • Learners experience a differentiated learning environment that fosters collaboration and positive engagement
  • Learners with diverse and complex needs are included and receive personalised support to effectively access the curriculum
  • School leadership consistently prioritises and plans for school improvement through collaboratively enacting the vision and vision principles
  • The school is developing culturally sustaining practices across their curriculum to advance equitable and valued outcomes for every learner
  • The school roll has continued to grow rapidly to a capacity of over 1200 students due to increased population growth in Southeast Auckland
"school leadership consistently prioritises and plans for school improvement through collaboratively enacting the vision and vision principles"
— ERO, 2023-02-21 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 75
0 25 50 75 100 20172023 2017-11-06 · 60/100 2023-02-21 · 75/100

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

6.2

3 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

$14.55M

Per-student funding · 2022

$12,503

2018

$6.9M

2019

$4.6M

2020

$6.9M

2021

$11.9M

2022

$14.6M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    127
  • Year 02
    146
  • Year 03
    182
  • Year 04
    183
  • Year 05
    195
  • Year 06
    239
  • Year 07
    44

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    82.8%
  • Pacific
    10.2%
  • Other / MELAA
    6.4%
  • European/Pākehā
    5.1%
  • Māori
    3.4%

Location

291 Ormiston Road, Flat Bush. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Ormiston Primary School a good school?

Ormiston Primary School scores 83/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-02 review identified 5 key findings. Learners experience a differentiated learning environment that fosters collaboration and positive engagement

How do I enrol my child at Ormiston Primary School?

Contact the school directly on 09-2539020, email admin@ormps.school.nz, or visit www.ormistonprimary.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?

Ormiston Primary School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Ormiston Primary School has 1,164 students, with an EQI of 379 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Ormiston Primary School in 2023-02, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 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.

Last updated

21 Feb 2023

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  • crimestats.co.nz