Porritt School
36 Lyttelton Crescent, Tamatea · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,070 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Tamatea looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Porritt School a good school?
Porritt School scores 71/100 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
- Learners experience a school climate that is engaging, positive and culturally responsive
- A strong understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and practices that incorporate and promote consultative decision making and connections with whānau Māori, hapū and iwi
- A collegial school culture that builds and sustains trust, professional capacity and teacher agency
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=468) · why? ▼ hide
-12.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
69/100 from ERO review 2019-11 · below band median (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): 69/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-08-25 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Learners experience a school climate that is engaging, positive and culturally responsive
- Strong understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and practices that incorporate consultative decision making with whānau Māori, hapū and iwi
- Collegial school culture that builds and sustains trust, professional capacity and teacher agency
- School prioritizing effective assessment practices to provide meaningful and actionable evidence to support targeted instruction for equitable learner outcomes
"This Profile Report was written within 9 months of the Education Review Office and Porritt School working in Te Ara Huarau, an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools."
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
$2.82M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,106
2018
$2.1M
2019
$2.2M
2020
$2.7M
2021
$2.5M
2022
$2.8M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 55
- Year 02 44
- Year 03 50
- Year 04 47
- Year 05 72
- Year 06 45
- Year 07 15
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 65.5%
- Māori 52.3%
- Pacific 8.9%
- Asian 5.5%
- Other / MELAA 3.2%
Location
36 Lyttelton Crescent, Tamatea. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Porritt School.
Tamatea High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.5km · 364 roll
47
-24 vs this
Tamatea Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.6km · 433 roll
75
+4 vs this
Tamatea School
Contributing · 0.8km · 146 roll
28
-43 vs this
Parkside Christian S D A School
Full Primary · 1.1km · 59 roll
90
+19 vs this
St Joseph's Maori Girls' College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1.4km · 162 roll
62
-9 vs this
Greenmeadows School
Contributing · 1.6km · 524 roll
75
+4 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Porritt School a good school?
Porritt School scores 71/100 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 2023-08 review identified 4 key findings. Learners experience a school climate that is engaging, positive and culturally responsive
How do I enrol my child at Porritt School?
Contact the school directly on 06-8444620, email admin@porritt.school.nz, or visit www.porritt.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?
Porritt School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Porritt School has 348 students, with an EQI of 493 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Porritt School in 2023-08, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz