Russell Street School
Russell Street, Palmerston North · Taranaki & Manawatū
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #929 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Russell Street School's September 2024 ERO review found the board attested to most regulatory requirements being met, with strengths in board administration, curriculum requirements, and personnel management. Non-compliance was identified in health, safety and welfare management, particularly regarding physical restraint implementation, including gaps in written parental permission, staff authority, incident tracking and reporting, and board communication to the school community.
Best suited for
Students in Palmerston North looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Russell Street School a good school?
Russell Street School scores 73/100 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
- Board Administration compliant
- Curriculum requirements met
- Personnel Management compliant
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 7.7/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+2.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
70/100 from ERO review 2024-09 · bottom quartile of band (n=520) · 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
2024-09-03 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to most regulatory and legislative requirements being met
- Non-compliance identified in Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
- Physical restraint implementation requires attention in areas including written parental permission, authority to non-teaching staff, tracking and reporting of incidents, and board communication to school community
- Board has taken steps to address identified areas of non-compliance
"As of May 2024, the Russell Street School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2024. 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
7.7
1 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$3.06M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,346
2018
$2.0M
2019
$2.4M
2020
$2.4M
2021
$2.7M
2022
$3.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 64
- Year 02 48
- Year 03 51
- Year 04 52
- Year 05 49
- Year 06 60
- Year 07 16
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 66.8%
- Asian 24.3%
- Māori 19.9%
- Pacific 6.0%
- Other / MELAA 4.6%
Location
Russell Street, Palmerston North. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Russell Street School.
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Frequently asked
Is Russell Street School a good school?
Russell Street School scores 73/100 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 2024-09 review identified 4 key findings. Board has attested to most regulatory and legislative requirements being met
How do I enrol my child at Russell Street School?
Contact the school directly on 06-3586671, email office@russellst.school.nz, or visit www.russellst.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?
Russell Street School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Russell Street School has 367 students, with an EQI of 429 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Russell Street School in 2024-09, 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