Salisbury School (Nelson)
67 Salisbury Road, Richmond · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Salisbury School (Nelson) as of 2008-01-25. NZ Gazette notice
In summary
Salisbury School is a specialist school currently under limited statutory manager intervention. The school's practice is centred on students' holistic strengths and needs, with strong improvement-focused leadership and systematic approaches to capability-building. The school has developed a Learner Capability Framework to support evidence-based planning and assessment, with multiple voices including students and whānau informing tailored goals and programmes. The school achieved a composite score of 71 in its November 2023 review.
Best suited for
Students in Richmond looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Salisbury School (Nelson) a good school?
Salisbury School (Nelson) 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
- Students' holistic strengths and needs are at the heart of practice and pedagogy, with a focus on supporting successful transitions and life pathways beyond the school.
- Strong improvement focused leadership has a systematic, collaborative focus on consistency and capability-building at all levels of the school with clarity of strategic vision, values, aims, goals, roles and responsibilities.
- Multiple voices, including students and their whānau and families, inform tailored goals, programmes, tools and strategies.
Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.
Latest ERO review
2023-11-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Students' holistic strengths and needs are at the heart of practice and pedagogy, with a focus on supporting successful transitions and life pathways beyond the school.
- Strong improvement focused leadership has a systematic, collaborative focus on consistency and capability-building at all levels of the school with clarity of strategic vision, values, aims, goals, roles and responsibilities.
- Leaders have developed a Learner Capability Framework, designed to identify students' progress through the curriculum, supporting evidence-based planning and assessment.
- ERO and the school are working together to evaluate growth of an effective, responsive, localised curriculum, with associated teaching and learning practices.
"Strong improvement focused leadership has a systematic, collaborative focus on consistency and capability-building at all levels of the school with clarity of strategic vision, values, aims, goals, roles and responsibilities."
Composite score across reviews
4 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2023. 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
$4.04M
Per-student funding · 2022
$336,476
2018
$2.4M
2019
$2.6M
2020
$3.6M
2021
$3.3M
2022
$4.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 2
- Year 08 1
- Year 09 3
- Year 10 2
- Year 11 3
- Year 13+ 1
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 100.0%
- Māori 25.0%
- Other / MELAA 8.3%
Location
67 Salisbury Road, Richmond. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Salisbury School (Nelson).
St Paul's School (Richmond)
Full Primary · 0.1km · 365 roll
80
Waimea College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.1km · 1,543 roll
63
Waimea Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.2km · 580 roll
56
Henley School (Nelson)
Contributing · 0.4km · 516 roll
71
TKKM o Tuia te Matangi
Composite · 0.5km · 76 roll
58
Garin College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.8km · 626 roll
79
Frequently asked
Is Salisbury School (Nelson) a good school?
Salisbury School (Nelson) 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 2023-11 review identified 4 key findings. Students' holistic strengths and needs are at the heart of practice and pedagogy, with a focus on supporting successful transitions and life pathways beyond the school.
How do I enrol my child at Salisbury School (Nelson)?
Contact the school directly on 03-5448119, email principal@salisbury.school.nz, or visit www.salisbury.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?
Salisbury School (Nelson) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Salisbury School (Nelson) has 12 students, with an EQI of 517 (higher socio-economic need). It is a girls school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Salisbury School (Nelson) in 2023-11, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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