Sherwood School (Auckland)
Sartors Avenue, Browns Bay · Auckland — North
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,136 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Browns Bay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Sherwood School (Auckland) a good school?
Sherwood School (Auckland) scores 70/100 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' wellbeing and safety are consistently well-promoted and sustained through learners, teachers and parents taking ownership for living the school values in the school community
- The school has high levels of professional capability and collective capacity
- The school is strengthening its use of evaluation, inquiry, and knowledge-building approaches to improve learner outcomes
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 21.1/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-3.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
78/100 from ERO review 2023-02 · near band median (n=539) · 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): 78/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-02-17 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
- Learners' wellbeing and safety are consistently well-promoted and sustained through learners, teachers and parents taking ownership for living the school values
- The school has high levels of professional capability and collective capacity
- The school is strengthening its use of evaluation, inquiry, and knowledge-building approaches to improve learner outcomes
- Leaders and teachers have a focus on equity and excellence for all learners, in particular Māori and Pacific learners, and learners with diverse learning requirements
"learners' wellbeing and safety are consistently well-promoted and sustained through learners, teachers and parents taking ownership for living the school values in the school community"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$6.20M
Surplus / (deficit)
$90k
Net assets / equity
$2.31M
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
21.1
4 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
$3.26M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,538
2018
$5.5M
2019
$3.2M
2020
$3.0M
2021
$3.4M
2022
$3.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 69
- Year 02 58
- Year 03 94
- Year 04 73
- Year 05 77
- Year 06 94
- Year 07 6
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 63.3%
- European/Pākehā 32.5%
- Other / MELAA 6.8%
- Māori 3.4%
- Pacific 3.4%
- International 0.8%
Location
Sartors Avenue, Browns Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Sherwood School (Auckland).
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Intermediate · 0.5km · 1,478 roll
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Composite · 1km · 354 roll
62
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Oteha Valley School
Contributing · 1.3km · 575 roll
77
+7 vs this
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Browns Bay School
Contributing · 1.4km · 678 roll
79
+9 vs this
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Glamorgan School
Contributing · 1.5km · 549 roll
72
+2 vs this
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Pinehill School (Browns Bay)
Contributing · 1.7km · 472 roll
64
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Frequently asked
Is Sherwood School (Auckland) a good school?
Sherwood School (Auckland) scores 70/100 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 2023-02 review identified 4 key findings. Learners' wellbeing and safety are consistently well-promoted and sustained through learners, teachers and parents taking ownership for living the school values
How do I enrol my child at Sherwood School (Auckland)?
Contact the school directly on 09-4783024, email office@sherwoodprimary.school.nz, or visit www.sherwoodprimary.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?
Sherwood School (Auckland) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Sherwood School (Auckland) has 498 students, with an EQI of 372 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Sherwood School (Auckland) in 2023-02, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz