St Paul's School (Massey)
498 Don Buck Road, Massey · Auckland — North
Composite score
Strong
Top 10% in NZ
Rank #253 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Massey looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St Paul's School (Massey) a good school?
St Paul's School (Massey) 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
- Excellent and equitable outcomes for all learners in reading and mathematics
- Strong sense of belonging among learners with confidence in their identity, language and culture
- High quality teaching and learning programmes clearly focused on improvement and responding to community cultures and identities
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=536) · why? ▼ hide
+4.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
84/100 from ERO review 2024-10 · above 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): 84/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-10-30 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Almost all learners achieve at or above expected curriculum levels in reading and mathematics with most learners at or above expectation in writing
- Learners have a strong sense of belonging and association with the school's special character and are confident in their identity, language and culture
- Cooperative learning practices increasingly improve oral language, confidence and engagement
- The greatest shift that occurred in response to the school's action was improved confidence and growth in oral language as a result of learners working collaboratively
- Senior leaders work collaboratively with a high level of relational trust; a next step is to build capacity at the middle leadership level
"Senior leaders work collaboratively with a high level of relational trust; a next step is to build capacity at the middle leadership level."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2022–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$4.76M
Surplus / (deficit)
$121k
Net assets / equity
$0.93M
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
$3.15M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,664
2018
$2.4M
2019
$2.4M
2020
$2.8M
2021
$3.0M
2022
$3.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 66
- Year 02 87
- Year 03 72
- Year 04 75
- Year 05 76
- Year 06 63
- Year 07 7
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 46.3%
- European/Pākehā 29.8%
- Pacific 22.0%
- Māori 10.4%
- Other / MELAA 6.6%
Location
498 Don Buck Road, Massey. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Paul's School (Massey).
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Westbridge Residential School
Specialist School · 0.7km · 7 roll
Te Pae School (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)
Full Primary · 1.1km · roll n/a
87
+4 vs this
Royal Road School
Full Primary · 1.1km · 354 roll
71
-12 vs this
West Harbour School
Full Primary · 1.4km · 526 roll
82
-1 vs this
Massey Primary School
Full Primary · 1.5km · 554 roll
64
-19 vs this
Massey High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.7km · 2,006 roll
58
-25 vs this
Frequently asked
Is St Paul's School (Massey) a good school?
St Paul's School (Massey) 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 2024-10 review identified 5 key findings. Almost all learners achieve at or above expected curriculum levels in reading and mathematics with most learners at or above expectation in writing
How do I enrol my child at St Paul's School (Massey)?
Contact the school directly on 09-8327200, email office@stpaulsprimary.school.nz, or visit www.stpaulsprimary.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?
St Paul's School (Massey) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St Paul's School (Massey) has 473 students, with an EQI of 398 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Paul's School (Massey) in 2024-10, 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
- stpaulsprimary.school.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz