Sumner School
Colenso Street, Sumner · Canterbury
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #734 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Sumner School's board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across six compliance areas as of September 2024, including Board Administration, Curriculum, Health and Safety, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets. No composite score is currently available.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Sumner looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Sumner School a good school?
Sumner School scores 76/100 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
- Learner progress, achievement and wellbeing are increasingly equitable and excellent
- Leaders purposefully build transparent, trusting relationships with staff and the wider community
- A variety of high-quality assessment practices are used to gain detailed understanding of each learner
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
-17.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
84/100 from ERO review 2024-12 · 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
2024-12-06 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Most students achieve at the expected curriculum level in reading, writing and mathematics
- Students achieve equitably; leaders and teachers prioritise practices that successfully identify and address disparity within and between groups
- A large majority of learners attend school regularly, but attendance is not yet meeting Ministry of Education targets
- Collaborative, distributed leadership is strongly committed to and focused on pursuit of the school's strategic goals
- A strong culture of evidence-based, quality teaching and reflective practice is encouraged and actively supported by leaders
"Collaborative, distributed leadership is strongly committed to and focused on pursuit of the school's strategic goals to sustain outcomes for learners."
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$3.95M
Surplus / (deficit)
$222k
Net assets / equity
$0.74M
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
$2.39M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,585
2018
$3.3M
2019
$6.3M
2020
$3.0M
2021
$2.8M
2022
$2.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 29
- Year 02 43
- Year 03 44
- Year 04 43
- Year 05 45
- Year 06 51
- Year 07 41
- Year 08 46
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 93.7%
- Māori 6.1%
- Other / MELAA 3.3%
- Asian 2.8%
- Pacific 1.1%
Location
Colenso Street, Sumner. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Sumner School a good school?
Sumner School scores 76/100 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 2024-12 review identified 5 key findings. Most students achieve at the expected curriculum level in reading, writing and mathematics
How do I enrol my child at Sumner School?
Contact the school directly on 03-3266546, email admin@sumner.school.nz, or visit www.sumner.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?
Sumner School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Sumner School has 363 students, with an EQI of 382 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Sumner School in 2024-12, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz