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Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School

59A Farrington Avenue, Bishopdale · Canterbury

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Total roll 241
EQI 466
Founded 1962
31

Composite score

Concern

D

Below median

Rank #2,366 of scored NZ schools

In summary

Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School's Board has demonstrated compliance with all regulatory and legislative requirements across curriculum and administration domains as of August 2022. The ERO board assurance review conducted in April 2023 found the Board had attested to meeting requirements across all areas assessed.

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Students in Bishopdale looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School a good school?

Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School scores 31/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • A recent 2022 review of current teaching practices leading to identified areas of focus in Mathematics and Literacy
  • The subsequent growth of leaders' and teachers' pedagogical understanding in relation to digital fluency, Structured Literacy and Mathematics
  • Established collaborative, discursive and inquiry practices in classrooms throughout the school

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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 96.3/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=404) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=404).
4
Trajectory
25%
-27.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=403) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=403).
15
ERO review
40%
64/100 from ERO review 2019-10 · bottom quartile of band (n=406) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2019. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=406).
64

⚠ 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): 64/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-04-03 · Kathy Lye, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • A recent 2022 review of current teaching practices leading to identified areas of focus in Mathematics and Literacy
  • Growth of leaders' and teachers' pedagogical understanding in relation to digital fluency, Structured Literacy and Mathematics
  • Established collaborative, discursive and inquiry practices in classrooms throughout the school
  • Commitment of staff to professional learning through a range of partnerships leading to the development of specialist knowledge
  • School prioritising evaluation of Structured Literacy and DMIC to improve student outcomes
"ERO and the school are working together to develop systems and processes to evaluate the progression and success of learning programs in relation to outcomes for learners."
— ERO, 2023-04-03 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2019. Click a point to read that review.

latest 64
0 25 50 75 100 20152019 2015-05-06 · 84/100 2019-10-16 · 64/100

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

96.3

9 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$3.65M

Per-student funding · 2022

$15,139

2018

$2.4M

2019

$2.1M

2020

$2.5M

2021

$4.4M

2022

$3.6M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    27
  • Year 02
    33
  • Year 03
    26
  • Year 04
    30
  • Year 05
    55
  • Year 06
    42
  • Year 07
    8

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    64.3%
  • Asian
    22.8%
  • Māori
    16.6%
  • Pacific
    12.4%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.3%

Location

59A Farrington Avenue, Bishopdale. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School a good school?

Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School scores 31/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-04 review identified 6 key findings. A recent 2022 review of current teaching practices leading to identified areas of focus in Mathematics and Literacy

How do I enrol my child at Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School?

Contact the school directly on 03-3598553, email admin@isleworth.school.nz, or visit www.isleworth.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?

Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School has 241 students, with an EQI of 466 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School in 2023-04, signed by Kathy Lye. 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.

Last updated

3 Apr 2023

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