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Waitoriki School

364 Lincoln Road, Inglewood · Taranaki & Manawatū

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Total roll 35
EQI 458
Founded 1880
71

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #1,065 of scored NZ schools

Top 25% in Fewer stand-downs

In summary

Waitoriki School is a full primary school in Inglewood with 35 students. The 2022 ERO board assurance review found the board compliant with regulatory and legislative requirements across administration, curriculum, health and safety, personnel, finance, and assets. One area of non-compliance regarding police vetting renewal was identified and has since been addressed.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Inglewood looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Waitoriki School a good school?

Waitoriki School scores 71/100 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

  • Board attested to compliance with Board Administration requirements
  • Board attested to compliance with Curriculum requirements
  • Board attested to compliance with Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements

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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% 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: top 10% of band (n=404).
100
Trajectory
25%
-22.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile 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 quartile of band (n=403).
21
ERO review
40%
77/100 from ERO review 2022-11 · near band median (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: 2022. Peer comparison: near band median (n=406).
77

⚠ 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): 77/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-11-29 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • Board has attested to compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
  • One area of non-compliance identified: Renewal of police vetting every three years for employees who still work at the school
  • The board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"As of September 2022, the Waitoriki School, School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2022-11-29 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 77
0 25 50 75 100 20182022 2018-05-07 · 71/100 2022-11-29 · 77/100

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

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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$0.76M

Per-student funding · 2022

$21,677

2018

$0.3M

2019

$0.3M

2020

$0.6M

2021

$0.8M

2022

$0.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    2
  • Year 02
    4
  • Year 03
    9
  • Year 04
    4
  • Year 05
    8
  • Year 06
    3
  • Year 07
    4
  • Year 08
    3

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    85.7%
  • Māori
    34.3%
  • Pacific
    5.7%
  • Asian
    5.7%

Location

364 Lincoln Road, Inglewood. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Waitoriki School a good school?

Waitoriki School scores 71/100 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 2022-11 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets

How do I enrol my child at Waitoriki School?

Contact the school directly on 06-7567056, email office@waitoriki.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?

Waitoriki School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Waitoriki School has 35 students, with an EQI of 458 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Waitoriki School in 2022-11, signed by Phil Cowie. 3 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

29 Nov 2022

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