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Waverley Primary School

Gloag Street, Waverley · Taranaki & Manawatū

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Total roll 164
EQI 487
Founded 1873
63

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,478 of scored NZ schools

Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Waverley Primary School as of 2021-11-12. NZ Gazette notice

In summary

Waverley Primary School shows positive achievement trajectories in reading, writing and mathematics, with many students meeting curriculum expectations. The school has implemented improved assessment tools and practices with collaborative leadership supporting continuous improvement. However, a recognised disparity in achievement and attendance of Māori learners is an identified priority, and the school is currently subject to limited statutory manager intervention by the Ministry of Education.

Best suited for

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

Is Waverley Primary School a good school?

Waverley Primary School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Board has successfully attested compliance across all six regulatory and legislative requirement areas

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 69.3/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=468) · 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: near band median (n=468).
31
Trajectory
25%
+74.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=469) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=469).
100
ERO review
40%
69/100 from ERO review 2024-05 · below band median (n=471) · 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: 2024. Peer comparison: below band median (n=471).
69

⚠ 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): 69/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-05-10 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of February 2024
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management and Finance requirements met
"As of February 2024, the Waverley Primary School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2024-05-10 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2020–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 69
0 25 50 75 100 20202024 2020-06-25 · 30/100 2024-05-10 · 69/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2019 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$1.10M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$6k

Net assets / equity

$0.40M

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

69.3

6 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

$1.15M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,984

2018

$1.0M

2019

$1.0M

2020

$0.9M

2021

$1.0M

2022

$1.1M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    12
  • Year 02
    23
  • Year 03
    20
  • Year 04
    21
  • Year 05
    26
  • Year 06
    17
  • Year 07
    29
  • Year 08
    14

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    72.0%
  • Māori
    32.9%
  • Asian
    9.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    2.4%
  • Pacific
    1.2%

Location

Gloag Street, Waverley. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Waverley Primary School a good school?

Waverley Primary School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-05 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of February 2024

How do I enrol my child at Waverley Primary School?

Contact the school directly on 06-3465087, email secretary@waverleyprimary.co.nz, or visit www.waverleyprimary.co.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

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

What is the roll size?

Waverley Primary School has 164 students, with an EQI of 487 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Waverley Primary School in 2024-05, 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.

Last updated

10 May 2024

Source documents

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  • ero.govt.nz
  • web.archive.org
  • gazette.govt.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz