Woodbury School
559 Woodbury Road, Geraldine · Canterbury
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #364 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Woodbury School's 2023 ERO review found that collaborative practices and schoolwide planning support a coherent approach to improving outcomes. The school demonstrates effective professional learning and development that extends teachers' knowledge of acceleration strategies, and leaders and teachers actively evaluate practice and achievement data for continuous improvement.
Best suited for
Students in Geraldine looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Woodbury School a good school?
Woodbury School scores 81/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Collaborative practices and planning schoolwide ensures a coherent and aligned approach to improving outcomes
- Well considered professional learning and development is extending teachers knowledge and understanding of effective strategies for acceleration
- Leaders and teachers effectively evaluate practice and achievement information for schoolwide improvement
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
+8.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
77/100 from ERO review 2019-08 · below 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): 77/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-06-02 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Collaborative practices and planning schoolwide ensures a coherent and aligned approach to improving outcomes
- Well considered professional learning and development is extending teachers knowledge and understanding of effective strategies for acceleration
- Leaders and teachers effectively evaluate practice and achievement information for schoolwide improvement
"support learning with a detailed, responsive localised curriculum that addresses the needs of all students including competence in literacy and mathematics and their use in everyday contexts"
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
$0.97M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,371
2018
$0.7M
2019
$0.7M
2020
$0.9M
2021
$0.9M
2022
$1.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 9
- Year 02 20
- Year 03 20
- Year 04 18
- Year 05 13
- Year 06 15
- Year 07 9
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 94.8%
- Māori 5.2%
- Other / MELAA 4.3%
- Asian 2.6%
- Pacific 0.9%
Location
559 Woodbury Road, Geraldine. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Woodbury School a good school?
Woodbury School scores 81/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-06 review identified 3 key findings. Collaborative practices and planning schoolwide ensures a coherent and aligned approach to improving outcomes
How do I enrol my child at Woodbury School?
Contact the school directly on 03-6922817, email office@woodbury.school.nz, or visit www.woodbury.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?
Woodbury School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Woodbury School has 116 students, with an EQI of 412 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Woodbury School in 2023-06, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz