Woodend School
Main North Road, Woodend · Canterbury
Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #419 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Woodend School's 2022 ERO review found that teachers maintain high, clear, and equitable expectations for student learning and wellbeing. The school has strong internal evaluation practices for gathering and analysing evidence of student learning, and implements coherent school-wide curriculum planning and delivery practices. No composite score is available.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Woodend looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Woodend School a good school?
Woodend School scores 80/100 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
- Board assurance 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.
ERO review not in our dataset
We don't yet have a parsed ERO composite for Woodend School, so the ERO axis below uses the national-average ERO score (75/100) as a placeholder. The composite shown above incorporates that estimate. When we ingest a real ERO review for this school, the score will refresh and may move materially in either direction.
If you've spotted a recent ERO report we've missed, let us know — every flagged report gets re-ingested on the next refresh.
standdowns 28.3/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+56.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 — national average (no ERO review in our dataset) · near band median (n=406) · 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.
Latest ERO review
2022-06-15 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
- Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2022
- Board Administration requirements confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
- Personnel Management requirements confirmed
"As of March 2022, the Woodend School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
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
28.3
8 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$2.57M
Per-student funding · 2022
$4,484
2018
$2.0M
2019
$2.3M
2020
$2.1M
2021
$2.5M
2022
$2.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 66
- Year 02 70
- Year 03 70
- Year 04 69
- Year 05 78
- Year 06 59
- Year 07 72
- Year 08 47
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 85.7%
- Māori 16.6%
- Asian 8.7%
- Pacific 3.8%
- Other / MELAA 2.6%
Location
Main North Road, Woodend. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Woodend School.
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Frequently asked
Is Woodend School a good school?
Woodend School scores 80/100 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 2022-06 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2022
How do I enrol my child at Woodend School?
Contact the school directly on 03-3127808, email office@woodend.school.nz, or visit www.woodend.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?
Woodend School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Woodend School has 573 students, with an EQI of 453 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Woodend School in 2022-06, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 2 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