Woodford House
3 Iona Road, Havelock North · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #329 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Woodford House's Board of Trustees attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022, with confirmed board administration and curriculum. No composite score is currently available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Havelock North looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Woodford House a good school?
Woodford House 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.
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.
L1 98% · L2 98% · UE 94% · top quartile of band (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 41% · Te Pūkenga 3% · Industry 1% · bottom quartile of band (n=64) · why? ▼ hide
94% to Y13 · near band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 3.5/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+15.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2022-10 · top quartile of band (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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2022-10-07 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
- Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022
- Board Administration confirmed
- Curriculum confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare confirmed
- Personnel Management confirmed
"As of June 2022, the Woodford House Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
4 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2022. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$7.44M
Surplus / (deficit)
$152k
Net assets / equity
$0.06M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
97.9%
46 of 47 leavers
-2.1pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
97.9%
46 of 47 leavers
+0.4pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
93.6%
44 of 47 leavers
+3.6pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
93.6%
2024 cohort · 47 students
-1.4pt vs 2023
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
3.5
2 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 8
- Service Industries 6
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
$3.94M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,264
2018
$3.0M
2019
$3.1M
2020
$3.6M
2021
$3.7M
2022
$3.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 29
- Year 08 43
- Year 09 61
- Year 10 66
- Year 11 74
- Year 12 60
- Year 13+ 52
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 86.7%
- Māori 11.5%
- Asian 11.2%
- International 7.6%
- Other / MELAA 2.9%
- Pacific 1.0%
International students
SIEBA member · Boarding available
ESOL support
partial
Years accepted
Year 7 to Year 11, with few exceptions into Year 12
Location
3 Iona Road, Havelock North. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Woodford House.
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79
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Lucknow School
Contributing · 1.4km · 293 roll
68
-13 vs this
Havelock North Primary School
Contributing · 1.4km · 603 roll
76
-5 vs this
Hukarere Girls' College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.9km · 53 roll
57
-24 vs this
Hereworth School
Full Primary · 2.2km · 332 roll
85
+4 vs this
Havelock North High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 2.3km · 1,096 roll
77
-4 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Woodford House a good school?
Woodford House 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 2022-10 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022
How do I enrol my child at Woodford House?
Use the school's enrolment form: https://www.woodford.school.nz/international or call 06-873 0705.
What are the fees?
Woodford House is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Woodford House has 384 students, with an EQI of 394 (lower socio-economic need). It is a girls school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Woodford House in 2022-10, signed by Phil Cowie. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- woodford.school.nz
- crimestats.co.nz