Avon School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 56
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Hamlet Street, Stratford
- Territorial authority
- Stratford District
- Phone
- 06-7657293
- office@avon.school.nz
- Website
- https://www.avon.school.nz/
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Taranaki
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 38
- Māori
- 33
- Pacific
- 8
- Asian
- 1
- MELAA
- 3
- Other
- 1
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 03 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 04 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 08 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 48 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 79 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 08 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 79 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
73%
| Avon School | 73% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 41.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 64.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 78.5% |
| Māori | 33.1% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 89.7% |
| Total | 73% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Avon School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 4.1% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Avon School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Taranaki Region | 1.6% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 549
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1957
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 13 March 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (13 March 2024)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 13 March 2024 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 13 March 2024 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 18 months of the Education Review Office and Avon School working in Te Ara Huarau, an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Avon School caters for students in Year 1 to 8 and is located in Stratford.
Avon School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to develop a responsive local curriculum enabling students to acquire graduate skills and competencies between Year 1 to 8
to ensure every student can freely access a future focused curriculum; characterised by Māori achieving success as Māori
to promote and grow quality leadership that progresses the school vision, while responding to individual needs, abilities, and aspirations
to build board capability to ensure effective school governance that progresses the school vision and meets legislative requirements.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Avon School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school builds capability and practice to strengthen achievement outcomes and ensure equity and excellence for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the principal and trustees recognise the need to strengthen internal processes, capability, and practice to improve learner engagement and raise levels of achievement in reading, writing and mathematics to promote equitable and excellent outcomes.
The school expects to see:
increased student engagement and raised levels of achievement in reading, writing and mathematics that ensures equity and excellence for all learners
robust systems and processes that support an effective response to learners identified with additional and complex needs
robust use of assessment information to inform effective teaching and learning
consistently skilled and capable teaching practice that meets the diverse needs of learners
effective board governance.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to strengthen capability and practice to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes:
leaders' decision making, and their collective approach in managing continuous improvement, has identified relevant priorities that are appropriately focused on strengthening learner outcomes and achieving the school’s collective vision for student success
regular engagement of staff in professional learning, discussion and reflection providing relevant opportunities to develop shared understandings of agreed expectations for delivery of effective practice designed to strengthen learner outcomes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
leaders and teachers continuing to strengthen the use of assessment data to inform teaching and learning
staff continuing to engage in professional learning and development to build their collective capability and practice to fully meet the diverse needs of learners
continuing to gather and provide relevant information to parents and whānau that seeks to build reciprocal learning partnerships that encourages positive learner engagement, attendance, and achievement.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
13 March 2024
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 3 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).