Bulls School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 167
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Bridge Street, Bulls
- Territorial authority
- Rangitikei District
- Phone
- 06-3221184
- office@bulls.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.bulls.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 108
- Māori
- 61
- Pacific
- 19
- Asian
- 7
- MELAA
- 0
- Other
- 0
- 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 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 03 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 05 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 07 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 08 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| Total | 60 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 169 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 07 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 08 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 09 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| Age 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 60 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 169 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
133.3%
| Bulls School | 133.3% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 45.5% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 86.2% |
|---|---|
| Male | 170.6% |
| Māori | 275.7% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 89.2% |
| Total | 133.3% |
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
14.4%
| Bulls School | 14.4% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 6.2% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 32.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 52.9% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 14.4% |
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
14.5%
| Bulls School | 14.5% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 2.8% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 32.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 53.5% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 14.5% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 481
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1867
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
- 12 February 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 February 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 12 February 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.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 167 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
September 2019
160
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 2 December 2019
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 12 February 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 10 months of the Education Review Office and Bulls 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
Bulls School is a coeducational primary school that provides education for children from year 1 to year 8. It is located at the north end of Bulls township.
Bulls School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
building teacher and learner confidence
developing and strengthening cultural revitalisation
developing the localised curriculum through place-based learning.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Bulls School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s approach to the teaching and learning of literacy impacts students’ progress and achievement in writing.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is because the school wants to develop an approach to writing that s upports learners to build their achievement, progress and confidence in writing and further supports the school's strategic goal of building teacher and learner confidence.
The school expects to see:
an evide nce-based, school-wide approach to the learning and teaching of writing
teachers supporting learners to build confidence in writing to improve overall progress and achievement
strength ening of the scho ol’s strength-based approach to the learning and teaching of writing
Strengths
The school can dra w from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate how effectively the school’s approach to the teaching and learning of literacy impacts students’ progress and achievement in writing:
teachers positively engage with in appropriate professional learning with external and internal expertise
a learning environment where teachers collaborate with learners and whānau to establish and respond to individual learning needs
a school wide strategic focus on building teacher and learner confidence to improve outcomes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
identifying and imp lementing evidence-based teaching and learning practic es that support le arners increased confidence, progress and achievement in literacy
conti nuing eng agement in appropriate professional learning with external and internal expertise to strengthen learning and teaching in literacy
deve loping and implementing a localis ed school-wide approach to the teaching and learning of literacy that further strengthens the quality of teaching and learning.
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
12 February 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).