Henley School (Nelson)
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 483
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 56A William Street, Richmond
- Territorial authority
- Tasman District
- Phone
- 03-5448904
- office@henley.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.henley.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Tasman
Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- Uniform
- Required
Henley School has a uniform which is compulsory for all students.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://henley.nzuniforms.com/
NZ Uniforms is the school’s uniform supplier and sells our school uniform items from their retail shop at [8/38 Estuary Place](https://www.google.com/maps/place/8%2F38+Estuary+Place,+Richmond+7020) in Richmond and also online at [https://henley.nzuniforms.com/](https://henley.nzuniforms.com/)
- https://henley.nzuniforms.com/
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 3 February to Thursday 2 April (84 1/2 days)
Term 1 2026 Tuesday 3 February to Thursday 2 April (84 1/2 days)
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July (104 1/2 days - excluding the Teacher Only Day)
Term 2 2026 Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July (104 1/2 days - excluding the Teacher Only Day)
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September (100 1/2 days)
Term 3 2026 Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September (100 1/2 days)
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October to Tuesday 15 December (90 1/2 days - excluding the Teacher Only Day)
Term 4 2026 Monday 12 October to Tuesday 15 December (90 1/2 days - excluding the Teacher Only Day)
- Term 1, 2027: Tuesday 2 February to Friday 9 April (90 1/2 days)
Term 1 2027 Tuesday 2 February to Friday 9 April (90 1/2 days)
- Term 2, 2027: Tuesday 27 April to Friday 2 July (94 1/2 days)
Term 2 2027 Tuesday 27 April to Friday 2 July (94 1/2 days)
- Term 3, 2027: Monday 19 July to Friday 24 September (100 1/2 days)
Term 3 2027 Monday 19 July to Friday 24 September (100 1/2 days)
- Term 4, 2027: Monday 11 October to Thursday 16 December (96 1/2 days)
Term 4 2027 Monday 11 October to Thursday 16 December (96 1/2 days)
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 3 February to Thursday 2 April (84 1/2 days)
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- On offer
- Swimming Sports
Term 1 - Swimming Sports (held at Nayland Park Pool in Stoke)
- Cross Country
Term 2 - Cross Country
- Athletics Day
Term 4 - Athletics Day
- Triathlon
The school also holds a Triathlon for Years 3 to 6 children in Term 4
- Nelson Schools Cross Country League
- Proball Terms 2 and 3
- 3 x 3 Basketball Terms 1 and 4
- Kiwihoops
Kiwihoops Played at the Jack Robin Stadium Term 1
- Smash Play - Years 1 & 2
- Machine Ball Cricket (MBC) Years 3 & 4
- Junior Hardball - Years 5 & 6
- MINI FOOTBALL Terms 1 & 4
- Primary Schools Gymnastics Festival
Every year Henley School enters a team in the Primary Schools Gymnastics Festival
- Swimming Sports
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 350
- Māori
- 74
- Pacific
- 14
- Asian
- 70
- MELAA
- 16
- Other
- 16
- 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 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 70 |
| Year 02 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 75 |
| Year 03 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 67 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 79 |
| Year 05 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 100 |
| Year 06 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 87 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 77 | 16 | 64 | 13 | 22 | 354 | 0 | 494 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 68 |
| Age 06 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 72 |
| Age 07 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 08 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 80 |
| Age 09 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 97 |
| Age 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 89 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Total | 77 | 16 | 64 | 13 | 22 | 354 | 0 | 494 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
19.2%
| Henley School (Nelson) | 19.2% |
|---|---|
| Tasman Region | 33% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 36.4% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 24.2% |
| Total | 19.2% |
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%
| Henley School (Nelson) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Tasman Region | 3.2% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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%
| Henley School (Nelson) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Tasman Region | 2.1% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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)
- 430
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 27 November 1962
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
- 25 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (25 August 2023)
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 25 August 2023 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 this report states about the school
As stated in ERO’s report of 25 August 2023 — not necessarily the position now. Each line quotes the sentence it came from.
- Also provides
- Maitai Satellite Unit
The school is host to the Maitai Satellite Unit
- Maitai Satellite Unit
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 483 — 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.
May 2017
502
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 30 June 2017
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 25 August 2023 — “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 24 months of the Education Review Office and Henley School (Nelson) 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
Henley School is located in Richmond, Nelson and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. The five values of Respect; Caring; Fairness; Honesty and Responsibility are central to all school operations. It is a member of the Waimea Kāhui Ako . At the time of this ERO report, there was an Acting Principal.
Henley School (Nelson)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
provide the highest possible learning outcomes for all students
recruit, retain and support the development of high-quality staff
endeavour to provide a safe and effective teaching and learning environment.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Henley School (Nelson)’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively approaches to teaching literacy are improving outcomes for all students, particularly for those who need acceleration.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to raise the achievement of identified priority learners, including boys and Māori
to further support the development of teaching practices across the school to promote the consistent implementation of writing initiatives.
The school expects to see improved achievement in writing overtime throughout the school and sustained improvement across all literacy.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to know how effectively literacy initiatives are improving outcomes for all students, particularly for those who need acceleration:
highly effective leadership across the staff, with good use of individual strengths to support building teaching capacity
consistent schoolwide processes and systems to identify, monitor and respond to those learners who need additional support
strong curriculum knowledge and resourcing to provide effective implementation of classroom programmes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to embed a consistent approach to teaching and learning of literacy across the school to make sure that teachers’ practices are continuing to grow and sustain student achievement in writing
evaluating the initiatives to ensure that teaching practices are making positive change to student 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
25 August 2023
About the School
The school is host to the Maitai Satellite Unit.
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).