Review 8 April 2025
LatestSchool Report
Tēnā koutou e mau manawa rahi ki te kaupapa e aro ake nei, ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa. Mā wai rā e kawe, mā tātau katoa.
We acknowledge the collective effort, responsibility and commitment by all to ensure that the child remains at the heart of the matter.
About the School
Patumāhoe School, a large semi-rural primary school, provides education for learners Years 1 to 6. The school values are ‘manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga, whanaungatanga and kotahitanga’. The school roll is currently 287 students. Māori learners make up 15% of the school roll.
Part A: Parent Summary
How well placed is the school to promote educational success and wellbeing?
| How well are learners succeeding? | Success and progress for all learners is increasing. |
| What is the quality of teaching and learning? | Learners benefit from high quality teaching practice that improves progress and achievement in reading, writing and mathematics. |
| How well does the school curriculum respond to all learners needs? | Learners have rich opportunities to learn across the breadth and depth of the curriculum. There is a consistent focus on supporting learners to gain skills in literacy and mathematics. Learners with complex needs are well supported to achieve their education goals. |
| How well does school planning and conditions support ongoing improvement? | School planning and conditions to support ongoing improvement to the quality of education for learners are well established. |
| How well does the school include all learners and promote their engagement and wellbeing? | The school successfully promotes learners’ engagement, wellbeing and inclusion. |
| How well does the school partner with parents, whānau and its community for the benefit of learners? | The school reports usefully and accurately to parents / whānau about their child’s learning, achievement and progress. The school responds well to a wide range of information gathered through community consultation, to inform strategic planning and curriculum decisions. |
| Student Health and Safety | The school board is taking reasonable steps to ensure student health and safety. |
Achievement in Years 0 to 8
This table outlines how well students across the school meet or exceed the expected curriculum level.
Foundation Skills | |
| Reading | Most learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are becoming more equitable for all groups of learners. |
| Writing | Most learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are not yet equitable for all groups of learners. |
| Mathematics | Almost all learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are not yet equitable for all groups of learners. |
Attendance
The school is approaching the target of 80% regular attendance.
The school has a suitable plan in place to improve attendance.
Regular attendance is improving towards or beyond the target.
Chronic absence is reducing.
Assessment
The school uses an appropriate approach and reliable practices to find out about achievement against the curriculum.
Assessment information is used well to adjust teaching practices to ensure ongoing improvement in teaching and student progress.
Progress
The school has good quality planning to increase the rate of progress for all groups of students.
The school has significantly improved achievement and progress for those learners most at risk of not achieving since the previous review.
The school has significantly extended achievement and progress for learners working at or above curriculum levels since the previous review.
The school is meeting Government reading, writing and mathematics targets and/or pānui, tuhituhi and pāngarau targets set for 2030.
An explanation of the terms used in the Parent Summary can be found here: Guide to ERO school reports
Part B: Findings for the school
This section of the report provides more detail for the school to include in strategic and annual planning for ongoing improvement across the school.
Areas of Strength
Senior leaders and staff have high expectations for student success. Students requiring additional learning support are identified early and receive targeted literacy and numeracy support. Challenging opportunities, particularly in mathematics, extend students.
School leaders provide cohesive, focused leadership that increasingly strengthens school conditions to support student success and wellbeing. Strategic planning provides clear direction for priorities and targets to improve student outcomes.
A consistent, well understood approach to teaching and learning is evident across the school. Learning is well planned, emphasising reading, writing and mathematics and embedding student mental wellbeing strategies. Teachers and leaders use reliable achievement data to track and monitor student progress.
Teachers are well supported to build capacity through an evidence-based professional learning programme that clearly aligns with strategic goals for learner achievement.
Parents are knowledgeable about student achievement, progress and wellbeing through effective communication between the school and them.
School culture fosters inclusivity; values are consistently upheld within the school and with the community.
Key priorities and actions for improvement
The agreed next steps for the school are to:
- sustain gains in attendance through more specific actions in annual planning and monitor the impact of these
- accelerate the progress of Pacific learners in reading, writing and mathematics, for equitable outcomes
- build on increasing te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and te ao Māori within the curriculum
- develop a graduate profile that highlights those competencies, skills and attitudes that effectively prepare students for learning beyond Patumāhoe School.
The agreed actions for the next improvement cycle and timeframes are as follows.
Every six months:
- review and report to the board on the impact of actions taken to improve students’ regular attendance
- evaluate the success of identified strategies expected to accelerate the progress of Pacific learners in reading, writing and mathematics and identify further actions required
Annually:
- report to the board on progress towards achieving the Government’s attendance targets, to inform further steps
- review and report to the board on the progress made towards equitable outcomes for Pacific learners in reading, writing and mathematics
- report to the board on the progress of increasing in the curriculum te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and te ao Māori, and plan for further development
- review and report on the effectiveness of the graduate profile in relation to the intended outcomes for students.
Actions taken against these next steps are expected to result in:
- the school meeting or exceeding the target for regular attendance
- equitable outcomes for Pacific learners in reading, writing and mathematics
- te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and te ao Māori evident in learning across the school
- a graduate profile that highlights students’ competencies, skills and attitudes for learning.
Part C: Regulatory and Legislative Requirements
Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements
All schools are required to promote student health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
During this review the Board has attested to some regulatory and legislative requirements in the following areas:
Board Administration
Yes
Curriculum
Yes
Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Personnel Management
Yes
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Me mahi tahi tonu tātau, kia whai oranga a tātau tamariki
Let’s continue to work together for the greater good of all children
Sharon Kelly
Acting Director of Schools
8 April 2025
Education Counts
This website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home