St Leonards Road School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background 

This Profile Report was written within seven months of the Education Review Office and ​St Leonards Road 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  

St Leonards Road School is a large multi-cultural and diverse Years 1 to 6 school in Kelston, Auckland. The school offers bilingual education in te reo Māori and Samoan as an option for ākonga and whānau. 

​​St Leonards Road School​’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are: 

• sustaining an inclusive school culture that privileges language, culture, and identity 
• strengthening pedagogical practices that increase achievement and wellbeing 
• undertaking effective collaborative review that positively impacts teaching and learning. 

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on ​St Leonards Road School​’s website. 

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school promotes teaching and learning, to ensure ākonga progress and achieve, to succeed within their culture, language, and identity.  

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:  

• ensure ākonga culture, language and identity are key drivers going forward  
• identify and promote strengths, and address areas where improvement is needed, to raise ākonga progress and achievement 
• establish the impact of staffing changes on embedding consistent practice following a recent pandemic 
• ensure the school’s vision is the focus and direction for all.  

The school expects to see: 

• increased equity in ākonga achievement data 
• more consistent pedagogical practice across the school 
• a culturally responsive curriculum  
• parent and whānau engagement and aspirations realised to support learning pathways. 

Strengths  

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively the school promotes teaching and learning to ensure ākonga progress and achieve, to succeed within their culture, language, and identity: 

• Ākonga wellbeing is consistently well promoted and sustained in a warm, welcoming, and collaborative school culture. 
• Relationships with parents are strong and well meaning. 
• Partnerships with local community networks are well-established. 
• The school’s learning climate is inclusive and culturally grounded. 

Where to next? 

Moving forward, the school will prioritise: 

• improving ākonga attendance across the school 
• strengthening and growing effective pedagogical practices with staff 
• building leadership capacity across the school to further support adaptive teaching. 

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​  

​​29 April 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