Review 15 May 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
Uruti School provides education for seven learners in Years 1 to 8. A new principal was appointed in term three of 2024. The school’s vision is for students to develop the competencies they need for study, work and lifelong learning and to go on to realise their potential. The values of ‘respect for self, for others and for the environment, nurture independence and develop perseverance’ underpin the school’s approach to learning.
Part A: Parent Summary
How well placed is the school to promote educational success and wellbeing?
| How well are learners succeeding? | The school is working towards high levels of success and progress for all learners. |
| What is the quality of teaching and learning? | Learners benefit from good 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 sufficient opportunities to learn across the breadth and depth of the curriculum. There is an increasingly consistent focus on supporting learners to gain foundational 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? | The school is establishing planning and conditions that support improvements in the quality of education for learners. |
| How well does the school include all learners and promote their engagement and wellbeing? | The school reasonably 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 is improving its reporting to parents / whānau about their child’s learning, achievement and progress. The school is improving its collection and use 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 | A small majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are becoming more equitable for all groups of learners. |
| Writing | Less than half of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are not yet equitable for all groups of learners. |
| Mathematics | A small majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level. Results are becoming more equitable for all groups of learners. |
Attendance
The school is significantly behind the target of 80% regular attendance.
The school is developing a suitable plan to improve attendance.
Regular attendance is improving towards or beyond the target.
Chronic absence is reducing over time.
Assessment
The school is improving its approach and the reliability of its practices to accurately find out about achievement against the curriculum.
Teachers are developing assessment information to adjust teaching practices to ensure ongoing improvement in teaching and student progress.
Progress
The school is developing good quality planning to increase the rate of progress for all groups of students.
The school has to some extent improved achievement and progress for those learners most at risk of not achieving since the previous review.
The school has to some extent extended achievement and progress for learners working at or above curriculum levels since the previous review.
The school is not making progress towards meeting Government reading, writing and mathematics targets and/or pānui, tuhituhi and pāngarau targets for 2030 and agrees this will need to be a key strategic priority.
An explanation of the terms used in the Parent Summary can be found Reporting | Education Review Office
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
Learners experience a positive and inclusive classroom environment with increasingly high expectations for teaching and learning.
Teaching and learning programmes appropriately prioritise the acquisition of foundation skills; delivery of reading, writing and mathematics is meeting the one hour per day expectation.
Structured literacy approaches are embedded; implementing a structured mathematics programme is a focus for 2025.
The school’s curriculum provides students with meaningful learning opportunities and experiences to support their needs and interests.
Professional learning for teachers is strategic and targeted to facilitate the ongoing development of teaching and learning in a multi-level classroom.
Leadership is increasingly inclusive, gathering aspirations and sharing information with parents and whānau to set and pursue strategic improvement goals that benefit learner outcomes and success.
Key priorities and actions for improvement
The agreed next steps for the school are to:
- document the school’s attendance plan to ensure the trajectory of improvement, aligned to the Government target continues, and is maintained over time
- improve and sustain achievement outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics, with a focus on accelerated progress in writing
- review and refine the use of effective teaching, learning and assessment practices, including the selection of standardised tools to accurately know how well learners are progressing and achieving against curriculum expectations over time.
The agreed actions for the next improvement cycle and timeframes are as follows.
Within three months:
- implement the school’s documented attendance plan
Every six months:
- gather and review attendance information each term to evaluate the impact of initiatives designed to improve students’ regular attendance
- track, analyse and report on learner progress and achievement to inform next steps and respond with targeted interventions for priority learners
- provide professional development opportunities for teachers that embed their understanding and use of effective teaching, learning and assessment practices
Annually:
- review and report to the board on learner attendance, progress and achievement to inform ongoing decision making for improvement
- evaluate the impact of the school’s literacy, mathematics teaching and assessment practices on learner progress and achievement outcomes and use this information to guide future professional development decisions.
Actions taken against these next steps are expected to result in:
- students attending school regularly, meeting the Government’s target of 80% regular attendance
- improved and equitable student progress and achievement outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics
- leaders and teachers confident in their understanding and use of effective teaching, learning and assessment practices.
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 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
Director of Schools (Acting)
15 May 2025
Education Counts
This website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home