Last updated October 2026
Marfell Community School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at Endeavour Street, New Plymouth. It opened in 1961 and had 141 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. The school’s site has a bilingual education section and an expression of interest form for its bilingual classroom. It is a zero-fees school that has joined the school donations scheme.
At a glance
- Principal
- Scott Walden
- Address
- Endeavour Street, New Plymouth
- Phone
- 06 751 0553
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
Who goes here
Share of the 141 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from September 2026, and it raises serious concerns about achievement.
ERO rated student achievement, reading and writing, and mathematics as Improvement required, its lowest judgement: less than a third of learners meet expectations for their year level in reading and writing, and results are also low in mathematics.
Outcomes for Māori learners are not yet equitable. ERO did find achievement and attendance starting to improve under new leadership, with structured literacy lifting results in the junior school. It rated engagement and belonging, leadership, support for learners with additional needs, school improvement and governance as Doing well, and noted the Whare Manaaki unit for students with high and complex needs and te reo Māori pathways.
Only a small majority of learners attend regularly, and teaching, curriculum and assessment are still working towards consistency. ERO’s next steps are to lift progress and achievement in reading, writing and mathematics for all learners, embed consistent teaching in writing and mathematics, strengthen assessment, and improve attendance. ERO will check progress every six months and publish its next report within 18 months.
Read the ERO reports for Marfell Community School
Enrolling
Marfell Community School has no home zone, so any student can apply. Families can use the online pre-enrolment form or the printable enrolment form on the school’s site, and the school asks to hear from families around a child’s fourth birthday so pre-school visits can be arranged.
Families interested in the bilingual classroom can fill in the expression of interest form on the bilingual education page.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Marfell
Marfell Community School is in Marfell. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Marfell guide →Questions parents ask
Is Marfell Community School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
141 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
542. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 22 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).