Last updated October 2026
Frankley School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 357 Tukapa Street, New Plymouth. It had 256 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Hurdon, and parts of Whalers Gate, Ferndale, Hurworth, Westown and Omata; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes a localised curriculum with structured literacy and class hubs, and it says te ao Māori is built into the school’s vision. All children are welcome to join the kapa haka group, and students can sing in the school choir or learn an instrument.
At a glance
- Principal
- Emily Doelman
- Address
- 357 Tukapa Street, New Plymouth
- Phone
- 06 753 6436
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Hurdon New Plymouth.
Parts of Whalers Gate New Plymouth, Ferndale New Plymouth, Hurworth, Westown New Plymouth and Omata: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 256 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.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from May 2026. ERO found success and progress increasing for all learners, with high quality teaching in reading, writing and mathematics.
A large majority of learners meet or exceed expected curriculum levels in reading and writing, and most do so in mathematics. ERO noted a project-based, interest-led curriculum, well-supported learners with complex needs, te reo and tikanga Māori woven through classroom life, and a board whose spending lines up with its priorities.
Writing results are not yet equitable across groups of learners, and while a large majority of learners attend regularly, chronic absence is not yet coming down. ERO’s priorities are to lift regular attendance to the Government’s 80% target, strengthen how writing is assessed and taught, and set sharper English and mathematics targets for groups of learners who are behind.
Read the ERO reports for Frankley School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol at any time. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, and if there are more applicants than places, students are chosen by ballot. Frankley posts the out-of-zone places on offer and any ballot date on its enrolment zone page each year.
Families start with the school’s pre-enrolment form, online or from the office, and the school asks new entrant families to pre-enrol well ahead of their start date. Visits to meet the teachers and see the classroom can be arranged with the school.
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 Hurdon New Plymouth
Frankley School is in Hurdon New Plymouth. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Hurdon New Plymouth guide →Questions parents ask
Is Frankley School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Hurdon New Plymouth and parts of Whalers Gate New Plymouth, Ferndale New Plymouth, Hurworth, Westown New Plymouth and Omata.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
256 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
422. 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). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (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).