Last updated October 2026
Lepperton School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 540 Richmond Road, Lepperton, New Plymouth. It opened in 1870 and had 129 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Lepperton, and parts of Sentry Hill, Paraite, Brixton, Everett Park and Bell Block; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes a curriculum that helps children set goals and reflect on their own learning, with tuakana-teina and ako part of its approach. A privately run after school care programme operates on weekdays during term at the Lepperton Community Hall on the school grounds.
At a glance
- Principal
- Amanda O'Dowda
- Address
- 540 Richmond Road, Lepperton, New Plymouth
- Phone
- 06 752 0707
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Lepperton.
Parts of Sentry Hill, Paraite, Brixton, Everett Park and Bell Block New Plymouth: 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 129 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 April 2026. ERO found success and progress increasing for all learners, with good quality teaching and well-established planning.
Most learners meet or exceed expected curriculum levels in reading and a large majority do so in writing and mathematics, with equitable results in reading and mathematics. ERO noted schoolwide structured literacy teaching, newly introduced literacy assessments, good support for learners with complex needs, and a welcoming environment for whānau. The school recently extended to Year 8.
Writing results are not yet equitable, with boys a continuing focus, and only a small majority of learners attend regularly. ERO’s priorities are to lift attendance to the Government’s 80% target, raise achievement and equity in writing with revised targets, and build teachers’ use of assessment to match learning to each child’s needs.
Read the ERO reports for Lepperton School
Enrolling
Children who live in the home zone are guaranteed a place. When in-zone enrolments leave room, the school offers some out-of-zone places, advertises the number each year and allocates them by ballot, with siblings of current and former students given priority.
Families apply through the online enrolment form linked from the enrolment page, and zoned families need to show proof of address. New entrant families can arrange an induction visit through the office.
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 Lepperton
Lepperton School is in Lepperton. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Lepperton guide →Questions parents ask
Is Lepperton School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Lepperton and parts of Sentry Hill, Paraite, Brixton, Everett Park and Bell Block New Plymouth.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
129 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?
423. 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).