Last updated October 2026
Spring Creek School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 52 Ferry Road, Spring Creek. It opened in 1873 and had 43 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site describes a curriculum built on the school values, project-based inquiry and science, social science, technology and the arts, with te reo and tikanga Māori taught alongside, a weekly Mātauranga Māori time that includes kapa haka, weaving and gardening, and fortnightly Kiwi Can sessions.
Sport is played at lunchtime and after school on the all-weather court, with a swimming week each year, and the school shares sporting and cultural events with other schools in the Wairau cluster.
At a glance
- Principal
- Cheryl Alderlieste
- Address
- 52 Ferry Road, Spring Creek
- Phone
- 03 570 5514
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 43 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 February 2025, in which ERO recorded concerns about the quality of education at the school.
Fewer than half of students meet or exceed curriculum expectations in reading, writing and maths, achievement has not improved for the students most at risk since the previous review, students with complex needs need better support, and attendance is behind the government target with chronic absence not yet falling.
ERO noted the school has a high number of students with complex learning and behaviour needs, said it must make sure the environment is physically and emotionally safe, and recommended that the Ministry of Education give the school tailored support with leadership of learning.
The board was also found not to have met two legal requirements, on consulting about the health curriculum and on health and safety reporting, and has since taken steps to address them. On the positive side, Māori students achieve higher than other students, the board and leaders consult the community well, and teachers have trained in structured literacy.
The agreed next steps are to strengthen the teaching of literacy and maths to lift achievement for all students, improve how teachers and leaders analyse and use progress data, and review and extend the school’s work on regular attendance, reporting progress to the board and community.
Read the ERO reports for Spring Creek School
Enrolling
There is no home zone, so any student can apply. The school’s site says it welcomes new enrolments from across Marlborough; families contact the school and then complete an online enrolment form.
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 Spring Creek
Spring Creek School is in Spring Creek. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Questions parents ask
Is Spring Creek 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?
43 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?
498. 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).