Last updated October 2026
Springlands School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at Murphys Road, Blenheim. It opened in 1886 and had 356 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Thomsons Ford and Yelverton, and parts of Springlands, Mayfield and Burleigh; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes weekly performing arts lessons for every student in music, dance and drama, a kapa haka group, a choir that joins the Marlborough Combined Choirs festival, and whole-school kapa haka on alternate Fridays. It takes part in the Enviroschools programme, with a student team running projects such as a vegetable garden and orchard, and offers team sports including netball, hockey, volleyball, touch, basketball and softball.
At a glance
- Principal
- Hamish Stuart
- Address
- Murphys Road, Blenheim
- Phone
- 03 578 5220
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Yelverton and Thomsons Ford.
Parts of Springlands, Mayfield and Burleigh: 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 356 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 2025. ERO found clear gains since the previous review in how evenly students achieve, especially Māori and Pacific students, and regular attendance has kept improving.
A large majority of students meet or exceed curriculum expectations in reading and a small majority in writing and maths, with results not yet even across groups. Teaching is of good quality, learners with complex needs are well supported, and ERO noted a collaborative staff culture, inclusive classrooms and growing partnerships with whānau, hapū, iwi and the Pacific community.
The school’s priorities are to strengthen structured teaching in maths and literacy to lift results and close gaps between groups, review and widen its work on regular attendance, and make better use of evaluation to find what needs improving.
Read the ERO reports for Springlands School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol at any time, and the school asks for proof of address such as a tenancy agreement or rates notice.
Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places, with priority to siblings of current and former students and children of board employees. The school says it gives notice of any ballot date in a newspaper.
Enrolments are usually handled by the principal, with forms from the school office, and new entrants are encouraged to make three visits before they start.
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 Springlands
Springlands School is in Springlands. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Springlands guide →Questions parents ask
Is Springlands School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Yelverton and Thomsons Ford and parts of Springlands, Mayfield and Burleigh.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
356 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?
435. 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).