Butts Primary School
Butts Road, Walsall, WS4 2AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Hill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Cadmus Family of Schools
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 104147
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922721073
About this school
Butts Primary School is a community primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 241 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Butts Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 72% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 93% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 83% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Butts Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 248 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Butts Primary School compares
Butts Primary School ranked 23rd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5% | 44.8% | 241 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall | 66% | 5.1% | 39.3% | 223 | 0.4 miles |
| Croft Academy | 60% | 5.4% | 67.2% | 246 | 0.5 miles |
| North Walsall Primary Academy | 60% | 3.9% | 50.5% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| Chuckery Primary School | 64% | 7.9% | 42.2% | 465 | 0.6 miles |
| Birchills Church of England Community Academy | 37% | 7.5% | 45.4% | 442 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.81%
- English as an additional language
- 46.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 9.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Croft Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
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North Walsall Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Chuckery Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Birchills Church of England Community Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Butts Primary School ranks 16th of the 51 ranked primary schools in Walsall.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Infant School Primary
- Alumwell Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Bentley West Primary School Primary
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Caldmore Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Butts Primary School teach?
- Butts Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Butts Primary School?
- The headteacher of Butts Primary School is Mrs Angela Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Butts Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Butts Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Butts Primary School?
- Butts Primary School has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Butts Primary School full?
- Butts Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 241 on roll (115%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Butts Primary School a faith school?
- No. Butts Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Butts Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Butts Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Butts Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Butts Primary School is part of the Cadmus Family of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Butts Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Butts Primary School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Butts Primary School ranked 23rd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Butts Primary School's absence rate?
- Butts Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Butts Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Butts Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.