Butlers Court School
Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Butler
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 110291
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494673538
About this school
Butlers Court School is a community primary school in Beaconsfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Butlers Court School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 February 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 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 78% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 29% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 81% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 81% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 80% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - | - |
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 Butlers Court 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Butlers Court School compares
Butlers Court School ranked 40th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.9% | 7.6% | 419 | — |
| St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School | 69% | 3.6% | 9.7% | 353 | 0.4 miles |
| Holtspur School & Pre-School | 70% | 4.2% | 20.9% | 191 | 1.2 miles |
| Seer Green Church of England School | 87% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 216 | 1.6 miles |
| Wooburn Green Primary School | 80% | 6.1% | 28.8% | 177 | 1.9 miles |
| Jordans School | — | 4.9% | 6.5% | 62 | 2.3 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)
- 7.64%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.89%
- Persistent absence
- 7.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Beaconsfield
-
Holtspur School & Pre-School1.2 miles
Primary · Beaconsfield
-
Seer Green Church of England School1.6 miles
Primary · Beaconsfield
-
Wooburn Green Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Jordans School2.3 miles
Primary · Beaconsfield
Other schools in Beaconsfield
- Holtspur School & Pre-School Primary
- Jordans School Primary
- Seer Green Church of England School Primary
- St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Beaconsfield High School Secondary
- The Beaconsfield School Secondary
- Alfriston School Academies
- Davenies School Independent schools
- High March School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Butlers Court School teach?
- Butlers Court School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Beaconsfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Butlers Court School?
- The headteacher of Butlers Court School is Mr Stephen Butler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Butlers Court School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Butlers Court 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 Butlers Court School?
- Butlers Court School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Butlers Court School full?
- Butlers Court School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), 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 Butlers Court School a faith school?
- No. Butlers Court School has no designated religious character.
- Does Butlers Court School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Butlers Court School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Butlers Court School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Butlers Court School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Butlers Court School ranked 40th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Butlers Court School's absence rate?
- Butlers Court School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Butlers Court School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Butlers Court 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.