SCHOOL PROFILE

Butts Primary School

Primary Community school URN 104147
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 114.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 May 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Walsall
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 241 210 full-time · 31 part-time
Female pupils 125 51.9% of pupils
Male pupils 116 48.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

35.7%
10.9 pts above England
School 35.7%
Walsall 36.6%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.3%
27.0 pts above England
School 47.3%
Walsall 24.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Walsall 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
52.3%
126
White British
16.2%
39
African
5.4%
13
Any other ethnic group
4.1%
10
White and Asian
4.1%
10
Indian
3.3%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.7% 57 of 241 pupils
2.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.7%
Walsall 20.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.5% 47 pupils
England 14.8% 4.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.2% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Specific learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Walsall 58.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Walsall 72.1%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Walsall 67.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
Walsall 70.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.20 pts lower than England
School 5.02%
Walsall 6.88%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.24 pts lower than England
School 9.57%
Walsall 19.49%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.53%
Walsall 1.95%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

114.8% 26.6 pts above England
Butts Primary School
114.8%
Walsall
97.4%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information