Butts Primary School, Walsall

From the headteacher's welcome: "Butts Primary School is situated just outside Walsall town centre. We are a one-form entry primary school with a 52-place nursery. We are proud to be an integral part of our local community. Our pupils come from a range of rich and diverse backgrounds, and many are dual-language speakers."

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Butts Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Walsall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Butts Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Butts Primary School are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 72% maths); Croft Academy (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 90% maths); North Walsall Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); and Chuckery Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 75% maths).

Butts Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

35.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 47.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (57%), White British (16%) and Mixed (11%).

Butts Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Walsall Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Butts Road (before), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Butts Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 590 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297), as is usual near a town centre.

Butts Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Butts Primary School are Queen Mary's High School (0.1 miles), Walsall Studio School (0.7 miles), Blue Coat Church of England Academy (0.7 miles) and Queen Mary's Grammar School (1 mile).