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The Butts Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Bolle Road, Alton GU34 1PW · butts.hants.sch.uk · 0142084102

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
61%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
357
85% of 420 places
Local authority
Hampshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
11.2%
First language not English
5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 56 (Places 56)56September 2023: 54 (Places 56)54September 2024: 34 (Places 37)34September 2025: 50 (Places 52)50September 2026: 41 (Places 44)41Places 44
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202644410.9100%
September 2025Sept 202552501100%
September 2024Sept 202437340.9100%
September 2023Sept 202356541100%
September 2022Sept 202256561100%

Results

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 75% (England 53%)75%2016/17: 70% (England 61%)70%2017/18: 83% (England 64%)83%2018/19: 83% (England 65%)83%2022/23: 69% (England 60%)69%2023/24: 70% (England 61%)70%2024/25: 61% (England 62%)61%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●61%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●103105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected The Butts Primary School on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
11 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Oct 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (111 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
81%
Replies
111
33% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼79% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼43% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 23% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 67%

based on 16 parents (14%) with SEND

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