Community school · Hampshire

The Butts Primary School

4–11Ages
357Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116025URN

Bolle Road, Alton, GU34 1PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

75 applications for 44 places · 211th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Hampshire median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 44 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.1

This school
Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	44	75	1.7	41	0.93
Sep 2025	52	74	1.4	50	0.96
Sep 2024	37	67	1.8	34	0.92
Sep 2023	56	97	1.7	54	0.96
Sep 2022	56	89	1.6	56	1.00
Sep 2021	53	72	1.4	52	0.98
Sep 2020	42	68	1.6	42	1.00
Sep 2019	22	45	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2018	41	63	1.5	39	0.95
Sep 2017	34	55	1.6	35	1.03
Sep 2016	34	62	1.8	37	1.09
Sep 2015	34	68	2.0	37	1.09
Sep 2014	35	74	2.1	44	1.26

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 71% · Maths 69% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%177th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	8%	107	103
2023/24	70%	15%	108	107
2022/23	69%	6%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Butts Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Hampshire

2026

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Chawton Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Alton Infant School
1.5 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place
Anstey Junior School
1.6 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

37%met the SATs standard
Wootey Infant School
2.2 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place
Wootey Junior School
2.2 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

67%met the SATs standard
Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Hampshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116025 · 850/2300
Capacity: 420 pupils · 357 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bolle Road, Alton, GU34 1PW
Local authority: Hampshire · East Hampshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources