If you are considering Butts Primary School for your child(ren) please check the entrance criteria below. If there are more applications than there are places available, places will be allocated using the following criteria:-
1. Children in Public Care (looked after children).
2. Pupils who have a sibling already in attendance at the school and who will be still attending the school at the proposed admission date.
3. Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds as supported in writing by a medical practitioner or a social worker.
4. Distance between the home address and the school as measured in a straight line with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority.
5. The Governors offer Nursery places on a 'waiting-list' system. There is no specific catchment area restriction for this age. Prior to entering Nursery, there are home visits to ease the transition from home to school. Nursery also operates Open Days for children and parents to become familiar with staff and the building. Parents are informed by letter that gaining a Nursery place does not guarantee a Reception place within our school.
Mid Year Admissions
Mid-Year Admissions should be directed to School Admissions based at:-
Admissions & Pupil Place Planning
Walsall MBC
2nd Floor
Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP
Telephone 01922 652585
Email primary.admissions@walsall.gov.uk
Please find below a link to the LA's admission arrangements.
Primary school applications are now open for September 2026.
We ask that you remind parents regularly that they must submit their primary application by the closing date 15 January 2026. It is important that applications are submitted by this date as any late applications can significantly reduce the chance of parents/carers receiving an offer of a preferred school.
Reception
Children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 are due to start reception in September 2026.
Please remind parents/carers that having a place in the nursery class attached to a school does not guarantee a place in the reception class at that school. Parents/carers must submit a separate application for a place in the reception class.
Preferences
As always, we recommend that parents and carers make use of all three preferences available to them.
The applications process is all online and our school admissions team are hosting drop-in sessions throughout this term to support parents and carers with any questions they have, so please encourage parents/carers to make use of the support available.
Drop-in sessions
2 December 2025
3 December 2025
4 December 2025
Offers will be sent by email to on-time applicants on 16 April 2026 for primary school places.
Further information and help with school admissions can be found on the council’s website: Apply for a primary school place | Walsall Council or by emailing schooladmissionsadvice@walsall.gov.uk