Some parents 'unaware' summer-born children can defer school
Summary
Some parents do not know that they can delay their summer-born child's start of school until the child is five years old. The Department for Education allows children born between April and August to begin school later, but many parents learn about this option only after searching on their own.Key Facts
- Children born between April and August can legally start school a year later, after turning five.
- Many parents only find out about this option after researching it themselves.
- The Department for Education says parents can request their child start school outside the usual age group.
- Some false information exists, such as the idea that deferred children must start in Year 1 instead of Reception.
- Studies show summer-born children often perform worse than older classmates on average.
- There is limited evidence on whether delaying school completely removes this performance gap.
- Parents must request admission outside the normal age group to start in Reception after deferral.
- Since 2015, schools are expected to favorably consider these requests.
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