To think that having a April birthday is the best month to be born in for school

[ReallyTired]

It is in the middle of the academic year so the child should have roughly an average amount of development/ maturity. (Assuming no Sen and that the child is not gifted.) Some September born children might get bored in nursery, some August born children need a little bit more time in nursery.

[onlyfairychasing]

Mine is end of April born and is no way ready for school. Evident in his struggles the last 6 weeks or so. No sen. He's just not mature enough for it.

[dontrunwithscissors]

An April birthday in Scotland is the same as an October birthday in England....

DD2's birthday is late January, making her the equivalent of a July birthday. Thankfully Scotland has more flexibility than the English system and we were able to hold her back a year. She just wasn't ready for school at 4.

[Utterlyclueless]

OP I am an August baby as are my 3 brothers

They're doctors and I shall be in a few short years, we never spent any extra time in nursery and I know this will come across as bragging but we are intellectual.

My older sister is a Dentist and born in February.

My younger sister is an April baby - she has to work harder than any of us but she is still intelligent but I would say she is the healthiest of of us all

I think it depends on the person, genetics, environment etc not when you're born at all!

We were all the tallest in our classes.

[Stillwishihadabs]

The 11+ is not set or marked by any school. It is administered by Kent county council. The marking system is explained on their web site.

[EnoughAlready999]

Can't see the point of that study th. There are so many others factors affecting height and health. My Feb-born DD is 6 months younger than her shorter Aug-born cousin and ill less often.
I think she's just tall like her parents! And we all seem to get ill less often than my niece's family - genes, living by the sea, who knows?

[namechangedtoday15]

That's still not correct still unless your school had a system which differed from the standard procedure. Standardisation of marks absolutely doesn't work like that.

[EnoughAlready999]

Btw, no such word as 'competiting' OP.

[EnoughAlready999]

Agree with howabout - Feb is a nice time to have a newborn. Days are getting longer and daffodils already out round here. I didn't staying in all cosy with her anyway especially as bf a lot in first few months.
Wrt to school, its swings & roundabouts - her & 4 friends are going for the 11+ and the youngest two (April & June) are the most competent!

[Stillwishihadabs]

To be clear being 10.4 when he took the exam ds had to answer fewer questions correctly to get a given score than an older dc.

[namechangedtoday15]

kp the 15 free hours is never not usually 'free' to you need to look into it.

I don't think it matters at all which month you're born from an academic point of view - genetics, nurture and personality are miles more important.

[hackedoffnow]

I think people born in April have the most health issues tho apparently.

[KP86]

Yes, his birthday is in April - his birthday falls on Good Friday that year.

Will have to investigate further. Doesn't matter that much I guess, just makes it a bit cheaper for us if we have him at a nursery!

[ineedamoreadultieradult]

I've 2 born in April one is quite mature but the other is definitely at the more immature end of his class. Birthdays are tricky with the Easter hols but also we can have lovely sun or even snow so hard to plan an outside party.

[namechangedtoday15]

kp it's usually payable at the start of the term after they turn 3, so Good Friday 2017 falls in April (I think) which is the summer term. So you'll have to wait until the start of the next term which is Sept.

[Maladicta]

I'm an April birthday, I've had two fall on Easter Sunday. No fun. Everyone gives you Easter eggs for presents, fine when you're eight but crap for your 18th!

From my 4 dcs I think January actually works best.

[KP86]

Quick question (new to UK).

Just checked the calendar and my DS will be 3 on Good Friday in 2017. Does that mean he will get his 15hr free funding after Easter or in Sept?

Do they need to be 3 before the end of the previous term or before the beginning of the new term?

[PisforPeter]

I have a May baby & due another DC2 next May. I think it's a fab time of year to have a baby as mentioned above.

[yeOldeTrout]

Before MN became OBESESSED with school results, people said that April was a great month to have a baby because you got bulk of maternity leave in summer.

Sometimes other things in life matter.

[Groovee]

Makes them one of the eldest in Scotland and start school at age 5!

[namechangedtoday15]

Just to be clear there is some misunderstanding of standardisation of scores. It is absolutely not marking up

[Stillwishihadabs]

My two pennyworth;
I am January born, did well at school, bloody hate my birthday,am a fairly healthy adult ,but much shorter than DM and dsis.
D's is April,lovely time to have a baby, he did get "marked up" in the 11+(at a superselective) but wasn't ready for reading till mid yr1.
Dd is October, always the tallest and strongest in her year,also academically strong. But she was at nursery for ever (5months-4years 11 months) and was heart broken when all her friends went to school the year before she could go, she was bored because at very nearly 4 she was cohorted with dcs who where just 3. Luckily the nursery was great and she went into yr R being able to read and do simple sums.
Dh is mid September which I think is perfect.

[namechangedtoday15]

timeforathink that is categorically incorrect.

[timeforathink]

I mean March April onwards would get extra marks in the scores

[timeforathink]

Eternal , more March to April will pass the grammar exam due to getting extra marks in their scores for age ,

[Onthepigsback]

I think having a naturally intelligent and confident child is more important for success at school than any particular month of birth.