If you have kids in lower primary, how old are you

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And are your mum friends (if you have/want any) a similar age?

I’m moving back to the U.K. and am a slightly older mum-46, with a 6 year old. Coming from big mix of ex pat friends ranging from 33-50, age isn’t an issue, most ot my closest friends I met through Dd are late 30’s. My friends before this were my age, give or take a couple of years either way.
Is it different in the U.K.?
Are most people quite fixed in their set of friends? Worried it may be hard as I’m going back to a place where I only have family (no previous friends here as have never lived here before)

What's lower primary? We have infants, juniors then high school here.

@Q124 Sorry, yes infants really

I'm 36 with 4 children, my youngest is 7. I find at the school it's a mixture. I was definitely one of the younger mums when I had my eldest who's now an older teen. At the primary now I'd say it's a mixture of mums that are younger and older than me, whose first child is around the same age as my youngest.

It’s going to be area-dependent to an extent. Generally the more prosperous, the older, and more educated the mothers are. had DS just short of 40 in north London. I was bang on average for my NCT group. We were living in the Midlands when he started school, and I was by far the oldest mother in his Reception intake, and one of only two non-SAHMs out of 27 children. We moved again when he was seven, to a city centre school that has lots of children of medics and academics because it’s near two hospitals and the university — again, I’m average here at being almost 40 years older than my child.

Depends on the area where your children will be going to school. If you are in an affluent, wealthy area, you will find plenty of older mums. If you are in a poorer area, the mums will tend to be much younger. This is of course a massive generalisation but it's broadly true.

I was 48 when my youngest started Reception. There were a few of us. It’s very common in London.

And I've found areas with lots of immigrants are easier for making friends....a small town where most people have lived all their lives is much harder

It will be Cornwall 😬

I was 26 when my eldest started school. And I was average regarding age. There weren't many much older and a few younger. It all depends on where you are I suppose.

Depends on the area. In some areas a woman in her late 40s at the school gate would be most likely to be a grandmother. In other areas the women in their 20s are usually the nannies.

I live in the South East, I had my eldest at 31 (most of her friends mums are between 2 and 5 years older than me, some older than that), had my second at 35. She’s 5 now and I think I’m about average for a reception mum at age 40. I had my third at 38 and I’ll probably be on the older end for him, but lots of mums have kids in their 40s around here.

I was 21 when my eldest started school.

You are at a typical age to have children, I really don't understand what your worry is. Unless you look exceptionally old for your age, nobody is even going to bother pondering your age.

My NCT group consisted "geriatric mothers"🙄. I had my first at 38 and second at 42. They are 9 and 6 now and I'm 48. In SE London it was very common. I'm in Brighton now and it's more mixed. The mums I chat to in my eldest's year range from late 30s to 50.

I am 38, youngest is nearly 5. In south east and most mums are similar age to me.

I was 32 when DS started reception year. Most were around that age. There was one or two older.

I’m 44 and my 5 year old is just finishing reception. The ages vary quite a lot…. from early 20s to late 40s.

My kids frequently tell me I’m one of the older mums, but I know I’m not the eldest! One of the younger mums was laughing about it being feasible that I’m old enough to be her mum!

edit to add that I’m in Devon.

Our school is about 70% from less affluent families and 30% more "middle class". I'm 44 (DC year 1) and some mums are a bit older than me but most are about ten years younger and there are a few grannies in my age range too! It's nice to have a mix.

34 with a year 1 (5 year old). There’s a pretty wide range in her year, not many people much younger than me, probably 32 at the youngest probably because it’s an affluent suburb. Lots older!

40 here with a 7 year old, plenty of us similar ages over some older

I was 24 when my eldest started reception and 30 when my youngest moved up to upper school/juniors (year 3).
I was roughly 10 years younger than most of my mum friends.

Whereabouts in Cornwall?

I am in Devon, and 30 years older than my youngest child. I would say I’m pretty average, some are older and some are younger…

When my first one was in there first year at school I was 23 (the youngest) but when my last one was in the first year I was 34 (one of the older ones)

I'm 40 and I have a 5 year old. My mum friends with kids roughly the same age are between 35-45.

I'm the one who sticks out like a sore thumb, I am 60 with a 4 year old joining reception this year (I am his long term foster carer).

I’m in a SE commuter town and I’m 37 with an 8 year old and a 4 year old. I’m definitely one of the youngest mums in my eldest’s class. I know several mums who aren’t far off 50.

In my youngest’s class I’m probably closer to the average age.