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To think a child born on the 5th august isn’t that young for their school year

208 replies

Penny779 · 15/02/2026 16:36

As there are still three weeks left of the academic year so still could be many children much younher

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MissingSockDetective · 15/02/2026 16:37

There won't be many younger really.

Zanatdy · 15/02/2026 16:37

Well of course they will be one of the youngest bar one or two others. My son is 14th Aug and he was 2nd youngest in his class.

Wonderknicks · 15/02/2026 16:37

But the vast majority will be older. What an odd thing to say!

HateThese4Leggedbeasts · 15/02/2026 16:38

In my 3 DC years that would make them 2nd youngest . (Our school loves to show birthdays on the wall in KS1 ).

MinestroneMacaroni · 15/02/2026 16:38

YABU

Sirzy · 15/02/2026 16:38

Well in the reception class I teach this year it would make them the youngest!

Watchoutfortheslowaraf · 15/02/2026 16:38

Of course August born children are young in their school year - bizarre to suggest otherwise

VeterinaryCareAssistant · 15/02/2026 16:39

Depends on the size of the year group.

Infants - maybe a couple of kids.
Seniors - maybe a fair few.

QuietLifeNoDrama · 15/02/2026 16:39

If there’s 20-30 kids in the class there aren’t going to be many born in the 3 weeks after. He’ll likely be one of the youngest if not the youngest in the year.

mynameiscalypso · 15/02/2026 16:40

It depends on the year entirely. In my DS’ year group of 35, 12 of them have birthdays in the summer holidays. They’re still young for the year but it’s a young year. I think that’s quite unusual though.

Sausagescanfly · 15/02/2026 16:40

In a class of 30, 2.5 are born each month (I acknowledge that you can't have 0.5 of a child).

So they'd typically be one of the 3 youngest. That's quite young.

Seawolves · 15/02/2026 16:40

Those three weeks won't make much difference in the terms of maturity in the school year, 3 months would but not 3 weeks. Yes, they will be young in terms of the class cohort.

KillTheTurkey · 15/02/2026 16:40

Yes this is young if you live in England/Wales. 92% of kids will be older than you.

TheChosenTwo · 15/02/2026 16:41

Very weird post - the child is born in the last month of the school year so yes they will be among the youngest children of the year. In the same way that children born in September will be the oldest of the year. It’s not really up for debate surely?

Landlubber2019 · 15/02/2026 16:41

Of course it is, my children are winter babies and I definitely saw a difference when they were younger when comparing them to summer babies!

Silverbirchleaf · 15/02/2026 16:42

Of course they will be one of the youngest in their year. However, there may be older children in the year who are less mature.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 15/02/2026 16:42

If all the other children in the year are born before August - then no, they will be among the youngest. If many of the children in the year are born in August, then yes, they will be average age.

But many women actively try to avoid having babies born in late summer for this reason. My eldest DD was due to be born on the last possible day for the intake, she most definitely WOULD have been the youngest (or maybe joint-youngest) in the year. In the end she was late and born in September, one of the oldest in her year and she reaped the benefits of this all through primary.

dollshouse99 · 15/02/2026 16:42

One of my DS’s was born on 20th Aug, he was 2nd youngest in the year (the youngest was born on 31st Aug). Neither of them suffered academically or socially throughout their schooling despite this

curious79 · 15/02/2026 16:43

This is a well trodden party in developmental research. The disadvantage of being the youngest in the year reverberate throughout kids’ lives - worse at sport, lower academic attainment (yes yes even though you know someone who is an Olympian at 13, and went to Oxford at 7 despite being born in August 17th)

I8toys · 15/02/2026 16:44

Of course they are young in their year. There will be kids in the class who were born the September before and will almost be one year ahead. My son was 10th August and one of the youngest. It was pronounced during primary - he had an individual education plan but then at secondary he flew and graduated with a first. Proud mum!!

NoNameIdeas · 15/02/2026 16:44

I teach a mixed age year 1 and 2 class…this year’s class have no birthdays in August for either year group!

DeQuin · 15/02/2026 16:44

I have two (prem) July born and one August born. All three of them young for their year. What a weird question- why do you ask it?

DeathBanana · 15/02/2026 16:45

A couple of weeks isn’t going to make a noticeable difference whereas it’s likely six months plus might 🤷🏼‍♀️

ObliviousCoalmine · 15/02/2026 16:45

Yeah mine is late July and she’s always been either the youngest or very close to.

Are you trying to convince yourself or someone else?

Overthebow · 15/02/2026 16:45

Yes they’ll be young in their school year. A class of 30 could have 2 or 3 in each month, and lots try to avoid August babies for this reason so there aren’t as many. The youngest in my DDs class is 2nd August.