What age did you allow dc walk home from school alone

[DoctorZero]

Dd is 9 (year 5) and been asking to walk home from school on her own. I think she is too young but lots of her friends do it. We live about 10 mins away from school and across 2 not too busy roads. I'm thinking maybe last year of school

I live 10 mins away from school, can't remember the age but from year 5 she walked home as that was the school rule.

Our school wouldn't let them until year 6 .

Our Primary permits from the start of year 5, with a signed form. We made dc1 wait until the final full term of Year 5, so as to be long past the dark mornings. In the interest of fairness to DC2 they'll get the same.

Why not let her try after the Feb half term (if England/Scotland as it seems to get dark so early!)

that's a good idea, in the new year when the it's lighter

Yr5 for both of mine.

DD2 is now in Yr6 and I realised last week I didn't know whee her classroom was when I had to pick her up unexpectedly. None if her class is picked up now.

We live about a 3min walk away. One busy road, but there's a pelican crossing.

DS is unlikely to tbh, he would have to cross a very busy road and people around here drive like arseholes. I do see some parents walk them to the road see them across it and then they go into the school gate and to their classroom on their own. He'll likely get the school bus to secondary which picks up at the end of our road

Around here, by the end of the Christmas term in year 6, most are walking alone. DS was walking home alone from some time in year 5 - definitely spring, but we had to officially collect him as the school wouldn't allow it officially and we got a lot of judgemental looks from other parents.

I stand by our decision though - some of his friends from primary school who were more protected and given less independence caused their parents a lot of stress once they did. I am a big believer that I you let them have it when they'r younger, they're more likely to agree to the rules and boundaries and they become second nature.

I'm the same as SgtJuneAckland
The school is in a village but on a long straight road that idiots speed along constantly. We're only a few mins away but I won't allow DS to walk home until year 6, and I don't think the school allow it until then anyway. I'm terrifies of him crossing that road

From year 7 they got the Tube to school on their own with a walk at either end. They were summer born so just past their 10th birthday.

Our son is eight and walks to and from school everyday, lots of children here walk to and from school when they’re compulsory school age.