Moving to scotland - Which primary year?

[tricot39]

Totally confused.

DS born Jan 2005.

Would most kids start aged 4 or 5 with a winter birthday?

Which primary year would DS need a place in, if he is moving to a new school for start of term in August 2013?

TIA

DD2 is Jan 2006 she is is P3 (went to school at 4 1/2) your DS will be in P4

School year runs from Mar to Feb so a winter birthday isn't that great for school a Feb birthday would start at 4 1/2 and could be in a class with a 5 1/2 yo almost a full years difference.

To add to your confusion you can defer a Jan or Feb birthday until the following year, parental choice

Oh and just read it he would go into P5 in Aug 2013

In Scotland jan and feb birthdays can choose to start school at 4.5 or wait until next year at 5.5. My son was born jan 2004 I chose to wait an extra year so he has just started P4 and is one of eldest in class (although there were about a dozen children that year with jan/feb birthdays whe waited the extra year). He could have been one of youngest in P5. I suspect you may get a choice or the school might use notes from previous school to decide.

Thanks to all!
Glad to see it is not entirely straightforward so i can rest assured that i am not a dunce!
Cheers

ds born dec 2006 and is in p2. Your ds would be in p3 as one of youngest or, had you deferred, p2 as oldest.

NO sorry, p4 if not deferred, p3 if deferred

My dds have birthdays in march and January....... Either side of the cut off. When we moved to Scotland, dd1 had finished English grade 2, got excellent sats grades. As a march born, she was due to enter P3, which is kinda like grade 2. The head gave her the opportunity to move up to p4, but she decided to stay in p3, and learnt loads, even though she was repeating a year..... Dd2 is born in January, and after 1 year in nursery, we decided she would do better if she deferred, so they are both pretty much the eldest in each of their classes.

The thing you have in scotland hat you don't seem to get in England is flexibility. Judging by my experiences, you will have an element of choice. And don't get me started on the fab small classes, ability to go to your local school....

I would ask to speak to the teachers at the new school so that they can help you in deciding which primary. For me i think
It would depend on how the child would get on. Because you have a january child you get the choice.

Thanks for the extra replies. I will speak to the la. It may come down to available places too!