Summer born delayed entry to school

It really depends on a child. My summer born son was much more ready for reception at 4 years old than my autumn born son (even though he soon turned 5 after starting). You must do what feels right for you and your child 👍
Saying that, there's no harm in giving it a go and seeing how he gets on! Kids can sometimes surprise us 😊

We considered it but weren't happy with his nursery setting anyway so decided it would be better than another year of nursery. So depends what you would be doing instead. There is another 30hrs funding if you delay for a year but depends if you need more than that for work etc.
In the end although he is emotionally a bit young, he is really thriving with the academics and would've been voted in nursery with a lot of younger ones.

Check with the school admissions, as with some, if you delay they skip reception and go into year 1. They wouldn’t get as much support with the transition here as they would in reception.

As a mum of 2 summer babies, I have no regrets about sending them on time… they did school nursery too which helped. I think sometimes it’s the parents that aren’t ready as they will help with all the skills you’ve mentioned

Thanks so much for your thoughts and experiences!!! My nursery is supportive and will support the application and I’m lucky that I am in an area where 100% of applications to delay admission are accepted. I would definitely not send him straight to year 1, reception is too important. I feel in my gut that it would be beneficial to him to have an extra year play before entering formal education, but I suppose the one thing holding me back is that I wouldn’t want him to feel different…..

Just to add, schools are not allowed to put them straight in year 1, it's a misconception. I think my son would've felt different because he's already wearing size 6 clothes for height and taller than most of his reception peers so in the next class down he would have really stood out!