The Child Accident Prevention trust (CAPT) have a guide for parents and carers around children walking to school alone.
In the UK, there isn’t a minimum legal age to walk to school alone. The age a child will be ready depends on many things such as environment, distance to school, and their confidence and maturity levels.
CAPT’s guide to walking to school alone helps parents and carers decide when their child might be ready and how to prepare them for the journey.