yes and no...
when you say on his own litterally on his own yeah, no mates ? then no
on a city coach yeah he will have a blast, bit of a trek though
i left school at 14 and went to work so its a tough 1 for me... would i let my 14 year old daughter (i have a 14 year old daughter) nope...
but if hes with a few mates, as long as they are not all dickheads