School Uniform
School uniform requirements for our school.
The Department for Education strongly encourages schools to have a school uniform. This page sets out the school’s policy and approach on uniform and confirms the school’s commitment to providing value for money to parents and ensuring that no pupils is discriminated against due to their gender, disability, religion or belief, economic circumstances or social and cultural background.
The school uniform helps ensure that pupils of all races and backgrounds feel welcome. It protects pupils from social pressures to dress in a particular way; and nurtures cohesion, promoting good relations between different groups of pupils.
This policy follows the DfE statutory guidance, ‘Cost of school uniforms’, published November 2021 and takes account of the non-statutory guidance, ‘School uniforms’, published June 2023.
Our Local Governing Committee expect pupils to wear school uniform for the following reasons:
Item | O / R | B / G | Season specific |
Navy sweatshirt or cardigan (school logo optional) | R | either | N |
Yellow polo shirt (school logo optional) | R | either | N |
Black/grey/navy trousers or skirt | R | G | N |
Yellow or blue checked dress | O | G | summer term |
Black/grey/navy shorts or skorts | O | G | summer term |
Black school shoes | R | G | N |
On PE days, children should come to school in the PE kit which comprises of:
Item | O / R | B / G | Season specific |
Navy shorts, joggers or leggings | R | G | N |
Yellow PE t-shirt | R | G | N |
Navy school sweatshirt/cardigan/hoodie | R | either | N |
Trainers or plimsolls | R | G | N |
Items with the school logo can be purchased at Emblematic.
To reduce costs to parents, the school keeps a stock of donated second hand uniform and encourages parents to pass on uniform that their child has grown out of. Pre-loved uniform is available on request (please speak to a member of the office staff) or at one of our monthly coffee mornings.
For health and safety reasons, we do not allow children to wear jewellery in school (this includes earrings). Inexpensive analogue wrist watches can be worn, but SMART watches or Fitbits are not allowed. Watches should be removed for PE lessons.
If you wish to have your child’s ears pierced, we ask that you do so at the start of the summer holidays to ensure that by the start of the autumn term there is no need for earrings to be worn.
It is strongly recommended that all pupils wear ‘sensible’ black school shoes for school. We do not encourage children to wear trainers everyday as they do not always provide adequate protection or support. Trainers or plimsolls must be worn for PE.
In choosing a school that promotes school uniform, the governors expect that parents will support the school when they enforce the policy.
We thank you for your cooperation with this.
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