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 pupil 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: 

• It fosters a sense of identity and belonging to a school community. 
• It promotes a sense of pride in the school, in line with our ethos and values. 
• It supports positive behaviour and discipline. 
• It is practical, comfortable and appropriate for activities in school. 
• It is affordable. 
• It helps pupils to feel equal and encourages cohesion. 
• It has been designed with health and safety in mind. 

Parents must provide their children with the following required school uniform. Good quality second hand uniform is often available from school.

We ask parents to order uniform directly from the supplier, Tots to Teams.  It can be delivered to any address for a delivery cost or to school for free.

• Royal blue sweatshirt or cardigan. (Optional: embroidered with school badge.)
• Gold polo shirt for Reception to Year 6. Nursery children wear a blue polo shirt. (Optional: embroidered with school badge.)
• Grey trousers, grey skirt/pinafore (all year round) and tailored shorts or blue checked summer dress (summer months only)
• Black shoes (not trainers or boots).

Please note:

• Jewellery, other than a watch, is not allowed. For safety reasons earrings and rings are not to be worn in school by children.
• The school policy on haircuts is in line with the policies of Cardinal Hume Catholic School and St Joseph’s Catholic School, our two secondary schools. Extremes of haircut and exaggerated styles are not allowed.

PE Kit:

In the interests of safety and hygiene children are expected to wear suitable clothing for PE lessons. Football strips are not allowed. Children should come to school wearing the following required PE kit on PE days.

The following items must be worn for PE:

• Gold t-shirt. (Optional: embroidered with school badge.)
• Royal blue shorts.
• Blue school jumper/cardigan or school hoodie. (Optional: embroidered with school badge.)
• Black/navy plain joggers (not leggings)
• Plimsolls or training shoes for outdoor PE.