We have now moved to an ‘Active School Uniform’. This is designed to support a more physically active and inclusive school day, which allows pupils to come to school dressed in comfortable, sport-friendly clothing, eliminating the need for a separate PE kit entirely. Uniform requirements are:
- burgundy school jumper with our school logo on - these can be ordered direct from our uniform supplier (we also supply school badges which can be sewn onto a plain burgundy jumper at a cost of £4.00)
- a light blue school polo shirt – these can be ordered direct from our uniform supplier however we do allow children to wear a plain blue polo shirt without a logo
- BLACK PLAIN jogging bottoms/tracksuit bottoms or leggings (shorts in summer)
- a pair of trainers as footwear - Dark coloured trainers would be preferred however we are happy to be flexible on this so any trainers or sports shoes will be fine.
As with all school uniform, it is important that there is consistency and that children have a sense of ‘belonging’ to school so ALL joggers/tracksuit bottoms/leggings/shorts MUST BE BLACK & MUST BE PLAIN. We hope that this will be a cost saving for parents as these can be bought cheaply from supermarkets. If children do wear branded items eg: Nike, Adidas, then these must only have a very small, barely noticeable, logo; so NO big stripes, wording, logo’s or colours please.
Children can wear earrings every day but we do insist that these MUST be small studs and must have a flat back.
The school sweatshirt/cardigan is the only branded item of uniform which is compulsory and these can be purchased from our uniform supplier, Emblematic. Please visit: https://studentuniform.co.uk/wilps080/
All other items can be bought from any supermarket or clothing store and do not need to have the school logo on. Parents do have the option to purchase branded items such as polo shirts, coats etc. from our uniform supplier however these are not compulsory as items can be purchased at a reduced cost elsewhere.
For any parents who have already bought plain school sweatshirts, embroidered school badges which can be ironed on or sewn onto garments are available to purchase from school.
Unfortunately we do not keep any supplies of uniform in school so we are unable to offer the opportunity for parents to try on garments. We do find that garments ordered from our website are true to size and most Reception children wear age 5/6 garments. If you do order items from the website and they do not fit when they arrive, we can arrange to get them swapped for you, please contact the office for further information about this.
Uniform guidelines
- It is expected that children wear the school uniform each day, with the appropriate footwear
- If a child does not wear the correct uniform, a written reminder will be emailed to the parent/carer outlining our expectations
- If a child arrives at school wearing inappropriate clothing which causes concern(e.g. unsuitable for the weather, too revealing, offensive/unsuitable slogans, etc) then the school will contact the parent/carer to request that appropriate clothing is brought to school for the child to change into.
- If there is any reason why a child cannot wear our uniform or requires special dispensation (e.g. health or religious grounds), parents will be asked to contact us and the school will consider sympathetically any such requests.
Jewellery
On Health & Safety grounds, children are not permitted to wear jewellery to school apart from a watch (not Apple watches or expensive brands as school will accept no responsibility for loss or damage).
Children are allowed to wear small stud pierced earrings but we insist that these MUST be small and have a flat back.
Parents & carers are reminded that if they should wish for their child to have their ears pierced, then it is best to be done at the beginning of the 6 weeks holiday in order that they can be healed by the beginning of the Autumn term and they will then be able to wear flat back earrings. .
Nail varnish, false nails, make up, hair dye or temporary tattoos must not be worn for school.
Ensuring that uniform is affordable for families is a key priority and in order to offer the best value for money we will continue to regularly review our uniform suppliers.
We will arrange regular ‘pre-loved’ uniform sales, which will be an opportunity for families to access good quality used school uniform at reduced cost or no cost.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
