📘 School Uniform Policy
Effective from: November 2025
Reviewed by: Governing Board | In partnership with families
🎯 Purpose
This policy outlines our approach to school uniform, ensuring it supports inclusion, wellbeing, affordability, and legal compliance. It reflects updated guidance on the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), and cost considerations for families.
👕 Core Principles

• Belonging and Pride: We believe that wearing a school uniform fosters a sense of community, pride, and equality among pupils.
• Equity and Inclusion: Our uniform policy is inclusive and adaptable, ensuring all pupils feel safe, comfortable, and able to learn.
• Legal Compliance: We uphold our duties under the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998, ensuring reasonable adjustments are made for pupils with disabilities and that all pupils are treated with dignity.
• Affordability: In line with government guidance, we require only one branded item to reduce costs for families.

✅ Our School’s Uniform
All children are expected to wear the correct uniform daily. It is the responsibility of parents/carers to ensure this. The standard uniform includes:

• Purple school sweatshirt or cardigan (only branded item, purchased from school)
• White shirt or polo shirt
• Black trousers or knee-length black skirt
• Black shoes
• In the summer term:
  • Purple and white summer dresses or
  • Tailored black shorts

Price lists are available from the school office.
🏃 PE Kit
For Physical Education, pupils are required to wear:

• White top
• Black shorts

🎁 The school provides each pupil with their first PE kit when they start
🧩 Flexibility and Adjustments
We recognise that some uniform items may pose challenges for pupils with SEND or EBSA. Therefore, we commit to:

• Offering adaptations or alternatives to standard uniform items.
• Allowing more comfortable or less restrictive clothing where needed.
• Providing a range of uniform options rather than a rigid list.
• Avoiding fabrics, seams, or footwear that may cause sensory discomfort.

Requests for adjustments will be considered on a case-by-case basis in collaboration with families and relevant professionals.
🤝 Consultation and Co-Production
This policy is co-produced with families and reviewed annually with input from:

• Parents and carers
• Pupils
• SENCO and pastoral staff
• Governing board representatives