Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
School Uniform
School Uniform
The DfE (Department for Education) strongly encourages schools to have a uniform’ as they believe ‘it can play a valuable role in contribute to the ethos of a school and set an appropriate tone’.
At Southborough we believe that uniform should:
Promote a sense of pride in the school
Foster a sense of community, belonging and identity
Make children feel equal to their peers in terms of appearance
Promotes positive behaviour and high expectations
Support health and safety standards.
We feel that school uniform is very important and would ask you to help us in ensuring that your child is dressed in the correct school uniform.
Uniform list
Items of uniform are listed below. The only items which are branded are the school jumper/cardigan, polo and PE shirt. All other items can be purchased from any other shop of supermarket (Asda, Tesco, M&S, Sainsburys, Next etc).
School Logo items marked with * are available from https://www.brigade.uk.com/parents/.
All orders are placed with Brigade Clothing and not with the school. Orders will be processed through Brigade’s home delivery service and standard shipping costs will apply (please see their website for further details). Please contact Brigade clothing direct.
Items marked with ** are only available from the School Office.
Winter Uniform |
| Grey or Navy Trousers |
| Navy tunic dress or skirt |
*School White Polo Shirt We prefer pupils to wear the school polo shirt with logo, but a plain white shirt or blouse may also be worn. |
*School Sweatshirt or *School Knitted Jumper or *School cardigan |
Black or Grey Socks White or Navy long Socks or Navy Tights |
Summer Uniform |
Grey Tailored Shorts / Trousers |
Blue and White checked Dress or Navy Tailored Shorts |
*School Sweatshirt or *School Knitted Jumper or *School Sweatshirt Cardigan or *School Knitted Cardigan We prefer pupils to wear a sweatshirt/jumper/cardigan with logo, but plain, navy items may also be worn |
*School White Polo Shirt We prefer pupils to wear the school polo shirt with logo, but a plain white shirt or blouse may also be worn |
Black, Grey, white or navy Socks |
**School Cap / Legionnaires Hat |
PE Kit |
*Sky Blue PE Shirt We prefer pupils to wear the school PE t-shirt with logo, but a plain sky blue t-shirt may also be worn |
Navy shorts/ navy cycling shorts/navy skort |
Navy tracksuit |
Plimsolls up to Year 2 and Trainers from Year 3 |
Drawstring labelled PE bag |
Other Items |
*School Book bag |
Black or navy school shoes (no trainers, boots or open-toed sandals) |
For health & safety reasons, only small plain stud earrings are permitted to be worn, but please note that Kent insist that all earrings must be removed, by the child, for P.E. sessions or covered by tape (brought in from home) again by the child.
Long hair must be tied back.
Hair should be a natural colour and coloured hair dyes are not allowed in school.
Nails should be natural in appearance and short in length. Painted nails are not allowed in school.
Children are not allowed to wear spectacles for P.E. sessions, or in the playground unless we have written permission from you.
Second Hand Uniform
The school regularly holds second hand uniform sales run by the PTA. Please contact them via the school office to find out when the next uniform sale is. Equally we are always very grateful to receive good condition uniform items (especially school logo items) that your child has grown out of. Please deliver all donations to the school office.