School Uniform

Statement of Equality

Under the Equality Act 2010 we have a duty not to discriminate against people on the basis of their age, disability, gender, gender identity, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

It is school policy that all children wear school uniform when attending school, or when participating in a school-organised event outside normal school hours. We provide a complete list of the items needed for school uniform below.

Our policy on school uniform is based on the notion that school uniform:

• promotes a sense of pride in the school;

• engenders a sense of community and belonging towards the school;

• is practical and smart;

• identifies the children with the school;

• prevents children from coming to school in fashion clothes that could be distracting in class;

• makes children feel equal to their peers in terms of appearance;

• is regarded as suitable wear for school and good value for money by most parents;

• is designed with health and safety in mind.

Uniform List

All children at Shawley Community Primary are expected to wear the correct uniform.

Reception to Year 2

• Shawley Community Primary School sweatshirt or cardigan
• Grey long trousers for boys*
• Grey skirt, pinafore dress or trousers for girls*
• White polo shirt, plain or with the school logo
• Black sensible school shoes (trainers and boots should not be worn for school)
• Grey socks (boys)
• White socks or grey tights for girls
• Children in Reception classes only may wear grey jogging bottoms instead of trousers, skirt or pinafore
• In Summer, shorts can be worn instead of trousers and girls can wear a blue and white gingham dress.

Years 3 to 6

• Shawley Community Primary School v neck sweatshirt or cardigan
• Grey long trousers for boys*
• Grey skirt, pinafore dress or trousers for girls*
• White shirt, plain with a royal blue and twin white stripes school tie
• Black sensible school shoes (trainers and boots should not be worn for school)
• Grey socks (boys)
• White socks or grey tights for girls
• In Summer, shorts can be worn instead of trousers and girls can wear a blue and white gingham dress.

PE Uniform

On PE days, children should wear their PE kit to school and stay in their PE kit all day.  

• Pale blue polo shirt with logo
• Royal blue PE shorts
• Black with royal blue panel and logo mid layer quarter zip sports top and matching bottoms or black tracksuit / black jogging bottoms/leggings / black hoodie (in cooler weather)
• Black plimsolls – Key Stage 1
• Black trainers/football boots – Key Stage 2
• Children in Years 3-6 will need a swimming costume and towel for when their class goes swimming.

Buying School Uniform

Our school uniform is currently available from the following suppliers.  Prices and delivery vary with each supplier so please choose the supplier you feel offers the best option for you. To purchase please click on the relevant link below:

Schoolwear Inc.: tel: 020 3051 7488 Koolskools: tel: 02380 771 839Sustainability and Ethical Trading Policies / Pledges: Both Schoolwear Inc. and Koolskools have strong sustainability and ethical trading policies.  You can view them via the links below:

Schoolwear Inc. Ethical Trading Policy And Sustainability

Koolskools Ethical Pledge

School Bags - School bags can be purchased from the uniform suppliers above or KS1 book bags can also be purchased from the school office (payment made via Arbor).

Shawley Fundraising - Pre Loved Uniform: For more information please see below.

Shawley Fundraisers has set up a second hand uniform sale.  If you are in need of any uniform please email them and one of the team will check the stock and get back to you.prelovedshawleyuniforms@hotmail.com

Prices and delivery vary with each supplier so please choose the supplier you feel offers the best option for you. If you do not have access to the internet, please enquire at the school office for alternative ways to order. 

The school sweatshirt with embroidered logo from Schoolwear Inc is reasonably priced from £11.99. With the exception of the embroidered logo school sweatshirt/cardigan you may also purchase school uniform from high street shops and other retail outlets.

Children should present a smart appearance for school and tops must be tucked in. We ask that all children wear shoes (except in Foundation Stage) as stated in the uniform list. If it remotely resembles a trainer please don't buy it even if it is labelled a shoe.

Parents are asked to ensure their child brings a coat to school every day even if the weather is fine - there is no supervision available for children to stay inside.

In order to avoid confusion and to keep lost property to a minimum, all items of clothing, P.E. kit, bags etc. MUST be clearly named, before being brought into the school. 

The following are not allowed:

• Watches in KS1 (watches in KS2 are worn at their own risk)

• Jewellery except small plain studs*

• Make up, nail varnish etc

• Dyed hair

• Patterns/logos cut in hair

• Less than No. 3 shaves

• Loose long hair

• Too many clips or bobbles

• Hair gel / Sprays

• Extensions not matching natural hair

• Heels higher than 3cm

• Trainers - unless PE Day (shoes needed to be changed into)

• Boots (unless heavy snow settles on the ground and an appropriate change of footwear is brought to school for indoor wear)

*The school will accept no liability for accidents incurred through the wearing of earrings as we politely ask parents to take earrings out on PE days, or provide tape to cover.

Girls are allowed to wear a plain coloured hijab. A breathable Hijab (capster) may be worn for PE and Islamic swimwear may also be worn for swimming.

The school accepts no responsibility for removed earrings - please provide a suitable container for them to be stored in.

If your child will be having their ears pierced please ensure that this is done at the start of the summer holidays to ensure there is sufficient time for them to heal and for earrings to be safely removed for PE.

We ask all parents who send their children to our school to support the school uniform policy. We believe that parents have a duty to send their children to school correctly dressed and ready for their daily schoolwork. One of the responsibilities of parents is to ensure that their child has the correct uniform and that it is clean and in good repair.

Please see the LEO Academy Trust School Uniform Statement