School Uniform

Ordering Uniform

Please click on the following link to order and purchase school uniform for September 2024: https://www.schooltrends.co.uk/uniform/Stanbridge_Lower_School_LU7_9HY

Our Uniform Expectations from September 2024

At Stanbridge Lower School, we believe that wearing a school uniform encourages pride in the appearance of both the individual and the school as a whole. When children are proud of themselves, they feel good and develop self-belief. In addition to this, it provides a shared identity, supporting children to feel part of the school community and enabling easy recognition when children are away from the school site. 

We ask parents to support us in ensuring that all children come to school dressed appropriately and in line with this policy in order to:

• Promote the importance of pride in self-appearance
• Enable children to feel part of a community
• Demonstrate consistent expectations for all
• Comply with Health and Safety expectations

Our Uniform Policy is underpinned by the following principles:

• Children wear uniform at school or when representing the school
• The uniform is comfortable and practical for the children to wear throughout the year, enabling them to access the curriculum fully in a safe manner
• The uniform is smart and displays the school logo promoting pride and a sense of community
• The uniform is easily available and competitively priced, preventing social exclusion.

Please see below to view the full Stanbridge School Uniform Policy:

A quick summary – what our uniform looks like?

Winter Uniform

Grey trousers: knee length or long
Grey pinafore or skirt (knee length)
Pale blue or white shirt/polo shirt
Navy blue jumper or cardigan with school logo
Socks or tights – white, grey, navy, black
Sturdy black shoes – no boots or heavy shoes due to health and safety

Summer Uniform

As winter uniform and/or:
Summer dress/playsuit – blue and white gingham (knee length)
Black or white cycling shorts under summer dresses if preferred
Sensible enclosed white or black sandals with back and socks
Sun hats/caps with a wide brim

PE Uniform

Black shorts

White or black trainers

Winter:  Warm tracksuit bottoms/zipped hoody (Black)

A drawstring bag in which to store the PE uniform on the child’s peg.

General

• Hair should be modest in style and natural in colour
• Long hair should be tied back; small coloured hair bands, bows or alice bands may be worn to support with keeping long hair tidy – ideally school colours
• For safety reasons, jewellery is not permitted except for a watch and one stud earring in each earlobe; if you plan to have your child’s ears pierced, please consider when you do this, so there is enough time for them to be removed for physical activities
• Watches and earrings must be removed for PE or swimming
• No Smart watches or other devices due to safeguarding and GDPR regulations.
• Religious jewellery may be worn and kept inside clothing for safety during the school day – these items are personal and should not be visible to others.  All jewellery is removed for swimming or PE, unless agreed by the headteacher with an appropriate risk assessment in place.
• No make-up, nail polish or fake beauty additions such as nails or eye lashes
• Children should not bring in personal or valuable items unless requested by the teacher as part of their learning. In exceptional circumstances, the school office can secure valuable items that have been agreed with the headteacher.
• Mobile phones or devices are not allowed.  If there is a need for a child to bring a phone or mobile device into school, please liaise with a member of SLT.
• PE kit and forest school clothing should be kept in separate, named draw string bags
• All other items such as books, water bottles, caps, homework should be stored in a Stanbridge book bag – these can be purchased online or from the school office for £4.50
• We discourage the use of expensive and oversized ruck sacks, as children require minimum resources from home and there is limited space in the cloakrooms and classrooms
• All items of uniform including bags MUST be named