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School Uniform

The Beacon CE Primary School

Uniform Policy

School Uniform

2/3 Nursery to Year 6

All our pupils look smart by wearing our school uniform. By wearing the uniform, the children have a sense of pride and belonging, as well as it being practical.

At the Beacon, we ask that children wear our uniform with pride and choose the item of clothing which makes them most comfortable.

Winter Uniform

Early Years Foundation Stage (2-3 Nursery, 3-4 Nursery and Reception)

  • White or gold sleeve polo shirt
  • Grey/black trousers, grey/black skirt or pinafore or grey tracksuit bottoms
  • Purple jumper, sweatshirt, or cardigan with a school logo
  • Grey, black, or white socks or dark grey, black, or white plain tights
  • Sensible, flat black shoes (no boots or mules)
  • Purple waterproof jacket (optional)
  • Wellington boots
  • Book bag

Years 1 - 6

  • White or gold sleeve polo shirt
  • Grey/black trousers, grey/black skirt, or pinafore
  • Purple jumper, sweatshirt, or cardigan with a school logo
  • Grey, black, or white socks or dark grey, black or white plain tights
  • Sensible, flat black shoes (no boots or mules)
  • Purple waterproof jacket (optional)
  • Book bag

Summer Uniform

Early Years Foundation Stage (2-3 Nursery, 3-4 Nursery and Reception)

  • Gold/white or lilac/white check summer dress
  • Grey/black trousers, grey/black skirt or pinafore, grey/black shorts
  • White or gold sleeve polo shirt
  • Grey, black, or white socks
  • Sensible black shoes or white sandals (no jellie shoes please)
  • School Sun Cap
  • Book bag

Years 1 - 6

  • Gold/white or lilac/white check summer dress
  • Grey/black trousers, grey/black skirt or pinafore, grey/black shorts
  • White or gold sleeve polo shirt
  • Grey, black, or white socks
  • Sensible black shoes or white sandals (no jellie shoes please)
  • School Sun Cap
  • Book bag

Religious Clothing / Ceremonial Dress

Some religions and beliefs require their members to conform to a specific dress code. The school does not discriminate against people who hold any religion or belief; however, the school does have to weigh the needs and rights of individual pupils against the health and safety concerns of the entire school community.

Some religions ask that children wear head coverings. Whether parents wish their child to wear a head covering in school for religious purposes is their choice, but any head covering must be in keeping with the uniform requirements stipulated by the school. Specifically this means that schools can specify the colour of any head covering. The Beacon CE Primary expects that any head covering is black in colour.

Please note, a child’s eyes nose and mouth must be visible to school staff at all times.

Parents’/carers’ concerns and requests regarding religious clothing will be dealt with on a case-by case basis by the Head Teacher and Local Governing Body.

Purchasing our School’s Uniform

School uniform including reading bags and PE bags can be purchased from The Uniform Factory via this link: Purchase Uniform

You will have the option to collect uniform direct from The Uniform Factory or have it delivered to school. All payments for uniform will be taken on-line.

Other non-branded items such as shirts, trousers, skirts etc can also be bought more widely from other ‘high-street’ retailers.

PE Kit for Reception to Y6

We want children to wear kit that has been designed for sport and we have a tracksuit which is part of the school kit so that children can have PE outside in Autumn Term as much as possible.

Our school PE kit is an optional badged Beacon PE purple Nike T-shirt and plain black shorts or plain, unbranded black tracksuit bottoms, with black pumps or trainers. Trainers can be worn for outside PE lessons.

There is an optional black badged Nike tracksuit top that can also be bought.

The school PE kit can be purchased via this link: Purchase PE kit

As an alternative to the Nike range a Beacon branded purple t-shirt and black hooded sweatshirt can also be purchased from The Uniform Factory via this link: Purchase uniform

We also allow a plain white or purple t-shirt and plain, unbranded black tracksuit bottoms to be worn for PE.

All items of clothing must be clearly labelled with the child’s name please.

On PE days children will be asked to wear their full PE to avoid having to change in class.

Jewellery/Make Up/Nail Varnish

Children are not allowed to wear any jewellery except for watches and plain stud earrings for health and safety reasons. If a child wears stud earrings parents must sign a disclaimer form which can be obtained on this link: Jewellery Permission Form

Children are also not allowed to wear any nail varnish or make up.

Footwear

Sensible black shoes are advised. Trainers are permitted so long as they are all black with no visible logo.

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Limiting the Cost of Uniform

Our school has a duty to make sure that the uniform we require is affordable, in line with statutory guidance from the Department for Education on the cost of school uniform.

We understand that items with distinctive characteristics (such as branded items, or items that have a school logo or a unique fabric/colour/design) cannot be purchased from a wide range of retailers and that requiring many such items limits parents’ ability to ‘shop around’ for a low price.

We will therefore make sure our uniform:

  • Is available at a reasonable cost
  • Provides the best value for money for parents/carers
  • School branded items are limited

Other non-branded items such as shirts, blouses, trousers, skirts etc can also be bought more widely from other ‘high-street’ retailers.

Second Hand Uniform

Good quality pre-worn uniform is available throughout the year through our ‘Uniformcycle’ initiative – Spare to Share. Care to Wear! This is available at no cost to any parent. The uniform available is displayed in the school’s foyer. This is restocked as items become available. Parents are invited to take what they need.

In the last week before the start of the new school year, items of good quality pre worn uniform is available in the school foyer for parents. Again there is no cost for this.

Complaints

For any complaints about our School Uniform Policy please follow the school’s Compliments and Complaints Policy which can be found on the school website.

  • Review date: October 2024
  • To be reviewed: October 2027

Jewellery Permission Form