Uniform

Dressing for the Journey

Looking Smart, Feeling Proud, Belonging Together

At St. Edmund’s Church of England Primary and Nursery School, our school uniform is much more than the clothes we wear. It reflects our Christian vision of “A Journey to Discover Life in All Its Fullness” (John 10:10) by helping every child feel that they belong to our school family.

Wearing our uniform encourages a sense of pride, equality and community. It helps children focus on learning, develop a positive attitude towards school and reminds us that we are all part of something special.

We encourage every pupil to wear their uniform with pride, reflecting our Sixcess Values of Respect, Responsibility, Compassion, Perseverance, Truth & Trust, and Justice & Forgiveness.

Our uniform supplier is MySchoolClothing.

School Uniform

Our children wear:

• Polo shirts, shirts or blouses in white or blue
• Sweatshirts, cardigans or jumpers in royal blue
• Long trousers or shorts in grey or black
• Knee-length skirts in grey or black
• Pinafore dresses in blue
• Socks and/or tights in white, grey or black
• Black shoes or plain black/grey trainers with no logos (sensible boots may also be worn in bad weather)
• All shoes must have a low heel

School uniform does not have to have our logo on it. You are very welcome to purchase non-branded uniform from a supermarket or other supplier, as long as the colours match ours.

PE Kit

• Plain white or blue t-shirt, or a t-shirt with our school logo
• Shorts/tracksuit bottoms in blue or black
• Sensible trainers for outdoor use or plimsolls
• Tracksuit top or jumper in blue or black

Jewellery

Jewellery is not to be worn by pupils in school.

On the day that your child has PE, they should come to school in their PE kit instead of their usual school uniform. This saves time with getting changed in school and also avoids items of clothing getting lost.

Pre-Loved Uniform

As part of our commitment to caring for our community and God’s creation, we operate a Uniform Swap during our Summer Fair.

Families are warmly invited to donate clean, good-quality uniform that is no longer needed and to take items that may be useful for their children.

This supports our Christian commitment to stewardship, generosity and ensuring every family feels supported.

Jewellery

If ears are pierced, then small studs can be worn. However, these must be taken out for PE lessons. If your child cannot take out their own ear studs independently for their PE lessons, please take them out before they come to school that day. In the case of recently pierced ears (for a few weeks only), they can be covered by tape/plasters for PE lessons. Earrings are not allowed at all for swimming lessons.

We suggest that parents/carers should time the piercing of ears at the start of the summer holidays, allowing the necessary time for your child’s ears to heal before they return to school in September.

Personal Items

Children will be provided with all the stationary they require in school and do not require pencil cases or general stationary items in school at any time.

Watches (for the purpose of telling the time) are acceptable but remain the child’s responsibility. Mobile phones, apple watches, Fitbits or any items which can record and/or communicate outside of school are not permitted in the classrooms with pupils at any time.

Our Expectations

We ask all pupils to wear their uniform with pride.

Our uniform represents our school, our community and our shared commitment to living out our Christian vision.

Together, we strive to ensure every child is:

• Known

• Valued

• Included

• Inspired

• Ready to Learn