We take pride in the appearance of our students and expect them to wear the correct uniform at all times and in the correct manner. All items of uniform should be clearly labelled.  

The school's current uniform policy can downloaded from our Policies page.

The official school supplier is Hawkinsport. Their opening hours can be found on their website www.hawkinsport.co.uk or contact 01628 819242. 

We expect parents to support us by ensuring that students are wearing uniform correctly when leaving home or being dropped off at school.

Please note the following points in particular, which are applicable to students in all year groups, including Sixth Form:

• Hairstyles should conform to the conventional expectations of a formal school environment. Extremes of styles, including excessively short or cropped finishes, abrupt contrasts of hair length, or shaved areas with lines or patterns, are not permitted. Long hair may be worn loose, but should be tied back for practical lessons such as Science and Technology. 
• Hair colouring should appear natural in tone with no extreme contrasts.
• No inappropriate hair accessories are permitted.
• Hair coverings such as turbans or headscarves are allowed where required for established religious reasons; these should preferably be black in colour.  Head coverings which partially or fully obscure the face are not permitted.
• Plain headbands to hold back long hair are acceptable in appropriate school colours (preferably black or dark green).
• Facial hair should be short and neatly trimmed.
• Tattoos are not permitted.
• Students are permitted to wear an outdoor coat over their school blazers, but denim jackets are not acceptable. Coats should be removed for lessons, form time and assemblies.
• Tops with zips, sweatshirts or hooded tops of any sort may not be worn. For clarification, a tracksuit jacket/top or hoody is not an outdoor coat for school uniform purposes. A coat must be an outdoor garment designed for warmth and/or rain protection and must fit over the blazer. Tracksuit tops, hoodies, sweatshirts and zipped tops are not permitted as coats.
• Hats and scarves should only be worn in severe weather.
• Shirts and blouses should be tucked in.
• Boys should wear their ties correctly knotted at the right length, with top buttons fastened. 
• Girls should ensure that skirts are of a suitable length (worn close to the knee).
• Students wishing to wear longer skirts for religious reasons should wear the regulation ankle-length skirt or a 'high street' skirt that follows this style as closely as possible.
• Shoes should be suitable for everyday wear throughout the year; trainers or canvas shoes are not acceptable.
• Watches may be worn in school except for PE and Games lessons. Smart watches are not permitted.
• Students are not permitted to wear clothing, badges or accessories which promote or support a particular political cause, unless explicit permission has been sought in advance and granted by a member of the school’s Senior Leadership Team.

The following expectations also apply to students in Years 7-11:

• One small, single, plain and unobtrusive stud in each ear is permitted.  This stud may only be worn in the lower part of the earlobe and should be removed for PE and dance lessons. Students wearing studs other than in the lobes of their ears, or wearing earrings, even if in the earlobe, will be expected to remove them. 
• No other visible body piercings, including nose piercings, are permitted.
• Jewellery with a conventional religious significance - e.g. a Kara or a necklace with a religious symbol - is permitted.
• In the interests of any potential health and safety issues, as well as for security of possessions, other jewellery worn for non-religious reasons is not permitted. (Please note we do not routinely recognise the occasional student's argument that nose studs, multiple earrings, or other piercings have a religious significance.)
• No obvious makeup should be worn. In particular, students are not permitted to wear lipstick, eyeliner, eye shadow or false eyelashes.
• Fingernails should be short and no nail extensions of any kind may be worn. 
• Coloured nail varnish is not permitted.
• A thin plain grey V-necked jumper may be worn under the jacket in colder weather but not as a substitute for the jacket or blazer. 

The following expectations also apply to students in the Sixth Form:

• Discreet earrings or studs may be worn in the ears. A discreet stud (not a ring) worn in the nose is permitted but no other visible body piercings are allowed. Such items should be removed for PE lessons.
• Jewellery, makeup and nail varnish should be discreet and unobtrusive. Nail extensions and false eyelashes are not permitted.
• A thin plain black cardigan or V-necked jumper may be worn under the jacket in colder weather but not as a substitute for the jacket or blazer.  

We understand that some students may have religious reasons for wearing particular items of clothing or accessories. Head coverings (which must not obscure the face) are acceptable but should preferably be plain black. Items of religious symbolism should be discreet; in particular boys should note the legal requirement not to bring on to the school site any item which could be used as an offensive weapon.

For more detail, please refer to our Uniform Policy on our Policies page or to the Year 7-11 Uniform and Sixth Form Dress Code pages.