Uniform & Appearance

The Correct School Uniform is:

• The standard school blazer
• Standard dark grey flannels
• Grey shirt (for years 8, 9 and 10)
• White shirt (for years 11 to 14)
• School tie
• Light grey plain v-necked pullover (Boys in Years 13 and 14 may wear a navy pullover)
• Plain navy blue, black or dark grey overcoat or official school tracksuit top; this must be worn outside the blazer and removed when inside the school buildings
• Grey socks
• Black leather shoes of a plain design
• Headgear must be plain grey or navy
• Hair must not be of extreme length or style and must be its natural colour.
• Boys must be clean shaven.

Items of dress that are NOT ACCEPTABLE include the following:

• Hoodies
• Overcoats other than plain navy blue, black or dark grey,
• Overcoats with patches of colour(s),
• Overcoats with logos,
• Non-regulation scarves, pullovers, boots, track or suede shoes or shoes with coloured soles or stitching, cord or denim trousers
• Ear-rings or studs, bracelets and rings.
• Non-school tracksuits or shirts etc. worn under school tracksuits which are not official school games kit.

These items will be handed to a member of staff and will only be returned to a parent/guardian from the school office.

We ask parents to support the efforts of the school to ensure that our boys are always a credit to themselves, their families and their school.

The School will decide what is acceptable in appearance.

Explanatory Notes:

• Boys are responsible for reading and understanding these regulations.
• The regulations exist because boys are representing the school when they are in uniform.
• All boys must wear regulation uniform throughout the school day.  This means that correct school uniform must be worn in school, on the journey to and from school, when travelling to represent the school and at all school functions.
• If there is a problem in complying with the regulations a note, signed by a parent/guardian must be produced.  Failure to do so will result in detention.
• Pupils are expected to be neat and tidy in appearance at all times while wearing the school uniform i.e. shirts tucked in, ties properly knotted, collars buttoned.  Boys will be asked to tidy themselves at all times they are wearing the school uniform. Repeated or severe offences will be punished by a written imposition (the uniform/appearance regulations) or detention.
• Sanctions for non-compliance with the uniform and appearance policy will include written impositions, detention, confiscation of an offending item, isolation, being sent home or not being allowed to travel to represent the school.