Uniform policy

Uniform is compulsory at Winsley Primary School. 

All items of clothing including: coats, shoes and PE kit  must be clearly named. 

At Winsley Primary School we are proud to be a part of our amazing community and we wear our school uniform with pride; we have shared high standards and expectations necessary to prepare our children for their future.  

The colours of the Winsley Primary School uniform are grey and black. We thank our families for supporting us in maintaining our shared high standard of the presentation of our children.  

As a school we understand that many of our families face difficult financial choices, we have worked very hard to ensure our uniforms are affordable, hard wearing and “use competitive and transparent contracts with suppliers” as required by the Department of Education. All of the items listed below are required. 

All children must have: 

• A sensible coat of the appropriate thickness for the weather, with hood, preferably a plain dark colour.

• All children must have a pair of wellingtons.

• All children must have a pair of slippers. These should be appropriate to walk in and be covered over the toe and have a back. Flip flops or sliders are not appropriate. Crocs are fine. 

• All children must have a book bag or a suitable ruck sack that can be hung on their peg to carry their school reading book and reading diary to and from school in. 

• Children in key stage one must have a drawstring bag that can be kept on their peg with spare clothes in. These do not have to be uniform. Please include underwear and socks also. 

• It may be useful to provide a set of waterproof coat/trousers available for nature walks, forest school, wet days and playtimes. 

Earrings, jewellery, hairstyles, nail polish and tattoos:

• Children may wear a wristwatch but are not permitted to wear necklaces, rings, charity wristbands or bracelets of any description. These will be removed in school and we cannot guarantee with safe keeping.

• In the interests of health and safety we prefer the children not to wear earrings but if they do one pair of studs may be worn in the ear lobe only, one in each ear.  These must be removed or taped up for PE. 

• If your children are having their ears pierced, please do this in a long school holiday. 

• Hair longer than shoulder length must be tied back at all times. Any hair bands must be subtle and not distracting.

• Children are not allowed to have extreme hairstyles. For example, mohicans, or dyed hair and highlighted hair. For health and safety reasons hair below shoulder length should be tied back and long fringes clipped back (boys and girls) and be off the face so that eye contact can be made. 

• Children must not wear nail polish, false nails, makeup or tattoos.

All of the clothes below can be 'generic', they do not have to have the school logo on them as long as there is no other logo on them. 

PE kit should be worn to school on the day that your child has this subject. Children will typcially have PE twice a week. Children in key stage two also participate in swimming lessons. 

In line with current DfE guidance our PTA (WISCA) runs a second-hand uniform shop. Donations of good quality clothing are always welcome, particularly plimsolls and football boots. If you are struggling to afford the second-hand uniform, please make us aware so that we can help.

Religious and Cultural Clothing

We endeavour to allow most religious requirements to be met. Parents’ requests regarding religious and cultural clothing are dealt with on a case-by-case basis by the Headteacher in consultation with the Trust.