A uniform helps support the ethos of the school and a student’s pride and commitment to being part of it. Clear guidelines must make it easy to follow; the items should be appropriate for engaging in learning activities; and there needs to be a balance between quality and cost.
Appropriate and compliant school uniform can be purchased from a range of retailers. However, school branded items are only available from the school’s main supplier.
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Additional items that may also be worn for PE, Thorpe St Andrew School sports socks or royal blue ‘football’ sock (to be worn with shorts or skort).
The purchase of a mouth guard is advised for safety when playing rugby. Also specialist footwear that may be appropriate (e.g. football boots).
Please ensure that all
clothing is clearly named.
Uniform should be smart and clean at all times and worn in a correct business-like manner.
Year 7 - 9 students can wear their PE kit on PE days but are expected to wear normal uniform on days they take part in after school sports clubs.
Year 10 students - PE kit on CORE PE days, wearing normal school uniform on any other day including those when they do GCSE PE.
Year 11 students will continue to get changed into PE when they do PE.
Plain one-piece swimsuit, swimming trunks or swimming shorts, a swimming hat (white) and a towel.
Students must bring appropriate footwear for drama lessons. This can be plimsolls, slipper socks, trainers, dance shoes or pumps.
If Muslim students choose to wear the Hijab it must be plain white or plain navy in colour.
Jewish students may wear a kippah, it must be plain white or plain navy in colour.
Sikh students are permitted to wear a pagri/turbans, if worn must be plain white or plain navy in colour.
Hindu students are permitted to show Tilak markings
Religious necklaces may be worn but must be tucked inside shirts and removed for PE.
If you have any further questions not covered above, please contact the school for further clarification.
Hairstyles should not be extreme in either style or colour. All colour should be subtle, this means no pink, green, blue etc. Nails should be kept short. Coloured nail polish, gel and acrylic nails are not permitted. Make-up must be subtle and discreet. Rings and other jewellery including nose studs are not considered suitable for school. A maximum of one pair of plain stud earrings (not hoops or other styles) can be worn, but facial and other body piercings are potentially dangerous and not permitted. Earrings must be removed for PE (please think carefully about when you allow ears to be pierced). Ear tunnels, stretchers and plugs are not permitted.
Like many schools across Norfolk and the UK we have introduced student
photo-ID cards to all year groups across the school, having already
tested their effectiveness with our Sixth Form students. We have
identified them as part of the school uniform and therefore they are a
mandatory item. We expect them to be worn at all times in school (of
course, we ask them to be removed when Health and Safety concerns
prompt it- e.g in a PE lesson, in certain DT and science practical
sessions).
At the beginning of the school day, BEST staff greet students
at their entrance gate and check students have their photo-IDs. Whilst
it is OK for students to wear them to and from school we do ask them to
not have them visibly on display until they reach the school gate and to
tuck them away on leaving school to preserve their anonymity in the wider community.
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Broad Horizons Education Trust (BHET) believe it is important that a School Uniform Policy
exists for the main school and that it is followed by all students,
enforced by their parents and the school. A uniform helps support the
ethos of the school and a student’s pride and commitment to being part
of it. Clear guidelines make it easy to follow; the items should be
appropriate for engaging in learning activities; and there needs to be a
balance between quality and cost.
The uniform policy enables parents to follow written guidelines.
There are no exceptions, and parents should not waste money on items
which are not identified in the policy. Do not accept the comment
‘well, everybody else wears it’. Equally, do not send a student to
school who is not in uniform or in incorrect uniform unless there is a
very good reason and a note is written by you. We frequently hear the
excuse ‘it’s in the wash’ – an excuse which you, as parents, would not
support! Following the code can reduce conflict for parents and avoid
the cost of replacing inappropriate items.
Students must take full responsibility for wearing the uniform
provided for them. Many already do, but some ‘push the system’.
Examples include wearing hooded tops, piercings including too many ear
piercings or nose piercings, brightly coloured hair or trainers. These
items are not acceptable when in school.
Repeated failure to wear the uniform correctly will be
treated as a persistent failure to follow instructions and will be
treated as such. The procedure for this is outlined in the Attitude for Excellence Procedure document.
