School Uniform
School uniform requirements for our school.
The Department for Education strongly encourages schools to have a school uniform. This page sets out the school’s policy and approach on uniform and confirms the school’s commitment to providing value for money to parents and ensuring that no pupil is discriminated against due to gender, disability, religion or belief, economic circumstances or social and cultural background.
School uniform helps ensure that pupils of all races and backgrounds feel welcome. It protects pupils from social pressures to dress in a particular way; and nurtures cohesion, promoting good relations between different groups of pupils.
This policy follows the DfE statutory guidance, ‘Cost of school uniforms’, published November 2021 and takes account of the non-statutory guidance, ‘School uniforms’, published June 2023.
Our Local Governing Committee expect pupils to wear school uniform for the following reasons:
Our uniform provider is The School Outfit, you can order online and they can deliver to school or your home.
Item | O/R | B/G | Season Specific |
Royal Blue sweatshirt or cardigan (school logo optional) | R | either | N |
Light blue polo shirt (school logo optional) | R | either | N |
Grey trousers or skirt | R | G | N |
Blue checked dress | O | G | summer term |
Grey shorts | O | G | summer term |
Black school shoes | R | G | N |
Children should have their full PE kit in school every day. We ask wherever possible, that all kits are left in school in a soft drawstring bag or named carrier bag as these are easier to fit into lockers and on pegs. Kit will be sent home each half term for washing.
Pupils who have swimming lessons need to bring a swimming costume or fitted swimming trunks (not shorts) and a towel.
Item | O/R | B/G | Season Specific |
Navy short or navy joggers or leggings | R | G | N |
White PE t-shirt (logo optional) | R | G | N |
School sweatshirt/cardigan | R | either | N |
Trainers or plimsolls | R | G | N |
To reduce costs to parents, the Friends of St Joseph’s keeps a stock of donated second hand uniform and encourages parents to pass on uniform that their child has grown out of. Pre-loved uniform is available on request (please speak to a member of the office staff). Gateshead West School uniform scheme also hold stock and run regular markets in the area Gateshead West Uniform Scheme | Home
For health and safety reasons, we request that children do not wear jewellery in school (this includes earrings). If earrings are worn, children will be asked to remove them or a parent contacted to remove them. Inexpensive analogue wrist watches can be worn, but SMART watches or Fitbits are not allowed. Watches should be removed for PE lessons.
If you wish to have your child’s ears pierced, we ask that you do so at the start of the summer holidays to ensure that by the start of the autumn term there is no need for earrings to be worn.
We ask that all hair past shoulder length is tied back for school and large hair bows and high hairbands are avoided as they can restrict pupils’ view of the teacher in class.
We request that all pupils wear ‘sensible’ black school shoes for school. We do not encourage children to wear trainers everyday as they do not always provide adequate protection or support. Trainers or plimsolls must be worn for PE.
In choosing a school that promotes school uniform, the governors expect that parents will support the school when they enforce the policy.
We thank you for your cooperation with this.
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Updated | 12th June, 2024 |
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