Uniform

School Uniform Policy

Ixworth High School requires all students to wear our full school uniform. Our uniform helps our students to feel part of our school community and has been chosen to be comfortable and appropriate for the activities they will undertake during the school day.  we have designed our uniform to have a business like appearance.  In most career paths,, a uniform of some description is required and enforced by the mangers and leaders in that setting.  therefore, students wearing our uniform are preparing for that expectation later in life.  Furthermore, when wearing our uniform, many of our students have expressed how confident and proud they feel when comparing themselves to other uniforms.

Full school uniform is expected to be worn at all times including both to and from the school.

If items of uniform are missing for genuine reasons, parents are requested to contact the tutor with the reason and a date for possible resolution, a uniform pass will then be issued.  Should this not occur, the schools behaviour policy will be applied appropriately and may include but not limited to; correction before entering the site, removing students from social time until the uniform is corrected, Internal exclusion.

Government guidance on the cost of school uniforms

In the Autumn of 2021, the government issued new guidance to schools on uniform. The aim of this guidance is to minimise the cost of uniform for parents through a reduction in school branded items, allowing parents to purchase uniform from a wider range of suppliers.

Ixworth High School and the Sapientia Education Trust fully support making school uniform affordable and accessible for all children, and we have reviewed and changed our school uniform to reflect the requirements outlined in the statutory guidance. 

School Uniform Requirements 

Item

Status

Guidance (if in doubt, send an image to the Head of Upper/Lower school

Grey school blazer with logo

Required - Branded

  • No other blazer or item may be worn in place of the Blazer

  • Students are expected to wear a Blazer at all times unless stipulated by the school due to extreme heat or, a classroom teacher permits its removal.

White formal shirt or blouse with top button

Required

  • Shirts must be tucked into trousers/skirts/tailored shorts at all times.

  • Top buttons are required to be fastened

  • Either short or long sleeve shirts may be worn

  • No polo shirts, T-shirts or alternative are permitted.

Charcoal/dark grey Trousers or Pleated skirt

Required

  • Trousers may not be: denim, corduroy, Linen, tight-fitting, leggings-style, showing stitched-on pockets or flares

  • Belts may be worn, these should be plain and of a leather or replacement similar material – no chains, material belts or similar.

  • Skirts must be pleated and of a suitable length to finish just above the knee.  No other design is permitted

  • Skirts may not be ‘rolled’

Emerald and white striped School tie (Both normal or clip-on are available reducing costs)

Required - Non-Branded - specialist retailers

  • Ties must be worn at all times unless in subjects where they are a H&S risk.  Teachers will give permission for the tie to be removed at this time.

  • Ties are to be worn up to the top button.

  • A ties length should finish around the belt/mid-abdomen – Very short ties are not acceptable.

All black, fully polishable shoes or ankle height boots

Required

  • No other colours are to be on the shoe.

  • Trainers are not an acceptable alternative

  • No buckles, suede, open toe, plimsolls, Canvas, mesh, raised heel, platform or other non-standard shoe designs.

  • Boots must be to the ankle and of a shoe like shape.

  • No heavy decoration or colours.

Plain dark socks

Required

  • Socks must be of a matching colour and plain in design.

  • No bright colours

Black tights

Optional

  • Tights may be worn in place of socks when wearing a skirt

  • Tights must be thick enough to be non-transparent

Charcoal/dark grey tailored shorts (May half-term-Oct half term unless stated otherwise)

Optional

  • Tailored shorts only, no alternatives are available to this.

  • These may only be worn at certain times of the year unless the school advise otherwise.

Charcoal/dark grey V-neck jumper

Optional

  • Plain, logo free jumper only.

  • No other neck shape permitted.

  • Jumpers are not a substitute for a blazer.  If a student is warm, the jumper must be removed before the blazer when around the building.

White thermal/base layer

Optional

  • Students may wear a layer/multiple layers under their school shirts. These must be white.

Coat

Optional

  • Coats may not be worn inside the school buildings

  • A coat is not an alternative to the blazer – the blazer is to be worn on the school site unless permission has been given to the contrary.

  • Coats will be confiscated if worn inside repeatedly.

 

PE Uniform Requirements

Similarly to our whole school uniform, our PE kit has been meticulously designed to ensure students have good quality clothing at affordable prices that has both longevity and style.  Our uniform suppliers have shared that they feel it is the best PE Kit they have put together for any school they work with.  For those students that wish to extend their clothing options in PE, there is also a range of optional items in the colours and style that they may wish to wear.

Item

Status

Guidance

Black and Emerald PE shirt with logo

Required - Branded

  • PE shirts are expected to be worn in all PE lessons.

  • No other alternative is permitted

Plain black shorts

Required

  • No additional colours or stripes etc.

  • No markings, stripes or logo beyond a small brand on the lower leg

  • No cycling shorts or of legging material.

  • Standard shorts, not tight or see through.

Black and Emerald PE jumper with logo

Optional (recommended as the only jumper permitted in PE)

  • This is the only jumper accepted in lessons.

Running trainers

Required

  • Quality footwear is important in PE to support the ankle appropriately.

  • Must be able to be fastened

Plain White sports socks

Required

  • Students are expected to have a change of socks for basic hygiene.

Plain black skorts

Optional

  

Plain black tracksuit trousers

Optional

  • Jogging trousers are not conducive to most PE activities and therefore not permitted.

  • Tracksuit style bottoms in plain black (some pattern/logos are inevitable)

Plain black sports legging under shorts/skorts/tracksuit bottoms (must not be transparent)

Optional

  • Students should only choose sports specific leggings for PE

  • Leggings may be worn, however, they must be under the correct shorts/skorts or tracksuit bottoms.

Football boots (recommended for winter and spring weather)

Optional

  • PE lessons will be outside on the field. Boots will increase the traction on the field.

Thermal and climate control base layers

Optional

  • A wide range of base layers for all weather conditions may be used in PE to support maintaining temperature or cooling down.

Plain black knee high sports socks

Optional

  

Specialist equipment:

Gum shield

Shin pads

Optional but highly recommended

  • While not compulsory for many aspects, shin pads are a requirement for football.

  • A Gum shield may be required for Rugby if the groups participating in this activity.

GCSE PE/BTEC Sport optional variance:

Black, emerald and white shirt with school logo

 

Black, emerald and white sports jumper with logo

Optional for those with GCSE and BTEC PE only

  • For those students that are part of the GCSE/BTEC PE groups or, sports leaders, the alternative sports shirt and jumper may be worn in any of the PE practical, core PE or leadership events they are a part of.

  • This item of kit is not available to any other students in school.

 

Local Specialist Supplier Information 

Below are the contact details for local specialist suppliers with both online and retail shops who supply school uniform all year round.

 

Aubyn Davies: www.aubyndavies.co.uk/schoolwear/ixworth-school 

Aubyn Davies was founded in 1906 by Aubyn Carew Davies in St Johns Street and relocated 2 years later two doors down to its present location, a former Boots store. The business has remained independent and is now run by Richard Poole his Great Grandson. As independent traders we pride ourselves on being able to offer an excellent level of customer service. 

01284 754276

enquiries@aubyndavies.co.uk

81 St Johns Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1SQ

 

Birds of Dereham: www.birdsofdereham.com 

We are a long-established family-owned business. We are happy to ship to anywhere in the UK and if you have a panic situation and have been let down, then give us a call and we will always see what we can do to help. We won’t promise the impossible, but we will do our best to sort your requirements in a speedy, polite and professional way.

01362 692941 | 01362 699130

enquiries@birdsofdereham.com 

Unit D, 13 Yaxham Road, Dereham NR19 1HB

 

Supermarkets and High Street Retailers 

This section provides links to a range of alternative retail and supermarket suppliers. Stock availability may vary depending on the supplier and time of year.