Uniform & Equipment

Uniform helps to create a sense of community and equality and there is a compulsory uniform for students in years 7-11 at Fitzharrys School.  The Headteacher reserves the right to send students home who are not appropriately dressed.

Please note: our school tie is only available at Fitzharrys School - over the counter in Student Services.  As the school has now moved to a cashless system, we politely request that payments for ties are made online through via the Shop section in the Payments tab in your ParentMail account. 

There have been several changes to uniform based on the updated Department for Education guidance. This focusses on restricting the number branded items. We have 4 compulsory branded items, these are the tie, the school blazer, the PE polo shirt, and the rugby shirt (KS3) or zip up PE jumper (from KS4 onward). There are optional branded items such as our summer polo shirt, and school jumper, but these are not compulsory items. 

Our Supplier

The lists below detail our uniform, with all starred* items available online from our supplier: Price & Buckland.

The cost of uniform is displayed by each item on the Price & Buckland website. The online ordering service allows you to view and order uniform 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Orders are usually dispatched to a personal address within 5 working days although times will be extended during the busier months (June - September). There is also an option to have deliveries sent to Fitzharrys, which can save on costs. Please note, Fitzharrys is unable to take receipt of any uniform deliveries during the school holidays. Read this information on Price & Buckland deliveries for full details.

Price & Buckland schoolwear is created with the growing child in mind and for a comfortable fit.  It is generous in size and durable.  Please refer to their sizing information to ensure the right fit for your child.  Please note that our Student Services office holds a full collection of sample school blazers, jumpers and summer polo shirts in all sizes; students are very welcome to try these on for size.

Please note: Price & Buckland launched a new website a while ago and advised that parents with existing accounts would need to log in and change their password the first time they revisit the site. Price & Buckland have created a useful video guide which explains how to use their new website:

Second-hand Uniform

Fitzharrys' Student Services office holds a stock of second-hand uniform which can be purchased for a small donation.  You are welcome to contact us at any time during the school year if you are interested in purchasing items second-hand; our office manager will be able to let you know what we have in stock.

 

Uniform & Equipment Lists

Standard School Uniform

All starred* items are available online from our supplier: Price & Buckland. Please note, all double-starred** items are only available online from our supplier: Price & Buckland.

  • School tie (available direct from Fitzharrys School only)
  • Plain white school shirt with all white buttons and collar - no logos or blouses
  • Plain black tailored trousers 
  • Plain black, formal skirts which must be knee-length. These must not be tight fitting. Examples of acceptable skirt styles are A-line, pleated or skater
  • Black blazer with school badge**
  • Optional: Navy blue v–necked jumper with school badge** - Please note, this is not a replacement for a blazer but can be worn underneath the blazer if students choose to
  • Plain black/grey/white socks
  • Plain grey, white or black socks or black or natural tights - Please note, socks are not permitted to be worn over tights 
  • Sensible black school shoes - no trainers. See the shoes guidance below for further information

School Shoes Guidance

Summer Uniform

All starred* items are available online from our supplier: Price & Buckland. Please note, all double-starred** items are only available online from our supplier: Price & Buckland.

For terms 5-6 only
  • Optional: Blue polo shirt with school badge** can replace shirt, tie and blazer
  • Optional: navy blue V-necked jumper with school badge**
  • Optional: black tailored shorts* of appropriate length - no sport or soft fabric shorts

Please note: Blazers are not compulsory in the summer term.

PE Uniform

All starred* items are available online from our supplier: Price & Buckland. Please note, all double-starred** items are only available online from our supplier: Price & Buckland.

  • Plain black or navy blue non-branded shorts (such as shadow stripe*) 
  • Navy/sky blue PE polo shirt with school badge**
  • Navy blue reversible rugby shirt**
  • Optional: PE jumper with school badge** (for KS4 students only)
  • Navy blue rugby/football socks*
  • Trainers
  • Football boots

Additional Guidance

  • A plain, dark outer coat may be worn, but the school does not allow hoodies or tech-fleece tops. These will be confiscated. Other non-uniform-coloured sweatshirts are not acceptable as outside coats.
  • Trousers should be smart without any additional decoration: jeans, tracksuit bottoms and other forms of non – school trousers should not be worn.
  • Hair should be a natural colour.
  • Piercings - Students are permitted to wear one stud in each ear should they choose to. Nose piercings need to be plastic/clear or removed. No other facial piercings are allowed.
  • Students are allowed to wear watches. Any other jewellery is not permitted.
  • Trainers are not to be worn in school, except under the following conditions:
    • PE lessons
    • At break and lunchtime, students are permitted to wear trainers for taking part in sports on the field, playground, or organised club by the PE Department. However, students must change back into their school shoes when they have finished playing. 
  • For health and safety reasons, high heels, Crocs, sliders and flip flops are not allowed. Please see the guidance at the end of this section for more details on permissible shoe styles.
  • Nails should be natural in colour.
  • Students in years 10 and 11 may wear light make-up.  
  • Extremes of fashion in clothes, hair or styles of dress which cause offence or are unsafe, are not acceptable.
  • School bags should be an appropriate size (i.e. rucksack) to carry key belongings and offer protection to the items they carry inside; strictly no handbags or extra small sports bags.
  • Students may wear an appropriate sun hat in terms 5 and 6 if the weather is hot and sunny. This is for outdoor wear only at break and lunch times.
  • Headscarves – plain navy blue, white or black. Headscarves should be folded under the chin, taken round to the back of the neck & the ends tucked in, to conform to health & safety requirements.

School Shoes Guidance

Equipment

Students should have a pencil case that contains the following essential equipment  so they are prepared and ready for the day's learning activities:

  • Two pens 
  • Pencils
  • 30cm ruler
  • Colour pencils (these are more useful than felt tips)
  • Eraser
  • Pencil Sharpener
  • A whiteboard pen/dry-wipe marker
  • Protractor
  • Compass
  • Scientific calculator with a fraction button – (recommended: CASIO fx-83GTCW+ or fx-85GTCW+)
  • Students in years 7-9 should also have a reading book with them every day.

Optional but useful equipment also includes a glue stick (i.e. Pritt stick or similar) and highlighter pens.
 
Please ensure all belongings are clearly named for ease of returning to owners if lost. 

Valuables and Mobile Phones

Valuable items including ear pods/headphones/other electronic devices and cash should not be brought into school, and we would discourage students from bringing in any expensive items; Fitzharrys cannot accept responsibility for any belongings that students bring on to site. If this essential and cannot be avoided, pass items directly to Student Services for safekeeping.

We appreciate that some parents and carers would like their child to bring a mobile phone to school for reasons of personal safety.  Students may bring mobile phone to school, but we cannot take responsibility for phones or other electronic devices brought onto site. 

We have a clear and enforced policy to manage students' use of mobile phones. Students are not allowed to have their phones out or switched on during the school day. Our policy is in line with the government guidance around mobile phones in schools, and we believe that this is a positive choice for our school community, ensuring greater focus on learning, building positive relationships, and extra-curricular opportunities in school.  

We will expect mobile phones or other devices to be off and safely stored away in bags when students are on site. The approach of 'See it, hear it, lose it' is used. Students may be permitted to use their mobile phones in very specific lessons, however if they are seen or heard without the permission of a member of staff they will be confiscated, with escalating consequences if caught more than once. Fitzharrys' regulated approach encourages a focus on learning, socialising, and reducing screen time.  

We encourage parents not to communicate with their child by mobile during the day but use to the main school office to make contact. If there is an emergency and you need to reach your child, then you will be able to contact us in the usual way.  

Please read our Mobile Phone Policy for further guidance. 

We believe our uniform code makes appropriate allowances for the cultural and religious traditions. Parents should discuss the necessity for any variation to the code with the Headteacher. Read our Uniform Policy for more information. 

More information can be found on our Expectations webpage, and parents/carers are also advised to read our mobile phone policy.

Lockers

Students can use school lockers to safely store belongings. They are available to hire for £25 for a student’s school career. To organise this, parents can pay for locker hire via their ParentMail accounts, once they have received their parent logins.  £2.50 will be paid on return of the locker key at the end of Year 11.  Refunds are available if students leave Fitzharrys School before this time.

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