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All uniform orders can now be placed and paid for online via the Just Schoolwear website. Please click here:https://just-schoolwear.co.uk/product-category/thornton-primary-school/ We shall keep a small stock of Book Bags and PE bags in school for you to buy, but these can also be purchased online. Delivery of your items can then be made either to your home address or to the school.

The Governors of Thornton Primary School have decided that there is an expectation that children will wear school uniform for the following reasons:

to foster respect and pride in appearance
to help establish a positive attitude to school
to differentiate between leisure and school time and associated expectations
to help reinforce the sense of belonging and corporate identity
to encourage children to recognise what the outside world expects
to prepare children for secondary school.

The basic and other acceptable items of school uniform are listed below.

Boys

Sweatshirt, royal blue with embroidered badge

Shirt, Polo or T-shirt white/blue

Trousers, dark grey

Girls

Sweatshirt or Cardigan, royal blue with embroidered badge

Blouse, Polo or T-shirt white/blue

Skirt, pinafore dress or trousers, dark grey

Summer uniform: Blue check/striped dress

The following items are NOT considered appropriate school wear: Jeans, football shirts/shorts, designer shoes or clothing, e.g. high heels, platform-soled shoes, crop tops, shoe string strapped tops, etc. some of these are not only immodest, but also unsafe.

ALL CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR SHOULD BE CLEARLY LABELLED WITH THE CHILD’S NAME

Shoes

Outdoor Black Shoes for both boys and girls

Indoor Black Shoes for both boys and girls (Plimsolls acceptable – these stay in school)

PE Kit
White, school logo, ‘T’ shirts with black shorts
Clean trainers are required for indoor PE
Trainers are required for outdoor exercise. If appropriate, these can be the shoes that the child wears generally for outdoors

PE Kit should stay in school for the whole term in Reception and KS1 and should go home to be washed in the holidays. KS2 children are expected to have their kit in school all week and to take it home to be washed all weekend.

KS2 classes
Parents are advised to provide their child with a lightweight waterproof jacket or tracksuit top for outdoor activities if they are in KS2 classes.

Jewellery
If possible, pupils should not wear jewellery of any kind. Wrist watches, however, are permitted.Children with pierced ears may wear post and simple stud type earrings only. All ear decorations and watches must be removed for Physical Education lessons. In the rare circumstances that children cannot remove earrings they will need to wear tape to cover them safely. It is expected that children in Years 3 to 6 will remove their own jewellery prior to a P.E. lesson. As it is unlikely that infant children can remove their own earrings, these children should not wear earrings to school on days when they have P.E. and, preferably, not at all on school days. Staff will not be responsible for bathing ears, removing or replacing earrings. Other forms of jewellery, e.g. necklaces or rings, may constitute a safety hazard and, therefore, will not be permitted.

Cosmetics
Nail varnish, make up and tattoo transfers are not permitted.