Uniform

What to wear to school

Ensuring that your child is appropriately dressed for school is very important. Wearing school uniform helps children to develop a sense of belonging as well as being practical for all school activities.

The same uniform is worn across the whole school and is based on the school colours of red and green. 

Core Uniform

To keep uniform costs reasonable and accessible for all families, Oatlands School strictly limits the number of compulsory branded items.  The only required branded items are:

  • The school jumper or cardigan
  • Bookbag
  • Green PE Hoodie
  • Red PE T-Shirt

In addition, children should be dressed in your choice of the following standard items:

  • White shirt, blouse or polo shirt

  • Grey trousers, shorts, skirt or pinafore

  • Grey or white socks

  • Grey or green tights

  • Safe, smart black shoes (NO trainers, boots or plimsols)

  • Green, checked summer dresses/playsuits (optional for the warmer months)

  • Warm, waterproof coat

 P.E. 

  • Plain black shorts

  • Plain green or black jogging bottoms

  • Plain black slip-on plimsolls or plain black/white slip-on/velcro trainers

Our uniform supplier, School Uniform Direct, offers the following optional items for purchase (click here to access the Oatlands pages of their website).  None of these items are compulsory: 

  • Elasticated school ties

  • Red or green woolly hats

  • Red or green baseball hats or legionnaire hats

  • Reversible, red waterproof fleece coat embroidered with the school logo

 All items above are also regularly available second-hand through our PTA.

Important Information

  • Labelling: All items of clothing, including footwear, bags, coats and PE kit MUST be clearly labelled with your child's name

  • Earrings: Children with pierced ears may wear plain studs only, and they must be removed by the child for PE. If your child is unable to remove earrings themselves they should not wear them to school

  • Jewellery & Watches: No other jewellery should be worn for health and safety reasons.  Only analogue watches are permitted; Apple watches, Fitbits, or similar smartwatches are NOT allowed

  • Hair: Long hair MUST be tied back from the face for health and safety during activities.  Hair accessories should be kept to a minimum and in line with school colours.  Oatlands fully champions the right of staff and students to embrace all Afro-hairstyles and protective styles 

  • Sun Protection: Sunglasses are permitted as long as they provide the recommended UV protection

  • Cosmetics: Children MUST NOT come to school wearing nail polish or temporary tattoos


Click HERE to access the school uniform ordering website

 2nd Hand Uniform

Representatives of the school PTA coordinate the collection and sale of 2nd hand school uniform and PE kit throughout the school year.

All the money raised from these sales goes to help the PTA fund exciting projects in school.

Sales typically take place in the school playground, at the end of the school day on a termly basis and all are welcome.

Should you need to buy specific items between sales or if you have any questions regarding 2nd hand uniform, please contact the 2nd hand uniform coordinator via email oatlandsuniform@gmail.com

 

School Uniform Policy 2024