Buying Charters Uniform for new entrants

The school shop will be open from 10am to 2.30pm each Wednesday of the summer holidays.  Please bring your child with you to be fitted, uniform really does need to be tried on.  Payment may be made by cheque (payable to Charters School Shop) or cash but we do not have the facilities to accept credit or debit cards.    It would be helpful if you bring a completed order form with you showing the sizes you expect to need.

Please be patient while you wait to be served, we can be very busy!  We do ask that you  please do not bring younger children with you as there is nothing for them to do and space is at a premium.

 

Pre-Order Service

Although there is no substitute for trying on the uniform we have found that some parents are unable to come to the shop in the holidays, therefore we run a pre-order service.  If you wish to take advantage of this service

• fill in the order form including your child's name, your name, address and telephone number
• provide an email address for confirmation
• send the completed form with cheque for the full amount (made payable to Charters School Shop) with the pupil's name printed on the back, to Mrs Wendy Finch.  This needs to be received by 8 June 2012 at the latest.

If any items do not fit we will be happy to exchange them provided the original packaging and labels are intact.  Please state if you wish to collect the uniform when you child attends his or her interview.  If you do so, please state clearly on the order form the date and time of the interview and your order will be ready for you.  Or you can collect it from the shop during the holiday times stated or term time 1.30pm - 2pm.

Please do not come to the school before the end of term if you have not pre-ordered as the children only have a half hour to purchase their stationery etc and we simply do not have time to supply whole uniforms as well.

 

 

Uniform List

From start of the Autumn term until the end of Spring Term, the Winter uniform must be worn:

Girls: Blazer, plain white school blouse, tie, skirt or trousers, as listed below (jumper optional*)
Boys: Blazer, plain white shirt, tie, trousers.

 

From the start of the Summer Term, optional summer uniform can be worn:

Girls may wear the revere crested blouse.
Boys may wear the white crested polo short. Blazers and pullovers are optional.

 

Parents are free to buy uniform from any supplier, but the school shop does stock most items and some items can only be bought from the shop.

 

Girls

Black crested blazer with badge (sold at school)
Plain dark grey box-pleated skirt (sold at school)
* Harrow grey trousers (only available from the school shop)
Plain white school blouse (sold at school)
* Revere crested white blouse, summer term only, (only available from the school shop)
School tie (only available from the school shop)
* Years 7 & 8 v-necked royal blue pullover with embroidered school crest,
* Years 9, 10, 11 wear a navy blue pullover with embroidered school crest (both only available from the school shop)
White, grey or black socks or black, grey or skin coloured tights
Black shoes (any laces should be black)

 

PE Requirements

Towel
Navy/Royal polo shirt with school sports logo (only sold at the school shop)
Navy shorts with school sports logo (only available from the school shop)
Navy skort for games with sports college logo (only available from the school shop)
Training shoes (non-marking soles) suitable for all sports activities
White socks
Navy/gold hockey socks (only available from the school shop)
Hockey/football boots suitable for field activities
* Moulded sole boots suitable for artificial turf pitch
* Cold weather skins for wear under PE kit (only available from school shop)
* Navy sweatshirt with school logo (only available from the school shop)
* Navy tracksuit top with school logo (only available from the school shop)
* Navy tracksuit bottoms with school logo (only available from the school shop)
* Navy rain jacket with school logo (only available from the school shop)
Gum shield and shin pads are strongly recommended for certain sports (gum shield available from school shop)
* House Coloured T Shirt (for House events) (only available from the school shop)
* Navy drawstring tote bag with gold crest (only available from the school shop)
* Navy backpack with gold crest (only available from the school shop)

 

Boys

Black crested blazer with badge (sold at school)
Charcoal grey trousers (sold at school)
White school shirt (sold at school)
* White crested polo shirt (only available from the school shop) summer term only
School tie (only available from the school shop)
Black shoes (any laces should be black)
Black or dark grey socks

 

PE Requirements

Towel

Navy/Royal polo shirt with school sports logo (only available at the school shop)
Navy shorts + school sports logo (only available at the school shop)
Training shoes (non-marking soles) suitable for all sports activities
White socks
Navy/Royal panelled rugby shirt with school sports logo (only available at the school shop)
Navy and gold football socks (only available at the school shop)
Rugby or soccer boots suitable for field activities
* Moulded sole boots suitable for artificial turf pitch
* Cold weather skins for wear under PE kit (only available from school shop)
* Navy sweatshirt with school logo (only available from the school shop)
* Navy tracksuit top with school logo (only available from the school shop)
* Navy tracksuit bottoms with school logo (only available from the school shop)
* Navy rain jacket with school logo (only available from the school shop)
Gum shield and shin pads are strongly recommended for certain sports (gum shield available from school shop)
* House coloured T Shirt (for House events) (only available from the school shop)
* Navy drawstring tote bag with gold crest (only available from the school shop)
* Navy backpack with gold crest (only available from the school shop)

* Optional

 

Food Technology Requirements for Girls and Boys

Apron (available from the school shop)*
A4 Folder/Flip file
Victoria Sandwich tin
Oven-proof casserole/pie dish approx 20cm diameter
Non-stick baking tray or Swiss roll tin
Large Tupperware/biscuit tin to transport finished dishes home

 

Further Requirements

Skirts: pupils in Years 7 - 11 should wear a grey box-pleated skirt. Skirts, if worn, must be knee length.

Coats: pupils should wear a dark, plain coat, jacket, anorak, or rain jacket. Brightly coloured coats, denim jackets and jackets with slogans are not allowed, nor are football scarves. Fluorescent safety bands are acceptable in winter. Hooded sweatshirts are not acceptable as outdoor coats.

Outdoor clothing e.g. jackets, may not be worn in any class or in the dining hall.

Footwear: shoes should afford protection and be suitable for wearing in a formal situation. This does not include training shoes, boots of any kind, or footwear without heel support. High heels or platforms are unsuitable. Trainers for P.E. should have non-marking soles and must be white.

Socks/Tights: socks must be black, or dark grey for boys. For girls white or grey socks may be worn. Skin coloured, grey or black tights may be worn plain not patterned.

Pullovers: girls' and boys' pullovers must bear the school crest.

Blouses/ Blouses/shirts should be completely plain in texture and design (sold in the school shop).
Shirts should have sleeves (long or short) and a standard collar.
Optional—girls’ revere shirts and polo shirts as worn in the summer term and must be purchased from the school shop.

Trousers: boys’ trousers should not be in denim, cotton or corduroy materials. Jeans or jeans-style trousers are not allowed.
Girls’ trousers, if worn, must be in the school style and colour and must be purchased from the school shop.

Jewellery is inappropriate at school and may not be worn. Pierced ears may be protected by the wearing of a single stud in the lower part of each earlobe. No other earring may be worn and no other body piercing e.g. nose studs etc is allowed. Studs should be gold or silver. Hair fastenings should be small and either white or navy.

Hairstyles: in general, extremes of fashion in hairstyle are felt to be inappropriate to school life and are not permitted. Therefore, no pupil should have a ‘stepped or undercut' haircut resulting from the back of their head being shaved using the 1, 2 or 3 graded clippers or equivalent. Neither is a shaved head with an exaggerated fringe acceptable. Neither is the other extreme of excessively long hair, below the collar, allowed; nor is hair dyed in an excessive and unnatural colour.

Make-up is not allowed in Years 7 - 9. Girls in Years 10 and 11 may wear light make-up. No nail varnish should be worn in any year group.

Scarves must be plain black adn are only to be worn outside school buildings and in winter.

All clothing and kit should be marked and have name tapes sewn or ironed on or indelibly marked with the pupil’s full name. Sixth Form students are not required to wear school uniform, but they should dress in a formal manner appropriate to study and to life in a school where other students are wearing uniform. They are required to set an example to others.

 

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