Uniform Policy

Why we wear uniforms

By wearing our school uniform, the children of Woodbridge Primary School secure a sense of pride and, most importantly, belonging. With everyone dressed the same we can continue to promote inclusivity by reducing the social pressures of trends beyond uniform.

When complying with our dress code, both discipline and professionalism are instilled. It is important that the children understand the importance of such rules as it helps them to demonstrate one of our fundamental behaviour principles of respect. This respect prepares WPS students for their futures, be it in a professional setting or upon the need to dress appropriately for various occasions. Our Woodbridge Primary School uniform underpins each child’s personal responsibility and we thank all of our parents/carers for their commitment to supporting the children with this.

All Students

Winter

Purple school sweatshirt or purple school cardigan
White polo shirt
Long black/dark grey trousers or pinafore dress, or knee length skirt, or culottes
Grey, black or white socks
School shoes
Warm, waterproof coat
Hat/gloves/scarf (if appropriate)

Summer

As the Winter uniform listed above, with the following optional alterations:

Black/dark grey knee-length shorts may be worn instead of long trousers.
A lilac gingham dress with white socks.
A sunhat

Shoes

School shoes need to be all black, including the sole and laces, flat and suitable for school activities. Click to view some examples.

We ask that children in F1 and F2 bring in wellies for their outdoor activities.

We understand that in inclement weather children may walk to school in their welly boots; if this is the case, we ask that they change into their school shoes upon arrival.

P.E. Kit

White T-shirt
Dark shorts
Dark Tracksuit
Trainers
Spare socks

Hair & Jewellery

Long hair (below shoulder length) must be tied back at all times. If hair clips, ribbons or Alice bands are worn, please make sure they are in keeping with the school uniform – plain gold or tortoiseshell, purple or lilac.

We recommend that if ears are to be pierced then this happens during the summer holiday. Where this has not been possible and earrings cannot be removed due to a new piercing, they will need to be covered in tape for PE. Please note that earrings cannot be worn at all for swimming.

With the exception of the above circumstance, no jewellery at all may be worn during P.E. lessons as this poses a health and safety risk.

At other times, the only jewellery permitted is stud earrings and a wristwatch. The latter must not have a camera or internet access (e.g not an Apple watch).

Nail polish, make-up and other forms of body decoration are prohibited.

The full range of uniforms can be purchased online through our uniform supplier Mapac

However, the school office holds a small number of uniform items available for purchase via the ParentMail app.

Please note that our uniform is mandatory and sweatshirts/cardigans should have the school logo.

All other items of uniform can be generic and purchased in general retailers.
We also have a rail of second-hand donated uniform by the school office available, see more details at the bottom of this page.

If you name it, we will return it!

Please make sure that you label all items of clothing (and other items that come into school – water bottles, lunch boxes, pencil cases etc).

Children lose things! It’s one of those things and developmentally appropriate. At times of rapid growth, children have difficulty keeping up with themselves let alone anything they happen to be carrying around with them at the time!

Regularly losing clothing and other necessary items can become very expensive, so, in order to minimise the expense please label ALL items of uniform (and anything else they bring into school that you can attach a label to!) For our part we will endeavour to return any named items we find – but we can only do this if items are labelled.

Here are some links to sites that provide labels (we advise you to get a goodly number of them!)

My Nametags
easy2name
WovenLabelsUK

Second-hand Uniform Stall

We all know how fast children grow! They often get so little wear out of their clothes before they need the next size up…

At Woodbridge Primary we have a small selection of good quality second-hand uniform available to parents in exchange for a small donation to the school. If you would like to take a look at what we have please see the office staff.

If you are a parent in possession of good quality uniform that you would be willing to donate to the school, please also see the office staff – thank you.