School Uniform

Uniform Rules

We believe uniform is important because it helps to develop a sense of personal pride and form good habits for a student’s journey into adult life. As a school our aim is for an inexpensive and sensible uniform which identifies our students as part of the Sir Graham Balfour community. Our rules on uniform are simple and straightforward and we urge parents to support the school in ensuring a high standard of appearance at all times.

Boys and Girls Uniform		Comment
Blazer	Navy blue blazer with badge on chest pocket and sleeves rolled down.	NO student is permitted to not wear their blazer in and around school except during extremely warm weather. Students have a choice whether to wear their blazer during lessons. Blazer sleeves are NOT allowed to be rolled up. Parents will be notified if blazers do not need to be worn in times of warm weather.
Trousers	Standard dark grey trousers.	NO hipster, skinny, flared trousers, jeans or trousers with exposed fashion buttons, laces or zips.
Belts	Plain black belt.	NO large belt buckles.
Skirt	Dark grey knee length skirt.	NO jersey skirts (e.g. tube skirt) and skirts MUST NOT be rolled up.
Shirt	White cotton shirt or blouse. These may be either long or short sleeved but must be capable of being tucked into trousers or skirts and must be tucked in at all times. There must be a top button that can be done up so that the clip-on tie can be attached.	NO Short fitted blouses or un-tucked shirts.
Jumper/ Cardigan	Navy blue “V” necked sweater or cardigan (optional) worn underneath their blazer.	NO Hoodies.
Tie	School Tie – Clip-on with House colour.	NO ties unclipped or positioned lower than the top button in school.
Socks	Plain, dark socks (Black or Grey), white socks	NO coloured socks or leggings.
Tights	Black, grey or flesh coloured.	NO patterned tights, lace tights, fishnet tights, coloured tights or footless tights.
Shoes	Sensible, plain, black leather or PVC leather school shoes with sensible heels (height 3cm). They must be plain black shoes and if they have laces they must be black.	NO fabric, canvas, trainers, converse, sports shoes, pumps, sandals, creepers, wedges, dance slippers, sling backs, mules or boots.
Coat	Plain coats are recommended but not compulsory. Coats to be worn over uniform to and from school.	NO coats worn in school and they must not have inappropriate logos.
Bag	Large enough and strong enough to carry the necessary books.	NO small handbags that cannot fit books.
Make up	Subtle make-up is acceptable - this is natural foundation and includes clear nail varnish and a subtle coat of mascara.	NO blusher or bronzer. NO thickly coated eyelashes, false eyelashes, eye shadow, eyeliner or heavily pencilled in eyebrows. NO false nail extensions, clip-on nails or coloured nail varnish. Teachers reserve the right to ask students to remove excess make-up at their discretion.
Hair Styles	Sensible hair styles.	NO extreme hair colour or styles /shaved patterns (natural tones only).
Hair Accessories	Plain, dark blue or black hair bands or bobbles.	NO coloured hair bands, bobbles or large flowers.
Jewellery	A watch and one small plain gold or silver stud per ear. All other body piercings (tongue, nose, lips, belly button, eyebrow etc.) are forbidden on the grounds of health and safety in and around school. A religious bangle may be worn and any religious necklace can be worn underneath the shirt, to be confirmed in writing by the parent.	NO large earrings, ear gauges, ear cuffs, dangly earrings or fashion earrings. NO bangles, bracelets or non-charity wristbands, non-House charity badges. NO rings.
Contact Lenses or Glasses	Prescription lenses and glasses only.	NO coloured contacts or fashion glasses.
PE Uniform
PE Outdoor Kit:	Quarter Zip Royal Blue/White Collar Track Top, Black Shorts (NOT tight shorts or cycling shorts), Royal Blue Football Socks, Football Boots (for Rugby and Football only), Shin Pads, Outdoor Trainers, Gum Shield (for Rugby only)	Optional Outdoor Kit: Black Tracksuit Bottoms with SGB crest, School Outdoor Jacket with SGB crest, Royal Blue Long Sleeved Base Layer.
PE Indoor Kit:	Royal Blue T-Shirt with school badge, Black Shorts (NOT tight shorts or cycling shorts), Royal Blue Football Socks, Indoor Trainers

The school reserves the right to confiscate items that are being worn or used inappropriately and can ban unforeseen items that may come under ‘fashion items’ but are not specifically stated in our uniform code.

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