Uniform
Our uniform consists of the below items for Nursery - Y6
Winter Uniform
White polo t-shirt or shirt with collar (short or long sleeves)
Burgundy St James crew neck sweatshirt/sweatshirt cardigan with logo - (OPTIONAL)
Plain burgundy sweatshirt, jumper or cardigan (available from a range of retailers)
Dark grey trousers (not leggings)
Dark grey pinafore dress or skirt
Grey, black or white short/long socks or grey or black tights
Black, flat sensible shoes (low heeled and to be plain with no logos)
Black boots (sensible, flat) – (OPTIONAL)
Dark red zip-up fleece with logo (for outdoors only) - (OPTIONAL)
Summer Uniform
White polo t-shirt or shirt with collar (short or long sleeves)
Burgundy St James crew neck sweatshirt/sweatshirt cardigan with logo - (OPTIONAL)
Plain burgundy sweatshirt or cardigan
Dark grey trousers (not leggings)
Dark grey pinafore dress or skirt
Red gingham dress (any style)
Grey, black or white short socks or long socks
Black, flat sensible shoes (low heeled and to be plain with no logos)
Sturdy sandals in a dark colour – (OPTIONAL)
P. E. Kit
Plain white T shirt
Black shorts
Black plimsols for indoor PE
Trainers for outdoor PE (preferably dark)
Black jogging bottoms and a plain sweatshirt for cold weather and outdoor PE
Accessories
No makeup
No nail decoration
Functional and plan hair bands and clips or small red bow (no overly large multi-coloured bows)
Jewellery
On health and safety grounds, we do not allow children to wear jewellery to school (except for small studs (not hoops) and watches.
Earrings must be removed on PE days (and swimming).
No rings or necklaces.
Hair
We encourage children to tie hair up where it is long enough to do so.
Hair must be tied up in PE.
In swimming, we request that children wear a swimming cap or tie long hair up.
Hats
Suitable hats can be worn in cold weather (woolly, beanie) and in the summer (baseball cap, sun hat).
Bags
St James book bag.
A small bag/ruck sack can be brought to school (as all equipment is provided to children)
All clothing should be clearly labelled with your child’s name. This is especially important, as uniform items look similar and can easily be confused for another child’s. The school cannot accept responsibility for any lost items.
Where you can get uniform
We keep a limited amount of stock in school which parents are welcome to purchase but please note, we do not take cash payments (uniform should be ordered and paid for using the online ParentPay system). If you wish to purchase uniform before your child has been admitted to school, the full cost of any uniform purchased may be left as a deposit and once you have set up your ParentPay account, we will refund your cash payment.
School uniform with logos can be purchased directly from:
A Oakes Limited (174-180 Vicarage Road, Oldbury, B68 8JB; or the school has set up an account with Orchard Clothing who supply embroidered uniform and other items (https://orchardschoolwear.co.uk/shop/parent/school/161/products)
Generic uniforms can also be purchased from leading supermarkets including, Sainsburys (and Matalan).
