Our School Uniform Aims to:
- Encourage students to look distinctive and smart thereby fostering pride in our school;
- Prevent discrimination and reduce tension caused by fashion and choice;
- Allow recognition as Cox Green Students.
Mandatory Items
Blazer |
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Black blazer with embroidered school logo. |
Not Permitted: Any other type of Blazer. |
Trousers |
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Plain black tailored school trousers. Plain black belts if needed. |
Not Permitted: Brushed cotton, cord or jean type material, fashion trousers, skinny fit or leggings. Staff reserve the right to decide whether trousers are appropriate or not. |
Skirt |
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Plain black pleated knee length school skirt or Cox Green School skirt. All skirts must be knee length and not rolled over at the waist. |
Not Permitted: No pencil skirts, stretch/jersey material or bodycon-style skirts. |
Shirt |
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White shirt with collar (long or short sleeve). |
Not Permitted: Sports or fashion shirts, blouses, t-shirts or polo shirts. No coloured or logo t-shirts to be worn under shirts. |
Tie |
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Cox Green School clip on or tie-able ties available from our on-line school uniform supplier Direct Clothing (please see school website), Cox Green School reception or High Street school uniform suppliers. |
Not Permitted: Any tie other than the official school tie. No defaced school ties. No ties worn loosely. |
Shoes |
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Plain, flat black polishable shoes. |
Not Permitted: Trainers (including vans and leather-type trainers), canvas, casual slip on shoes or boots, Crocs, sandals, high heels or ankle boots. |
Tights/Socks |
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For students wearing trousers: Black or white socks. For students wearing skirts: Terms 1- 5: Black opaque tights. Term 6: White or black ankle socks, or black opaque tights. |
Not Permitted: Coloured or patterned tights or socks or knee-high socks. |
Coat |
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Black or navy-blue PLAIN coats only, in a suitable style for school. Coats should be SINGLE colour. |
Not Permitted: Any other colour, denim, leather, leather look, patterned, studded, large logos. Logos should not be visible on the back of coats. |
Bag |
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A strong practical bag big enough to carry books and equipment, e.g. rucksack. This should be in a plain colour. |
Not Permitted: Fashion handbags. |
Headwear |
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Not Permitted: Durags, Bandanas, Balaclavas at any time. Hats, Snoods and Scarves not to be worn inside school buildings |
Optional Items
Jumper |
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Dark green V neck jumper with embroidered school logo. |
Not Permitted: Any other jumper, sweatshirt, hoodie or sports clothing. |
Shorts (May be worn in Term 6 only) |
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Plain black tailored school shorts available from our on-line school uniform supplier - Direct Clothing (please see school website). School shoes must be worn with shorts. |
Not Permitted: Any sports type shorts. |
All items of school uniform must be named, ready for when your child starts school.
Additional Items
Jewellery |
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One wrist watch, one pair of plain gold or silver ear studs (max diameter 5mm) and one small religious chain may be worn inside the shirt. The school is not responsible for jewellery worn at school. |
Not Permitted Other types of earrings of any other kind including hoops. Rings, necklaces, bracelets, brooches or badges not concerned with school. No other body piercings apart from ear piercings are permitted. |
Hair |
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Hair should be cut in a style suitable for school and kept clean, neat and tidy. It should also be of a natural colour.
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Not Permitted No extremes of hairstyle or colour. Lines shaved into head/hair or shaved heads/shaved eyebrows are not appropriate for school. If there is any doubt, please contact the school before going to the hairdresser. No ribbons, hair bands, grips or other hair covers, in a colour or style not complementary to school uniform. No hats/caps to be worn inside buildings. |
Make-up |
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Natural looking, subtle make-up only. |
Not Permitted Noticable Make-up, false eyelashes, coloured nail varnish or nail extensions. |
Headwear |
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Religious Headwear |
Not Permitted: Durags, bandanas, balaclavas not permitted at anytime. Hats, snoods and scarves are not to be worn inside school buildings. |
On safety grounds jewellery must be removed for PE or when participating in sport.
This includes newly pierced earrings (please note tape covering is not permitted).
Shoulder length hair must be tied up for PE and sport.
PE Uniform
Students should wear the “new style” PE uniform below, unless they have been passed down or have purchased the “old style” kit.
Please ensure that all items are clearly labelled with the student’s name.
Mandatory Items
- Black and green polo shirt with school logo
- Black and white mid layer track top with school logo.
- Plain black shorts or plain black skort.
- White ankle/sports socks or black ankle socks.
- Sports trainers.
- Hairband for shoulder length or longer hair
PE Optional Items
- Plain black tracksuit bottoms or black tracksuit bottoms with school logo
- Plain black football/hockey socks
- Football boots (moulded studs only)
- Gum shield for contact sports
- Shin pads
The Following Items Are Not Permitted
- Hoodies
- Tracksuit bottoms with a pattern or big logos.
- Jewellery, watches, earrings.
- Students with newly pierced ears will not be able to take part until the earrings can be removed. We do not allow students to cover earrings with tape.
These are the expectations that the PE department have and the reasons for them:
- Students are required to bring their PE kit to every lesson regardless of illness or injury.
- If your child is suffering from illness or injury, then a note will be required to explain its nature. As professionals, the staff in the PE department know what activity is planned and therefore can make judgements on whether it is necessary for your child to be excused from the lesson. We often find that by modifying the activity, those with illnesses or injuries are still able to learn and participate in some form. Any illness or injury lasting more than two weeks will require a note from either the doctor or hospital.
- Students who are injured or suffering from illness will still be expected to get changed into their PE kit for the lesson unless the injury or illness prevents them or would be made worse by doing so. The reasons for this are:
- Depending on the activity your child may still be able to participate in some aspect of the lesson as explained above.
- Your child must stay with their teaching group at all times. That may mean that your child is expected to go on to the field in times of bad weather. This results in them getting their school clothes wet, which they then have to sit around in for the rest of the day, often making their illness worse. By changing into their PE kit on such days, your child will have clean and dry clothes to wear for the rest of the day, helping their recovery rate from the illness.
- No aerosols are allowed in the PE changing rooms.
Jewellery
The wearing of any jewellery (including any hidden body piercing) is not permitted on safety grounds during physical education lessons and other sporting activities. These items represent a potential hazard not only to the wearer but also to other children. Medical advice confirms that any jewellery worn in physical education lessons is an unnecessary risk. Serious accidents have occurred damaging the ear of the wearer and to others.
All National Sporting Bodies have also banned the practice of taping up jewellery. Pupils are encouraged to leave items of jewellery and earrings at home on days when they have physical education lessons. Newly pierced ears can take a period of three to six weeks before sleepers and studs can be removed. If your son/daughter is considering piercings please do this at the start of the summer holidays to allow sufficient time for earrings to be safely removed. We ask parents to actively work with us in helping to minimise disruption to the physical education curriculum by ensuring that school guidance on jewellery is adhered to and that ears are pierced at the start of the summer holidays to allow maximum healing time.
