School Dress Code
At St Joseph’s we believe that a dress code for all students in Years 7 to 11 is appropriate and will help promote a productive working environment. The dress code at St Joseph’s is something that we take pride in. With high expectations for student uniform, we hope to:
– encourage pride in our school.
– create a sense of belonging and community.
– enable students to feel safe and secure.
– promote equity and reduce bullying through peer pressure to conform to fashion trends.
The current uniform policy has been created by staff, student leadership team and our governors. It has been carefully created to maintain our high standards and expectations of our students.
Staff will apply these rules consistently and fairly.
Our uniform is non-negotiable and must be worn correctly at all times. Students who do not follow these rules will be challenged.
Student Uniform
• Plain white shirt (short sleeve in the summer if preferred).
• School tie – traditional, tied correctly, or clip-on.
• Navy St Joseph’s school jumper.
• Black school trousers (no leggings, jeggings, jeans, track suit bottoms, joggers – not overly tight material).
• School skirt: A-line (no more than 5cm above the knee and not rolled).
• In addition, students may wish to wear an optional navy school blazer.
• Footwear should be flat, leather or similar with no viable branding and entirely black in appearance. (no boots/sandals).
• Black tights or black/white socks only.
• Suitable coat or jacket (no pull-on hoodies are allowed).
There should be no variation to this uniform, and coats should not be worn unless it is outside during social time at lunch time or break time.
Uniform Standards
• Top buttons should be done up.
• Shirts should be tucked into trousers or skirts.
• Jumpers should be worn at all times including registration, breaks and dinner, but may, in hot weather, be removed at the discretion of the class teacher.
• Students should leave school at the end of the school day in full school uniform and be tidy in appearance as they are ambassadors for our school in the local community.
PE Kit
• Navy school PE top [available from Termtex] or plain navy hoodie [no visible logo or branding].
• Plain navy or black shorts, joggers or leggings [no visible logo or branding].
• Black, navy or white socks
• Appropriate sports trainers with non-marking soles
• For outdoor lessons on rainy days, students may wear a suitable waterproof jacket on top of their PE kit [not their school coat].
• No jewellery can be worn for PE and student will be asked to remove it and leave it in their bags.
• All students with long hair
All of our branded uniform can be purchased from our supplier, Slaters School Wear [Click Here]
A full version of our Uniform Policy can be found in our Policy section by clicking here