Uniform Guide 2021-2022 - RESPECT - HONESTY - ENDEAVOUR - CREATIVITY - COMMUNITY
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Uniform Guide
2021-2022
RESPECT - HONESTY - ENDEAVOUR - CREATIVITY - COMMUNITY
UNIFORM AND APPEARANCE Ensuring students attend school dressed smartly in school uniform is the foundation for high standards in other aspects of school life, including a positive work ethic and conduct in and around school. The purpose of The Ridgeway School uniform is to ensure that students are smart and appropriately dressed for the school environment. The school uniform gives a sense of unity and students should wear their uniform with pride whether they are in or outside the school building. First impressions count and by continually reinforcing our high standards of uniform and appearance we aim to prepare our students for the world of work. We thank parents in advance for actively supporting our school uniform expectations. Uniform is worn as a sign of commitment to The Ridgeway School and its ethos. We have high expectations of appearance and, therefore, we expect parents and students to co-operate with us to promote the highest standards of appearance, manners and behaviour. Purchasing uniform and ensuring a child arrives to school dressed appropriately, can be a stressful time. Our Uniform Guide is designed to help with this process by outlining a clear and concise uniform list which, in turn, will help you to understand what is expected of your child when the term begins in September. Any student arriving to school without the correct uniform or equipment will be required to report to new Uniform Office that will be available between 8:15am – 8:50am to resolve the infringement and prepare them for the school day. The loaning of items will be recorded and parents will be informed, students will be expected to return the item the following day or as agreed with the Pastoral team. The aim of the Uniform Office is to support students in the one off occasions where they have unintentionally forgotten, or have lost an item of school uniform/equipment and this has been unable to be replaced. Any loans from the Uniform Office will not be given with a consequence as it is felt that students have taken the right steps to ensure they are ready for the school day. We hope the uniform guide provides clarity around our expectations for September. In the new academic year, students should expect to be challenged by staff where they fail to meet the uniform expectations and will be unable to go to lessons until these have been resolved. Also, the school reserves the right to confiscate items that do not conform to the school’s expectations with regard to uniform. These items will be stored safely and returned to the individual at an appropriate time by a designated member of staff.
UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS
All skirts/trousers/shirts should be purchased from Famous Branches or the ‘school range’ of
major department stores as long as the correct style is purchased (see permitted styles below and
the image guidelines that follow)
A blazer with The Ridgeway School badge on the pocket must be worn by all students in Year 7-11.
Students may choose to wear a Ridgeway School sweatshirt or cardigan with the school logo
under their blazer, but not instead of their blazer
White long sleeved school shirt/blouse (tucked in, sleeves unrolled and buttoned to the neck)
The Ridgeway School House tie (these must not be coloured in)
Black regular length school trousers, ‘skinny’ or tight fitting in style are not permitted. Trousers
should meet the shoe, and should not be rolled up at the hem
Skirts must be a maximum of three inches (size of a credit card) above the knee and be an
appropriate school type material and style. They should not be fitted pencil or tube skirts
Large belts, buckles, zips, laces, pin stripes etc. are not acceptable on either skirts or trousers
Plain black school shoes suitable for wearing with formal attire (blazer/formal trousers). Shoes
that are not permitted are black trainers/footwear that are trainer in style yet labelled as shoes,
boots (including ankle boots), daps, sandals, shoes that look like trainers, shoes without backs,
and heels higher than 3cm. (see permitted and prohibited styles below)
Natural or black colour tights, or plain black socks
Cream apron for Technology
Further Points
• Outdoor coats –Should be “School Type” (not leather or denim coats/jackets) and must
not have inappropriate logos, slogans. These should NOT be worn inside the school
building (unless temperature drops below freezing)
• Hooded tops or tracksuits tops are also not permissible as an outdoor coat
• Trainers and boots are NOT school uniform and should NOT be worn during the school
day. Trainers can be worn when students are taking part in a sporting activity ONLY
• Jewellery – the wearing of jewellery is not considered appropriate for school and is
therefore not allowed. Students can only wear one small pair of discreet stud earrings
in lower lobe. (These will need to be removed for PE lessons.) No other piercings
allowed. Students who infringe this rule will be isolated until the piercing is removed
• Excessive make up, including extreme eye liner and false lashes are not permitted
• Coloured nail varnish and false nails are not permitted
• Extreme haircuts and styles are not acceptable. This includes shaving of the full head
below a grade 2 and dying the hair an unnatural colour
UNIFORM EXAMPLES
PE KIT EXAMPLES
Item Acceptable Not Acceptable Additional Information
We encourage them to be
Colour trims removed for practical lessons
School range blazer
¾ length, rolled up to avoid damage.
School badge
sleeves School blazers are “easy
Black in colour
Short waisted jackets care” polyester
Blazers Full length body
Fashion blazers Black blazers may be
Full length sleeves
Tight fitting purchased from other
Button up front
No other logo/badge, retailers in conjunction with a
Collar school badge available from
other than school.
Reception for £4.95
The Ridgeway
School tie worn
correctly Untied
Proper knot by the Large loose knots Clip on ties will now be
Ties
top button of the Shorter than waist optional.
shirt length
Waist length and
showing 5 stripes
Can be worn underneath
Sweatshirt/ Black with school
blazer if desired. Cannot be
Cardigan logo
worn without a blazer.
School range Students may choose to
wear a short sleeved shirt in
Plain white Untucked
the summer providing the
Long sleeved Coloured
sleeves are elbow length.
Tucked in Embroidery
Shirt Long sleeves may be rolled
Must button to the Capped sleeves
to the elbow when summer
neck Patterned uniform is authorised.
Designed to take a Midriff on show
tie
School range
Plain white Coloured
Fitted/ tailored Embroidery
Blouse Must button to the Capped sleeves
neck Patterned
Designed to take a Midriff on show
tie
Examples of Acceptable Examples of Not Additional
Item Acceptable Not Acceptable Acceptable Information
Cropped/rolled –
School range the ankle must not
Plain black be on show
Flat or Skinny or flared leg Students may wear
pleated front Jeans or denim tailored black
Trousers Bootleg or Leggings
shorts in the
straight style summer providing
Zips that show
Regular Large belts
they are knee
length to length.
Buckles/ laces
meet the
shoe Tight fitting Fitted Cropped
Pin stripes Trousers Trousers
School Large belts,
range buckles, laces, pin
Plain black stripes Skirts must be a
Modest Denim maximum of 3
Skirts
length Tube or skinny inches above the
Pleated, fitting styles knee.
straight and Slits Tube or Skirts with
A-line styles Coloured Fitted Skirts a slit
Boots
Suitable plain Trainers (including
black school black and/or those
shoes that pose as
suitable for trainers)
Shoes
wearing with
Daps
formal attire
Flip flops/backless
(blazer/formal
trousers). Open toes
Heels over 2”
UNACCEPTABLE FOOTWEAR
The school expects students to wear ‘formal’ leather shoes as part of the uniform. This can cause some confusion since the term can be subjective. However,
to avoid any confusion or embarrassment we have included a number of examples which are not appropriate for school. There will be sanctions in place for
students who wear unacceptable footwear. This could include being asked to wear a pair of shoes provided by the school until the matter is resolved.
Therefore, please help support us by ensuring your child attends the school wearing acceptable shoes.
EXAMPLES OF UNACCEPTABLE FOOTWEAR
Converse (or equivalent) leather Vans (or equivalent) style Nike (or other manufacturers)
or canvass boot leather or canvass trainer trainers
Dr Martins (or equivalent) boots Suede studded shoes Adidas (or equivalent)
leather trainers
PE Kits- boys & girls
Items marked in the PE section with an * are optional and available from the PE Office.
Sky blue polo shirt with school logo (available from Famous Branches)
Plain black shorts. Short, tight-fitting shorts and ‘hot pant’ style shorts are not appropriate to be
worn around the school site and so we ask that students wear plain black tracksuit
bottoms on top of their shorts and remove these for PE.
Sky blue rugby shirt/hockey shirt with black collar and reversible contrast band in
black (available from Famous Branches)
Two pairs of sky blue with navy ‘turnover top’ long socks (available from Famous
branches)
Black plain tracksuit bottoms, these should not be any other colour and should not
be emboldened with a logo. Leggings of any kind are not permitted.
Specialist PE kit required:
Black ‘Speedo’ style swimming trunks/costume, swimming hat and towel
=Football boots and shin pads
Gum shield/mouth guard are advisable
Trainers (please see important note below)
Ridgeway athletics vest
*Ridgeway black drill top/tracksuit top
*Ridgeway Exam PE Polo shirt (GCSE students only)
*Ridgeway shower proof jacket (black)
Please note: the risk of injury and long-term damage to joints and bones is increased if
students perform in ‘leisure trainers’ where the sole is narrower than the foot, and has little cushioning
effect or much support and are too often worn with either the laces untied or loosely tied. We strongly
recommend a cross trainer type of trainer.Consequences for Failure to Meet Uniform Expectations
If a student is not wearing the correct school uniform when arriving to school the following will
happen:
1. The member of staff on duty before school and the mentor who is the first point of contact
in the school day, will ensure that all students are wearing appropriate uniform. Where this
is not the case, students will need to attend the uniform office where they will borrow items
to ensure that they are meeting the uniform policy. The loaning of items will be recorded
and parents informed. The student will not be able to enter lessons until the correct school
uniform attire is worn and will therefore be isolated whilst this is being addressed;
2. Students who do not adhere to the uniform policy, and have not reported to the uniform
office, will be issued with a C2. They will be required to attend a C2 detention at break time
the following day. Parents will be notified via email and on Go4Schools;
3. Failure to attend the C2 detention will result in a Pastoral After School Detention;
4. Extremes of hairstyle, etc. are also not permitted and should be referred in the first instance
to the Student Support Leaders, if it is deemed that this does not meet the uniform policy
students will not be permitted to attend lessons.
If a student has a medical requirement which impacts on the wearing of any part of the school
uniform, medical evidence must be provided clearly stipulating the uniform adjustments required
and the date that this will cease. In these circumstances the student will be given a medical card.
We appreciate the excellent support that we receive from our parents and carers and ask that you
contact the school through the student’s mentor if you have any questions or concernsPurchasing
If you are purchasing through the school supplier we are suggesting 3 options for
purchasing the uniform.
Online from store.famousbranches.com
In store at:
The Famous Schoolwear Specialists
Unit 1B
Plaza 21
Sandford Street
Swindon
SN1 1HE
Telephone – 01793 520843
A plain black blazer can be purchased from other retailers, and a sew-on Ridgeway badge
bought from our Main Reception for £5. Please ensure it meets our uniform criteria.
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