School Uniform
Here at Ardleigh, pupils are expected to be smart at all times, wear their uniform with pride, and remember that they are ambassadors for the school.
School uniform plays a key role in promoting pride, self-confidence, and a feeling of belonging within the student body. These factors contribute to children's well-being, removing the additional pressures of deciding what to wear and added stress of meeting the expectations of their peers.
We request that parents/carers do their utmost to avoid placing their child in a compromising position by ignoring the dress code.
Our school uniform
Grey/black skirt or pinafore dress or grey/black trousers or shorts
Yellow polo shirt
Bottle green sweat-shirt jumper or cardigan
Fleece jacket (optional for outdoor use only)
White or grey/black tights or grey/black socks
Green and white gingham dress or playsuit (optional summer uniform)
Watches, small stud earrings or religious items required by the child’s faith may be worn. No other items of jewellery are allowed. (Ardleigh Academy & the Canonium Learning Trust cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to any item of jewellery worn to school by any pupils.)
Pupils are not permitted to wear any make-up.
School Shoes
Children should wear smart suitable flat school shoes. School shoes should be black. (Trainers and high heels are not permitted.)
If parents are in any doubt about the suitability of school shoes, parents must seek advice from the school before purchasing them. Trainers or plimsolls are not allowed except to change into at breaktime or for Physical Education. If children need to wear alternative footwear as a temporary measure, this should be put in writing by the parent and handed to the school.
Physical Education (PE)
Black PE shorts
Green school PE shirt ideally with school logo
Change of socks (if wearing tights)
Drawstring bag (PE bag)
Plimsolls for indoor PE and trainers for outdoor PE
Grey/black jogging track suit or similar for winter activities outside
These should be kept in a bag on your child’s peg at all times.
During the winter months, pupils may wear a tracksuit for PE.
All items of uniform and PE kit MUST be clearly labelled with your child’s name.
For Health and Safety reasons pupils must not wear any earrings for any sporting or PE activity in school and will be expected to remove them before taking part. It is therefore advisable to not have your child's ears pierced during the school term, and instead have this done at the beginning of the 6 week break to avoid them being removed before the recommended time. Children that cannot remove their earrings independently to take part in activities should have them removed by a parent / carer before they come to school. (Staff con not remove earrings for your child) (In accordance with Essex County Council guideline's, earrings can no longer be taped- they must be removed.)
Swimming:
Girls should wear an all in one swimming costume and boys need to wear swimming trunks (not holiday style shorts).
All children are required to wear a swimming cap.
Uniform Ordering
If you would like School uniform with our school logo on items can be ordered from Anglia Sports & Schoolwear:
Ardleigh St Mary’s Primary School (yourschoolwear.co.uk)
There are no minimum order quantities and your uniform will be delivered directly to your home address.
Other ordering information including sizes, delivery information and the returns procedure is also available online.
Items of uniform can also by purchased from other retailers on the High Street or online.
Our Friends Of also have a number of second hand uniform items available to purchase.
Uniform with the school logo is preferred but not essential.