Our aim is for the children to look smart and be comfortable at South Lake, and we ask you to help us to achieve this.  

Our school uniform is:

• Grey/black school skirt or pinafore
• grey/black school trousers or school shorts (not cycling shorts)
• white, navy blue, grey or black tights or socks
• white shirt or white polo shirt
• royal blue cardigan or sweatshirt without a hood – with or without school logo
• blue and white checked or striped dress, during warmer months
• appropriate low heeled shoes/black or white trainers
• no make-up or jewellery (stud earrings permitted)
• headscarves, if worn, must be blue, white or black.

Jeans, leggings and jogging bottoms are not part of the school uniform. Children can wear a plain blue sweatshirt, not patterned or with a non-school logo.

Plain school uniform can be bought anywhere, but if you prefer to buy school uniform with a logo, we have cardigans, jumpers, polo shirts and book bags available from www.michaelhope.co.uk. (Free delivery to school during May, June, July and September, a delivery charge to home will apply at all other times). We run a sale of pre-loved uniform on the school playground weekly. Contact the school office or speak to a member of staff for details.

If you aren't able to afford school uniform, please contact Mrs Stobie, our Family Support Advisor, or the school office, who will help you. 

PE kit

On PE days, the children come to school in their school PE kit.

The PE kit consists of:

• Plain blue or black shorts, joggers or leggings.
• PE trainers. 
• School t-shirt with school logo, or a plain white or plain pale blue t-shirt.
• School sweatshirt with layers underneath in the winter

Patterned tops, football shirts, items with sports logos, hoodies etc are not part of the uniform

The Halo Code

Our school champions the right of staff and students to embrace all Afro-hairstyles. We acknowledge that Afro-textured hair is an important part of our Black staff and students’ racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious identities, and requires specific styling for hair health and maintenance.

We welcome Afro-textured hair worn in all styles including, but not limited to, Afros, locs, twists, braids, cornrows, fades, hair straightened through the application of heat or chemicals, weaves, wigs, headscarves, and wraps.

At this school, we recognise and celebrate our staff and students’ identities. We are a community built on an ethos of equality and respect where hair texture and style have no bearing on anyone’s ability to succeed.

Jewellery

Governors request that parents/carers do not allow their child to wear jewellery in school.  Jewellery, if any, should be limited to one set of small stud earrings. All jewellery is to be removed for PE lessons, so please ensure that either your child can remove earrings by themselves or does not wear earrings on PE days.  All jewellery is worn at owner’s risk and the school will accept no responsibility for any items lost.

If, for religious reasons, your child wears a piece of jewellery that cannot be removed, we will ask you to complete a form accepting liability for this, to be approved by the Headteacher.