Lacon Childe School more than just a school

At Lacon Childe School we believe that school uniform promotes a strong attitude to learning and enhances a sense of identity and community ethos.  Uniform also helps members of the wider community form a positive impression of our school and the students who attend as well as creating a level playing field for all our students no matter their background.

We would like to take this opportunity to share with you our updated uniform policy. The policy has been updated taking into consideration both student and parent
views, affordability in line with the national uniform requirements making purchasing items simpler and more affordable and moving with the times, whilst still ensuring that students remain smart and uniform standards remain high. We are sharing this now, so that you have all the information you need, nice and early, to avoid any unnecessary upset or expense.

We will continue to support students who are not in the correct uniform by loaning items upon arrival. Refusal will result in students being out of circulation at social time until uniform can be corrected as noted in our policy. We appreciate your support in ensuring students have the correct uniform to avoid this situation.

To ensure that our uniform is affordable our uniform consists of only 3 badged compulsory items: a blazer, PE polo shirt and the school tie. These can be purchased from Simply School Uniform in Kidderminster. All other items can be purchased from a range of suppliers but must meet the uniform policy. There are a selection of optional extras that can be purchased including the sports jumper and maroon V-neck.

For our school PE kit, the optional badged ¼ zip jumper has now replaced the hoodie. The long PE socks will need to be all black not maroon. If your child is in Year 9-11 and has either of the above items, they can continue to use them until such a time that they need to be replaced.

Footwear is also a challenge for parents as many high street stores are now marketing trainer styles as school shoes. The type of shoes that are acceptable are smart and protective for students to wear all day in school. Footwear that meets our uniform policy should be considered acceptable in a ‘business’ work environment. Please DO NOT send your child to school wearing trainers, we have included photos of footwear that is not acceptable in the uniform policy.

Please see below link to our guide to the Lacon Childe School uniform policy which will help you when purchasing your new uniform. 

Uniform Policy 2024/25

Our current school uniform supplier, Simply School Uniform, ceased trading on 10th December after 25 years of dedicated service to Lacon Childe School. In light of this change, we have met with a new supplier, Crested School Wear, who will be taking over the provision of our school uniforms from January 2025. We are optimistic about this transition and believe that they will provide a reliable and quality service. The new supplier is currently in the process of setting us up on their website and we expect them to be ready for orders by the start of the new term. We will keep you updated with the website link and further details as soon as they are available

It is advised that all uniform is clearly labelled with the pupils name, any lost items that are named can be easily returned to students.

The school cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to clothing/ uniform of individual pupils.