School Uniform
IPS School Uniform Policy 2024
The Ickleford Primary School uniform is practical but smart, and we expect all of our children to wear it neatly and with pride. Children are expected to arrive at and leave school in the correct uniform (including black school shoes and school colours socks/tights) and represent the school positively when out in the community wearing their uniform.
Our school uniform is red, white and grey and can be bought from any retailer. A comprehensive list of items can be found below. Optional school embroidered sweatshirts and cardigans, P.E. kit, summer caps, and reading book bags (required in Reception and KS1) are now available form the local supplier, Beat Uniform Supplier, Hermitage Road, Hitchin.
Our PTA offers a free uniform exchange service, via their Facebook page.
Please label/name every items of your child’s clothing.
School Uniform List
Expectations for School Uniforms
IPS Winter Uniform: October Half-Term - Easter Break
Red school round-neck sweatshirt or cardigan
White blouse, shirt or white polo shirt
Grey pinafore, skirt or tailored, straight trousers - no leggings, jogging bottoms or jeans
White, grey or black socks
White, grey or red tights
Black sensible outdoor school shoes, that children can fasten themselves.
Optional IPS Summer Uniform: Summer Term - October Half-Term Break
Grey-tailored shorts or skorts
White short-sleeved blouse or shirt
White or red polo shirt
Red and white summer checked gingham dress
IPS PE Kit
Trainers - to be kept in school for playtime and PE, that children can fasten themselves
Black plain unbranded jersey jogging bottoms
Black round neck sweatshirt (no hoddies for health and safety reasons)
Black shorts
Red PE Top (Beats only)
Drawstring bag
Year 4 & 5: full swimming costumes or swimming trunks, swim cap, goggles and a towel (as specified by Hitchin Swimming Centre) No bikinis, tankinis or board-shorts permitted.
IPS Accessories
Clear plastic sports cap water bottle
Reception and KS1 reading book bag
KS2 small rucksack
IPS Optional Accessories
Red summer cap
Red winter fleece hat
N.B. Outdoor PE will still continue, even in colder months
For our sports day, in the summer term, children are assigned a house colour of either red, blue, green and yellow. We have an established tradition of the children wearing a plain coloured t-shirt to represent their house for this event. Children will remain in the same coloured house for the remainder of their time at school. Siblings will be placed in the same house. Children will also be required to wear their t-shirt at the end of some units of PE. Inter-house mini games competitions are organised in each class to consolidate their learning and the t-shirts are worn to differentiate the teams.
PTA Uniform Exchange
Please see the link above to join the Facebook group. If you are not a Facebook user and want to get involved, please email via PTA email and let us know which sizes and items you require and we can keep a look out for you.
Accessories
Reception children will be required to leave a pair of named wellies in school for outdoor play.
Reception and KS1 require book bags available form Beats.
KS2 require small ruck sacks from any retailer.
Water bottle - clear plastic with a sports cap (no metal with a screw top)
In line with out Hitchin Partnership Schools:
Watches (optional): discrete, simple and single function digital and analogue watches only, for the sole purpose of learning to tell the time. No iwatches or fitbits.
Small gold or silver stud earrings only.
Long hair must be tied back at all times, irrespective of gender, using simple hair bands or scrunchies in school colours.
No shaved designs, shaved heads, coloured hair or highlights.
No nail varnish or temporary tattoos.
Mobile Phones
To ensure the safeguarding of all children and staff, the governing board have agreed that children are not permitted to bring mobile phones into school.
By accepting a place for their child at Ickleford Primary School, it is expected that parents and their children will abide by the school's policies, rules and ethos.
