School Uniform
Wearing a school uniform plays a key role in promoting pride for our pupils. It fosters self-confidence and a feeling of belonging to a special community. Additionally, it removes the extra pressures of deciding what to wear and trying to meet the expectations and approval of peers. At Christ the King Catholic School we take immense pride in the way we present ourselves, and recognise that our physical presentation is often a pre-curser to excellent presentation of behaviour and focus in learning.
Information on our school uniform supplier can be found at the bottom of this page.
Free pre-loved items
It is expected that all pupils comply with our uniform policy and we have made every effort to help keep the costs of our uniform affordable. We offer a free swap shop in our main school office of second-hand uniform items. Parents can take an item or swap for an outgrown piece. We also welcome donations from parents to help keep this sustainable.
Our uniform expectations: (scroll down to see a visual guide to our school uniform expectations)
Winter uniform: School sweatshirt or cardigan with CTK logo; white polo shirt; grey trousers or skirt
Summer uniform: School sweatshirt or cardigan with CTK logo; blue checked summer dress or white polo shirt and grey shorts/skirt
PE Kit (all year): Navy blue tracksuit (top and bottoms); plain navy-blue t-shirt; navy blue shorts. Base layers are optional for colder weather months.
Forest School (all year): Do not need to be school uniform items, but plain dark clothing is requested. Long-sleeved top, long trousers (not shorts). Seasonally appropriate outer layers such as waterproof trousers, coats, warm fleece/jumpers, sun hat. Please ensure that your child has spare socks and wellies/old spare shoes for getting muddy at all times of year.
Footwear: Black flat shoes or sports shoes. Trainers which can be worn for both PE and daily wear are permitted, so long as these are completely black with no obvious colourful logos or trademarks.
Hair accessories: Shoulder length hair and longer should be tied back in school. Small accessories which match the school colours are permitted, oversized bows or 'fashion / animal ears' head bands are not allowed.
Jewellery
Earrings: Small studs may be worn in pierced ears. Children with pierced ears must be able to remove these without help for PE lessons. Hoops and dangly earrings are not safe for use in school.
Watches: Watches are allowed so long as there is no function to take photos, videos, phone or access the internet
Rings, bracelets and necklaces: These items should not be worn to school as they are easily lost or damaged and may present a risk at break times.
Supplier details
Kids Clobber
20 Endless Street
Salisbury
SP1 1DP
Tel: 01722 321200
Email address: tracey.bunn920@btinternet.com
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 9.30am - 5.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sundays: 11.00am - 4.00pm
The shop also stocks everything else you might need for uniform including white shirt, shoes, trousers and skirts.
Payment plans are available through the shop so please don’t hesitate to enquire through them.
Reasonable adjustments for SEND
We know that within our school family, there are a wide range of needs: including sensory aversion and physical difficulties with certain clothing types. If you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments to our uniform expectations for your child's sensory and/or physicals, please contact the school.
Non-uniform and themed days
Throughout the school year, we may host non-uniform or themed days where children can wear items to suit a special occasion. We will never expect parents to purchase new clothing items specially for this purpose and any involvement in these is entirely optional. To help with affordability, we encourage items based on what we think children will already have at home, for example wearing pyjamas to school on World Book Day or suggesting how a 1940s style costume can be styled using everyday clothing most children will have for our D-Day celebrations.
On these non-uniform and theme days parents are mindful of practicality of the clothing so that children are able to engage in their usual learning activities.
We kindly request that pupils do not bring in items which might be perceived or used as a weapon, and that masks are not worn because these can be distressing for some of our younger and SEN pupils.
All costumes should be in-keeping with what is age-approriate for a primary school child and free from any offensive or upsetting logos, phrases or branding.