Uniform and Dress Code

Please find below a summary of the uniform that is required for starting Wilmslow High School.

Uniform Requirements

  • Black regulation blazer with school crest (purchase from school supplier)
  • Maroon v-neck jumper with school crest (purchase from school supplier)
  • Maroon with House colour clip-on tie (purchase from school supplier)
  • Plain white shirt with pointed collar, which must be tucked in at all times (any retailer)
  • Black tailored trousers (any retailer) / Black kilt style skirt (purchase from school supplier)
  • Plain black socks (not trainer socks) / plain black tights (any retailer)
  • Black outdoor coat without large logos / images (any retailer)
  • Sensible plain black shoes

Jewellery and hair styles

Jewellery is not permitted with the exception of watches and stud earrings. Students may wear two small gold or silver stud earrings, one in each ear lobe. Extreme hairstyles (both too short and too long) should not be worn. Make-up and nail polish should not be worn. The final decision concerning the appropriateness or otherwise of any aspect of school dress or appearance will rest with the Heads of House and Student Managers.

Jewellery not allowed in PE lessons

The wearing of jewellery, earrings, and ear-studs (metal) is not permitted on safety grounds during physical education lessons and other sporting activities such as out of hours school learning or competitive fixtures. This includes body piercings such as tongue studs or belly button jewellery. These items represent a potential hazard not only to the wearer but also to other students.

Medical advice confirms that any jewellery worn in physical education lessons is an unnecessary risk and should be always avoided. Serious accidents have occurred because of contact between pupils wearing earrings or studs and other pupils or equipment, thus damaging the ear, or where items of jewellery have caught in apparatus and torn the ear lobe.

Sport safe plastic earrings are permitted in the interim period after initial piercings only. Students who do wear earrings to school on PE days will be expected to remove them by themselves. Staff are unable to help with this.

Note Jumpers remain optional in the Summer term and up until October Christmas.

Untidy Uniform defined as something that can be corrected, for example shirt out, skirt rolled up, excessive jewellery, excessive make up.

  • Failure to comply with the school uniform policy will result in a 10 minute referral at the end of the day. Staff to sign the student's uniform card (see further information below)
  • Form tutors will contact home via e-mail or phone to advise of students who persistently fail to follow the school’s dress code.
  • If a student continues to consistently fail in complying with school’s dress code, a referral will be made to student services and a 50 minute student referral will be issued 
  • Student Managers will intervene to support persistent offenders 
  • A referral will be made to a senior member of staff if students fail to respond to the interventions above

Incorrect Uniform/Refusal to amend uniform 

Defined as student unable to quickly amend personal appearance in line with schools’ dress code, for example no blazer, no clip-on tie, incorrect skirt, trainers) 

  • Student to be sent to SS to contact parent/carer to bring in or purchase correct uniform 
  • If parent/carer is unable to bring in correct uniform immediately lend appropriate item.
  • School Uniform being lent must be signed out and in and referral issued.
  • In exceptional circumstances students with genuine reasons may be provided with a sticker until appropriate provision is put in place. (please discuss this with senior student manager). 
  • Student Manager to contact Tutor advising of outcome.
  • If students refuse to wear correct uniform refer to Senior Student Manager and the student will work in Seclusion 

Uniform Referrals – Break

  • HOH/Head of 6th Form to monitor/organise daily break uniform referrals in different areas of the school each day.
  • Student Manager to log student’s name and ask them to amend their uniform. 
  • Students to remain in the room for the duration of break 
  • Student Manager to give list of names to Student Services Secretary to record on SIMS

Uniform Card

You will be issued a uniform card at the start of the year and are expected to carry this with you each day in your blazer pocket. If a member of staff notices you are not wearing the correct uniform, they will sign your card. 

If you receive 5 signatures, you will be issued with a 30 minute student manager referral and will need to collect a new card from student services. 

If you are asked for your card and do not have it, you will automatically receive a 15 minute B2 referral.