Uniform and Equipment List - Eaton Bank Academy

Uniform Rules

All items of school uniform represent excellent value and may be purchased locally from DP Sportswear, Bromley Road, Congleton, CW12 1PT. Telephone: 01260 274400. Email: sales@dpsportswear.co.uk

Please watch the video from DP Sportswear which provides further information by clicking here

School uniform can also be obtained from the PTA’s Pre-Loved Uniform Shop

• Green blazer with embroidered school logo*.
• Plain white shirt (short or long sleeved).
• Tie with embroidered school logo (separate design for lower school and upper school)*.
• Knitted mid grey V neck jumper* (optional).
• Prescribed grey pleated school skirt*. Knee length.
• Mid grey tailored trousers* (boys & girls).
• Mid grey tailored shorts* (boys and girls) (these can be worn all year round)
• Black low heeled substantial school shoe. Leather or leather effect with no bright or coloured sports markings. No boots or trainers.
• Socks and tights must be plain black or grey and tights must not be patterned.
• Bags should be of the ‘rucksack’ variety with two shoulder straps for Year 7.

*All items marked with an asterisk should only be purchased from DP Sportswear

School Shoes

Guidance for school footwear can be found attached here. Please do contact the school (postpoint@eatonbank.org) before you purchase school shoes if you have any questions.

Additional rules relating to uniform and appearance:

• No hooded sweatshirts or trainers may be worn in the school grounds except during PE lessons.
• No scarves or coats may be worn indoors.
• Blazers must be worn at all times except where permission is given by a teacher to remove them.
• No jewellery, except for one small stud in each ear lobe, and no other facial or body piercings permitted. Watches are permitted.
• Students will be asked to remove excessive makeup and hair decorations.
• No extreme hairstyles or unnatural coloured hair.
• Coloured nail varnish and extended artificial nails are not permitted.
• No leggings to be worn as uniform except during PE lessons.

Physical Education

PE Kit from DP Sportswear:

• Sports polo shirt including printed school badge and personal initials*
• Hooded top including printed school badge and personal initials *
• Black PE shorts or ‘skorts’
• Black PE socks
• Black training pants or black leggings
• Shin pads (compulsory for football)
• Sports trainers
• Football boots (all students). Plastic studded boots must meet the specifications for the 3G pitch – Footwear for 3G pitch

*All items marked with an asterisk must be purchased from DP Sportswear

NEW 3G Pitch

• Football boots (all students in Y7 – 9). Plastic studded boots must meet the specifications for the 3G pitch.
• The new 3G Pitch is an exciting addition to our sports facilities. Please note, only specific footwear should be worn. Both boys and girls in year 7, 8 and 9 will use this facility in PE.
• If you have any boots your child has grown out of, please consider donating them to the the PTA’s Pre-Loved Unifom Shop, which enable us to provide affordable/ free footwear to families.

Examples of suppliers that provide discounted football boots include:

• www.decathlon.co.uk
• www.mandmdirect.com
• www.sportsdirect.com
• Nike Clearance Store, Talke Retail Park

Additional Information

• No hooded sweatshirts or trainers may be worn in the school grounds except during PE lessons. These will be confiscated and collected at the end of the school day.
• No stretch fit training shorts

Equipment

Please make sure that you have the correct equipment for school:

• Pens
• Pencils
• Pencil eraser and pencil sharpener
• Coloured pencils
• Ruler
• Compass
• Protractor
• Calculator
• Passwords

Sixth Form Dress Code: Dress for Success

Students in the Sixth Form have the privilege of choice. The way students present themselves should signal a serious attitude to their studies and a pride in their school community, and we believe that high standards of appearance are important. In the main school, this is achieved through wearing a smart formal uniform and, whilst there is no uniform in the Sixth Form, we do ask that students dress in a way that supports these high expectations.

Students’ dress should be tidy, clean and appropriate for a school environment. Students must not wear anything that could cause offence or embarrassment to others. Clothing must not distract others from learning.

• T-shirts must be appropriate (no inappropriate words, images or logos)
• Dresses, tops, shirts, trousers etc. should not be low cut, see-through or reveal any bare midriffs/backs, or underwear.
• If students choose to wear jeans, they must not be excessively ripped.
• Mini-shorts and mini-skirts, with or without tights, should not be worn.
• Where tattoos and piercings are visible, these must be appropriate and not in excess.

Some subjects (e.g. Art, Chemistry, Drama, PE, Dance…) have additional requirements and will explain these to you at the beginning of the course.

It is beyond the scope of the dress code to provide guidance to cover every eventuality. Any students whose standard of dress or appearance is considered to be inappropriate may be required to go home and change.

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