Uniform - The Birley Academy

Our Uniform

We expect all pupils to attend school in full school uniform every day, this demonstrates their willingness to meet our expectations and to demonstrate our value of respect. Where pupils are not in full uniform this will be expected to be remedied before entering the school for Registration by accessing the uniform store in school and exchanging an item of personal property for the missing/correct uniform item.

Blazer with Birley branding (available at Pinders – link below)
School tie (clip on and traditional both available at Pinders)
White school shirt
Black school trousers or skirt – NOT leggings
Black school tights
Black polishable school shoes OR
PLAIN BLACK polishable trainers (e.g. Nike AF1 or similar) – NO coloured ticks/strips or metallic strips allowed please (see images below)
PLAIN BLACK canvas trainers (e.g. converse or similar) – NO camouflage patterns or multi-texture designs please (see images below)
Plain BAG able to fit A4 books in

(Optional items)

Navy blue V-neck jumper (does not need to be branded, but must be V neck and must have no logo on)
Outdoor coat.

PE Kit

Compulsory items:

Academy polo top – from Pinder’s.
Black or navy tracksuit bottoms/leggings – no brand logos.
Trainers – must have a good grip with laces. Not pumps.
Plain navy – blue knee-length games socks.
White sports socks for indoor use.

(Optional items):

Academy hoodie – from Pinder’s.
Academy shorts – from Pinder’s.

Purchasing Uniform

We ensure that our uniform requirements are:

available affordable at a reasonable cost.
provide best value for money.

Many items are available from a range of high street shops and stores.

In addition, uniform can be purchased from Pinder’s schoolwear.

Pinder’s schoolwear is located at:

East Mall
Peak Square
Crystal Peaks
Sheffield,
S20 7PQ

Contact: [email protected]

Website: Birley Academy | Pinders Schoolwear

For more information on our school uniform, please read the academy’s school uniform policy.

Second hand uniform

We gratefully accept any items of good quality uniform that parents may wish to donate once their child has grown out of them. If you wish to donate any items, please contact the academy by telephone or by dropping items off to the academy reception during term time.

We wash and use this uniform to support pupils who have attended without an item of uniform, or who are new to the school and awaiting uniform.

Consequences

Should students forget or purposely not wear an item of uniform, they will be expected to exchange an item of personal equipment (such as the incorrect shoes or their mobile phone/house key) for the correct item. This is to ensure the item is returned to the Academy.

This will also be recorded on Go 4 School as pupils not attending school in the correct uniform are not meeting our value of Respect.

Tutors will check each morning during line-up to ensure students are wearing appropriate uniform. There will be ongoing checks throughout the day by all staff, on corridors and in classrooms.

If a student is not in the correct uniform, they will receive a sanction in line with the academy’s behaviour policy.

The examples below show shoes which are, and are not permitted, all pupils have this share with them regularly, please refer to this when buying your child’s shoes.

Allowed / Not Allowed

Trousers – choice of retailers

Allowed

Plain black, tailored trousers, these should not be skin tight and should have a zip/button waistband
Must allow for shirts to be tucked in

Not Allowed

Leggings
Jeans
Jeggings
Flared Trousers
Cropped trousers

Skirts – choice of retailers

Allowed

Plain black skirts, should not be extremely short
Must allow for shirts to be tucked in

Not Allowed

Skirts which are extremely short
Skirts which are see through/very thin material

Shirts- choice of retailers

Allowed

Plain long or short sleeved white shirt with top button and collar.
Shirts must be tucked in at all times
Shirts must be worn with a school tie

Not Allowed

No T-shirts or football shirts underneath the school shirt.

Shoes- choice of retailers

Allowed

Shoes must be plain black – with no multi-coloured/metallic large logos
Plain black leather trainers (such as Nike AF1 or similar) are allowed
Plain black canvas trainers (such as converse or similar) are allowed
They must have flat soles without ‘Air bubbles’

Not Allowed

No brightly coloured logo (Nike tick/Adidas Stripes for example)
No metallic strips on heels (see images)
No high heels or boots. No stripes, logos, emblems, colours or coloured soles.

Academy Blazer – Pinder’s only

Allowed

Academy grey blazer, badged with school logo
Blazers should be worn at line up each day.
Blazers can be removed in lesson with the teacher’s permission

Academy Tie – Pinder’s only

Allowed

Ties can be clip on or traditional
Ties can be purchased from Pinders – but identical are available from some online retailers

Not Allowed

Not threaded and no graffiti

Makeup

Allowed

Minimal natural make-up
Nails must be short (no longer than 5mm above the finger tip) and be natural in colour (french tip permitted)

Not Allowed

No bright make-up allowed.
Heavy or obvious makeup, coloured lipstick or eyeshadow is not permitted and will have to be removed if seen.
Eyelashes must appear natural and not excessively false. This is at the schools discretion.

Jewellery

Allowed

One pair of small plain stud earrings or small hoops, and a watch (earrings must be removed in practical subjects if requested (PE, Dance, Drama in particular)
Single plain nose stud permitted (must be removed for PE)

Not Allowed

Any other jewellery is not allowed.
Septum, Lip, Eyebrow piercings should not be visible in school

Hairstyles

Allowed

Hairstyles should be smart

Not Allowed

Those that are considered excessive will not be allowed.
This may include patterns cut into hair, unnatural vivid colours and unsuitable bows.

Bags

Allowed

All students require a school bag which can fit A4 workbooks in, a school planner and the other equipment.

Not Allowed

Examples of unsuitable bags.