Please find to follow information regarding Bede’s School uniform and how it can be purchased. Bede’s uniform and sports kit is supplied by School Blazer.

Main School Uniform (Applicable to Years 9, 10 and 11)

• Bede's blue blazer - only available from www.schoolblazer.com 

• Bede's blue and green jumper - only available from www.schoolblazer.com 

• Bede's charcoal trousers - only available from www.schoolblazer.com 

• House Kilt must be no more than 5cm above the knee - only available from www.schoolblazer.com 

• Bede's house tie www.schoolblazer.com 

• White long-sleeved shirt

• Black leather shoes (no suede)

• Dark business-like waterproof coat (optional but must be long enough to cover the

• entire school blazer)

Must / Must not

a. School blue tweed blazers must be worn at all times.

b. School grey trousers (purchased from School Blazer) must be worn with a

white shirt (with top button done up) and house tie or with a collared blouse

and house tie. Shirts must always be tucked in.

c. Kilts must not be altered (including rolled), must be of an appropriate length,

recommended to be no more than 5cm above the knee and must be worn

with a white open necked collared blouse / shirt and be tucked in.

d. Jumpers must be the blue v-neck jumper with green trim (purchased from

School Blazer). The jumper must be worn in addition to the blazer and not

instead of the blazer. House hoodies and other jumpers or sweatshirts must

not be worn.

e. White or black ankle length socks must be worn with a house kilt or neutral,

plain blue or black tights or no socks must be worn with a house kilt. White

socks should not be worn with school trousers. Knee length socks must not

be worn.

f. Shoes must be all black, must be leather or leather look and must be a

traditional shoe that can be polished. Canvas shoes, trainers and any boots

must not be worn. Sliders must not be worn.

g. Pupils must not have nose piercings, eyebrow piercings, tongue piercings,

lip piercings or septum piercings.

h. Headphones must not be worn or on show around the school site.

Should / Should not

a. Coats should cover the suit jacket and should only be navy or black. They

can be made of waterproof or wool material. New Balance Sport Jackets

can be worn as a school coat.

b. Tights should not be ripped and will need to be replaced as soon as

possible.

c. Jewellery should be discreet. Makeup should be discreet.

d. Hair should be discreet in style, worn tidily and in a natural tone. Makeup

should be discreet, Junior pupils should be clean shaven.

e. Nail length and style should be discreet and should be practical for school.

Sixth Form and Pre Sixth Uniform

With the exception of the house tie (which is available from School Blazer) Sixth Form

uniform can be purchased from any retailer or supplier but must conform to the following:

• Conservative, dark, business-like suit (no corduroy or suede). Suits can be any

colour and either plain or patterned. They must be tailored suit jacket and skirt or

dress. Skirts and dresses should fall to an appropriate length ('appropriate' is at the

discretion of an AH and defined by the Bede's interpretation of a business dress

code). Trousers must be suit trousers and not jeans or leggings and they must not

have patch pockets on the back. Suits do not have to match in colour or pattern but

both the top and bottom half should be of a traditional suit style and there must be no

lycra in any of the material.

• Plain or Striped Shirts (light colours)

• Bede’s house tie or scarf*

• V-neck jumper (optional)

• Black leather shoes (no suede)

• Long dark waterproof coat

Shoes

All pupils should wear black shoes which must be leather or leather look and must be a

traditional shoe that can be polished. Canvas shoes, trainers or trainer style shoes (including

for example VANS and Nike Airforce) and boots are not acceptable. Dr.Martens shoes may

be worn but not ankle or high boot types.

Must / Must not

a. Blazers must be worn at all times.

b. Jumpers must be worn in addition to the blazer and not instead of the blazer.

Hoodies (including House Hoodies), sweatshirts, track suit tops or cardigans

must not be worn.

c. Coats must be worn in addition to the blazer and not instead of the blazer.

d. Collared shirts or collared blouses must be worn with trousers. Otherwise,

collared or non-collared blouses either patterned or plain must be worn. Vest

tops (for clarity, a top that has straps), low cut tops, T-shirts, polo shirts or

crop tops must not be worn.

e. Pupils must wear some form of house identity with their senior outfits – this

can be in the form of a tie, scarf or badge at the discretion of their Hm.

f. Skirts or Dresses must be appropriate and professional office attire. Skirts

must not be Denim or look ‘stretchy’ eg. Lycra. Shorts must not be worn.

Dresses must have sleeves (for clarity, not a top that has straps or no

shoulder covering)

g. Trousers must not be Denim or look ‘stretchy’ eg. Lycra and for clarity, must

not be jeans or leggings.

h. Knee length socks or fishnet tights must not be worn.

i. Shoes or boots must not be canvas or trainers. Shoes or boots should be

suede, leather or leather-look. Sliders or knee-high boots must not be worn.

j. Nose piercings or septum piercings must be discreet (with a small clear or

skin colour stud / bar).

k. Pupils must not have eyebrow piercings, tongue piercings or lip piercings.

l. Facial hair must be tidy, of even length and no longer than 5mm in length.

m. Pupils must have no visible tattoos.

n. Headphones must not be worn or on show around the school site.

Should / Should not

a. Jewellery should be discreet. Makeup should be discreet.

b. A plain coat which should cover the blazer, the New Balance sport coat

may be worn.

c. Hair should be a natural colour, clean and tidy.

d. Nail length should be practical for school.

Sports Kit

Our sports kit provider is Limitless. Limitless is a branch of our school uniform provider,

Schoolblazer.

You can order kit via the Schoolblazer website, in the same way that you currently order

School uniform.