Uniform

Please see below for the Selby High School expectations for school uniform:

• Shoes: Plain black leather/ leather-look shoes with black, brown or tan edges to their soles, and no coloured logos or strips. Boots are not allowed.

• Trousers: Formal, tailored black school trousers in a regular fitting; trousers must also be of a length that meets the tops of shoes. Trousers can be worn with or without a plain black trouser belt with a non-fashion buckle. “Jeans-style” trousers (including any studs), tapered or tight fitting trousers are not allowed.

• Skirts: Plain black skirt; skirts must be no more than an inch above the knee; tight-fitting skirts or skirts made out of lycra or lycra-style stretchy material are not allowed.

• Socks and Tights: Dark coloured ankle-length socks should be worn; black tights may be worn with skirts. Please note trainer-style socks are not allowed.

• Shirts and Blouses: Plain white shirt or blouse.

• Grey blazer with school badge (Lower School).

• Black blazer with school badge (Upper School).

• Optional: Black jumper or cardigan with school name.

• School tie: Black background patterned with the correct house colour stripes: Garrett: White, Hockney: Yellow, Mason: Blue, Palin: Green.

• Jewellery: Students are allowed to wear a wrist watch and one small stud in each earlobe.  No other jewellery is allowed.

• Make-up: Any make-up should be discreet.

• Hair-styles: There should be no extremes of hair-style and only natural colours are allowed.

• Nail varnish: Only clear nail varnish is allowed; colours and nail extensions are not allowed.

• School badges may be worn on blazers; any other appropriate badges should be placed on the school bag.

• The dress code will be checked throughout the day and any issues recorded as a negative comment in the planner. All students must adhere to the school’s dress code at all times.

The following key points will help ensure that all students are in correct uniform every day:

• Trainers may be worn at lunchtimes by students wishing to use the tennis courts. Students must change back into shoes for lessons. Shoes must be worn at all other times during the school day, including the journey to and from school.

• Coats must not be worn in the classroom.

• Ties must cover the fastened top button of shirts or blouses.

• Shirts/blouses must be tucked into trousers or skirts.

• Hats and caps are not allowed in school (except on medical grounds, or for outside use on non-blazer days).

• Students who come to school with extreme hairstyles/r non-natural hair colours, or with false nails/ gel nails that can’t be removed, will spend break and lunchtime in isolation and will not be allowed to participate in any official school photographs.

• Students who arrive to school with clothing items, jewellery, or nails that do not comply with the policy will be given an opportunity to make the right choice and comply. Further refusal will be dealt with in line with the behaviour policy. Parents/carers/guardians need to be aware that this rule also applies to any kind of body piercing and, therefore, need to carefully consider the timing if they give permission to their child to have a piercing. In some cases the long summer holiday break may be the only time that allows the ‘healing period’ to be achieved in order to meet these requirements in school.

• Uniform Stockists: Classroom Clothing Ltd., 22 Finkle Street, Selby, YO8 4DS. A limited stock of ties are kept in school for purchase.