Guidance
School uniforms: guidance for schools
How schools should develop their uniform policy and procure uniform supplies.
- From:
- Department for Education
- Published
- 16 September 2013
- Last updated
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Applies to England
Documents
Procuring uniform supplies: template documents
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Details
This non-statutory guidance is for:for school:
school leaders
school staff
school governing boards
The templates support the guidance on procuring uniform supplies.
Schools and their governing boards must have regard to the Department for Education’s statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms.
The statutory guidance has been updated to include information about:
- the limit on the number of branded items of school uniform and PE kit that the government intends to apply from September 2026, when the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill receives Royal Assent
- the actions schools should take now to comply with the limit
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Published 16 September 2013
Last updated 297 AprilNovember 2024
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2025-11-07 10:00
Updated ‘Developing school uniform policy’ to include new and revised information.
2024-04-29 13:15
Added guidance on procuring uniform supplies, and accompanying template documents.
2023-06-02 14:49
Added a link to the Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on ‘Preventing hair discrimination in schools’.
Details
This non-statutory guidance is for:for school:
schoolleadersschoolstaffschoolgoverning boards
The templates support the guidance on procuring uniform supplies.
Schools and their governing boards must have regard to the Department for Education’s statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms.
The statutory guidance has been updated to include information about:
- the limit on the number of branded items of school uniform and PE kit that the government intends to apply from September 2026, when the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill receives Royal Assent
- the actions schools should take now to comply with the limit
Updates to this page
Published 16 September 2013
Last updated Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2025-11-07 10:00
Updated ‘Developing school uniform policy’ to include new and revised information.
2024-04-29 13:15
Added guidance on procuring uniform supplies, and accompanying template documents.
2023-06-02 14:49
Added a link to the Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on ‘Preventing hair discrimination in schools’.