The Skinners' School - School Uniform

School Uniform

The Skinners' School has uniform requirements that apply to all boys at the school, including those in the sixth form. These requirements have changed over the decades.

Traditionally
Variations throughout each school year, although some traditions have been repealed:

• Year 7 (First year) Black shoes. Grey socks. Black shorts. White collared shirt. School tie (black, red, and house colour, diagonal stripes). Grey, long sleeved, V-necked, woollen jumper (optional in summer). Blazer trimmed with two lines: burgundy and house colour, with school emblem on the breast pocket. Cap.

• Year 8 (Second year) Long trousers, instead of shorts.

• Year 10 (Fourth Year) No cap.

• Fifth formers could wear a boater (straw hat).

There was also the honours school tie for pupils who made an achievement for the school name, such as winning a local inter-school race. This tie was red, black, and white, diagonally striped.

Present Day
Years 7-10:

• Black shoes.
• Black trousers or shorts (though these are rarely worn being highly unfashionable amongst the pupils).
• White shirt.
• School tie (with house colour).
• Black V-necked jumpers are optional.
• Blazer (with house colour).
• School scarves are optional.

Years 11-13:

• Black or brown shoes.
• Most boys wear either a black or grey suit. This is optional, and the original blazer may still be worn, although is an unpopular choice.
• Boys in the 6th form may wear a white, blue or black shirt.
• Boys in year 11 should only wear white shirts.
• Any jumper, round-neck or V-neck can be worn as long as it is a suitably subdued colour with no logos.
• Those in the sixth form wear the sixth form tie (black and decorated with leopards). Boys in year 11 continue to wear the school tie.
• School scarves are optional

Sports Kit
PE/Gym Lessons

• White shorts
• House singlet
• White socks
• Non-marking trainers

Games

• Black and red hooped rugby shirt
• Black shorts
• Black socks with red hoops at top
• Appropriate footwear for football, hockey or rugby

Other ties are also available, however. Sporting achievements result in the presentation of school 'colours', a tie unique to the sport the achievement was gained in, which is presented by the headmaster in front of the school. The same goes for outstanding ability within the CCF. Prefect ties can be worn by the head boy, deputy head boys, as well as school and form prefects (These are black with horizontal red stripes).

Many boys have represented sports teams at county, regional and national level. Ties awarded to such boys are also accepted within the uniform policy.

• Teachers wear smart-casual clothing, with university gowns only worn on Skinners' Day during the ceremony.