Uniform and Personal Belongings

Our school uniform provides the children with a sense of belonging, community and pride in their school. It is practical and the children do look smart in their uniform. Our school colours are red, white and grey.

The children are required to wear the following uniform:
o Grey trousers, shorts, skirts or pinafore dress as appropriate [trousers should be grey school type/tailored trousers and not fashion or casual trousers such as leggings]
o Red and white striped or checked summer dress
o White shirt, blouse or polo shirt [white & red polo shirts with the school logo are available]
o Rushcombe school sweatshirt with logo – [no cardigans please]
o Black, grey, white or red socks or tights as appropriate
o Black flat sensible school shoes [no trainers, pumps or slip on shoes]

For PE all children are required to wear the following uniform:
o Rushcombe white PE t-shirt with logo
o Rushcombe Red PE shorts
o Plain black trainers or plimsolls can be worn

Some items of uniform including those with school logo, such as, school sweatshirt, PE t-shirt and optional polo shirts can be purchased from the school office. Many other items can be bought from retailers including supermarkets and department stores, such as, trousers, shorts, skirts, dresses, tights and socks. The school also sells other optional items, which you may wish for your child to wear, such as, fleeces and caps.

The Friends of Rushcombe also hold regular second-hand uniform sales for parents to purchase.

Please make sure that all items of clothing are labelled, to prevent them from getting lost around the school. In addition, small plain silver or gold stud earrings are the only jewellery allowed. Hair accessories, such as hairbands, should be in appropriate school colours.

School Uniform Award
For those families that are entitled to a free school meal due to income, it is important that your child is registered for the free school meal. If you would like to find out if you are eligible, please visit the online eligibility checker at Apply for free school meals – Dorset Council. This online form only takes a few moments to complete and will give you an immediate response. The eligibility checking service is confidential.

If your child does qualify for a free school meal [due to income] and the award is granted by the Local Authority, the Governing Body of Rushcombe First School has agreed that those children who are in receipt of a free school meal award will also be eligible to receive a one off annual school uniform award. This will include the following: one Rushcombe First School sweatshirt, one Rushcombe PE t-shirt, one pair of red shorts and one Rushcombe book bag.