Cinnamon Brow CE Primary School

As part of our continued commitment to promoting active, healthy lifestyles through our OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) approach, we are looking to move to an active school uniform during 2026/27.  

We welcome your views on the proposals. All shared views were discussed at the parents forum and we are now consulting on the agreements made at that meeting. 

This exciting shift is in line with a growing national campaign encouraging schools to adopt uniforms that support movement and play throughout the day.  Please see here and here for information around the national campaign and also here for information provided by OPAL about this.  

Our aim would be that following consultation, the changes would be implemented during next year but only fully implemented in September 2027. This will give parents and carers time to swap to the new requirements. We recognise that this will mean a mixed approach during the next academic year. 

We will share the results during the first half term for implementation from that point. 

For the beginning of September 2026, we will be sticking with the white polo shirt in EYFS & KS1 but extending this to KS2 (no need to wear shirts or blouses and no tie required).

We want to make the suggestion of a daily flexible approach to uniform to suit the needs of your child. However, there would be certain days or activities where more formal uniform would be required. For example. special occasions, church visits, walking day and when representing the school.

Active uniform would allow children to wear a bottle green polo shirt, which would be required to bear the logo of the school,  plain black jogging bottoms, good quality leggings or plain black shorts all year round with their usual school jumper or cardigan. This can be interchanged with grey school trousers or shorts, grey skirt / pinafore or school kilt (summer dress during the summer).  There will be no separate PE kit as we try to reduce costs for parents.

This change means children can be more easily ready for active play - whether it's a spontaneous game at breaktime or a quick burst of movement to refocus in class or their planned in PE session. 

The only item of clothing that will be required to bear the school logo, would be the polo shirt although school jumpers / cardigans would be preferred. We will be exploring an iron on / stitched on option so polo shirts can be purchased from shop of choice.

Recommended footwear is proposed to be plain black trainers for all pupils, rather than traditional school shoes. However, this is a personal choice for parents and children. 

For many children, especially girls, traditional school shoes can be impractical and often not supportive enough for active and all-weather play - trainers offer a far more practical and comfortabel option for active days.

 Of course, wellies are a key part of our school uniform as the winter months (and rain) approaches.

See below some examples of shoes - any queries, please ask the office for advice.