Uniform

ITEM

REQUIRED/OPTIONAL

INFORMATION

Blazer with school badge            

Required

The blazer is a branded item and must be purchased through the uniform supplier. School house badge is provided when students join the Academy.

Shirt   

Required

White collared shirt with top button fastened. This must be smartly tucked in.  Note:  Shirts can be purchased from any high-street retailer.

Academy Tie            

Required

Branded Ashington Academy tie.  Supplied to Year 7 students in the first instance.

Jumper    

Optional

Navy V-neck jumper with light blue inset and the Academy badge.  Note: Only available from the uniform supplier. No other alternatives are acceptable.

Trousers        

Required

Charcoal grey tailored school trousers – not leggings, jeans or stretch style. The bottoms of the trouser must be at least 7.5 inches/18 cm wide at the bottom.  Note: Trousers purchased elsewhere MUST be the same style and fit as those provided by the uniform supplier.

Skirt

Required

Charcoal grey pleated or straight skirt – not tight fitting or stretch material and must be no more than 5 cm above or below the knee.  Note: skirts purchased elsewhere MUST be the same style and fit as those provided by the uniform supplier.

Socks/Tights             

Required

Socks must be black or grey with trousers. Grey opaque tights must be worn with skirts. Note: Can be purchased from any high-street retailer.

Shoes

Required

Plain black, formal, leather or leather style shoes which can be polished. No trainers, plimsolls, pumps, or boots. Note: Shoes can be purchased from any high-street retailer.

Item

Required/optional

Information

Outside Coats                      

Can be purchased from any retailer.

Caps         

Caps are not to be worn on academy premises.

Woolen Hats             

Optional

May be worn between the autumn and spring half terms but must be removed when entering the school building.

Item

Required/optional

Information

Polo shirt

Required

Note: Branded polo shirt only available from the uniform supplier.

Bottoms  

Required

Navy shorts/tracksuit bottoms/black sports leggings.  Note: It is required for students to have at least one of these items.

Mid layer top                       

Optional

Hoodie    

Optional

Rain jacket    

Optional

Skort        

Optional

Sports sock               

Optional

Black base layer      

Optional

PE Footwear

Trainers   

Required

Note: Trainers with non-marking soles are to be worn in the sports hall.

Studded Boots                     

Optional

Note: Students can wear studded boots when participating in certain activities on the grass.

Moulded boots and Astro trainers   

Optional

Note: Are allowed on the 3G sports pitch. However, metal studs, blades and flat sole trainers are not accepted.

Plimsolls, Converse, or canvas type shoes              

Not suitable footwear for PE and should not be worn.

General Appearance

Blazers should be worn at all times, unless specific permission is given by a member of staff to remove them.

Shirts should be tucked in.

Students must wear their jumper (if worn) over their trousers or skirt (not tucked in). Belts (if worn) should be plain.

Only school related badges to be worn on the school blazer e.g. house and reward badges. Students may also wear badges to commemorate national events at the relevant time of the year e.g. a poppy in the lead up to Remembrance Day.

Hair

Hair should be a natural colour (one colour only). The Academy reserves the right to decide that the cut and colour of a student’s hair is inappropriate. Tramlines, Mohicans, extreme short sides, longer on top are examples of styles that are deemed inappropriate.

Hair bands should be thin and not overly decorated e.g. no large flowers.

Religious Head coverings

Students may wear religious head coverings or garments (e.g. hijabs, turbans, kippahs) as part of their uniform, provided they are plain black or navy and meet health and safety standards.

Jewellery

Students are permitted to wear one stud in each earlobe.  No other jewellery (this includes necklaces, bracelets and/or rings) or visible body piercings are allowed.  Students will not be allowed to cover body piercings with Elastoplast.  Parents must ensure that if a child is to have a piercing it must take place at the start of the six weeks’ holiday and must be removed on the first day of term.

Make-Up

Students in Years 9, 10 and 11 can wear discreet, natural make-up.  The Academy reserves the right to decide whether the amount of make-up a student is applying is inappropriate.  Students are not permitted to wear false, gel or acrylic nails and/or garishly coloured nail varnish.  For health and safety reasons nails need to be a sensible length, False eyelashes are not permitted. No fake tan is permitted.

Tattoos

Tattoos which are visible are not permitted.  Any student aged 18 or over with a visible tattoo will need to keep it covered up. It is illegal to have a tattoo below the age of 18.

Clothing

Large fashion belts are not acceptable or part of the Academy uniform.

Hoods must not be worn inside the Academy.

Equipment

All students are expected to come to the Academy with:

• a bag large enough to carry an A4 file (backpacks are recommended)

• a pencil case containing pen, pencil, ruler, and rubber 

Tutors and Year Managers will carry out equipment checks regularly Where a student repeatedly fails to bring the correct equipment to the Academy, his/her name will be passed on to the appropriate Year Manager. From then onwards, the Year Manager will apply a range of sanctions to ensure that the student brings the correct equipment to the Academy. These sanctions might include detentions, parental contact, internal exclusions etc.