Male students:
- A normal, man’s business suit in a dark colour should be worn including jacket and trousers. No cords, casual trousers, jeans of any colour can be worn.
- The suit must be formal and the jacket/blazer should be worn to and from school and to and from lessons.
- A plain shirt and school tie are to be worn. The shirt must be tucked in.
- A smart v neck or round neck jumper may be worn under the jacket, but the shirt collar and tie must be visible under this. This must be plain without logo or lettering and be no longer than the suit jacket.
- Dark colour leather shoes must be worn, not trainers or any other type of informal footwear.
Both female & male students are expected to wear a RGS pin badge on their jacket collar along with their house badge.
Where students are inappropriately dressed they will be isolated. If we are concerned about your ability to follow the dress code, you may be placed on uniform monitoring and have your uniform checked each day by a member of staff and privileges may be removed.
Jewellery:
The following items are permitted in school.
- Students may have up to two stud piercings in each ear – hoops or plugs are not permitted.
- A plain nose stud may be worn – this is the only facial piercing that is permitted.
- A subtle necklace may be worn.
- All jewellery must be taken out before any practical activity. Covering the piercing with tape etc. is not permitted the item must be removed.
- If a smart watch is worn, then it cannot be used for any other purpose than to tell the time. If used in any other way, then there will be a sanction given and it will be confiscated.
Make-Up:
Subtle make-up is permitted. It should not be applied excessively and should not include strip lashes. If a member of staff deems the make-up non-compliant to these rules, the student will be asked to remove it.
Hair:
The colour of a student’s hair must be a natural tone (black, brown, auburn, blonde or grey). Unnatural colours are not permitted – this includes but is not limited to blue, pink, purple, bright red and green.
Head-coverings:
These may be worn as appropriate for religious reasons- and should be plain in colour – black, dark grey or navy. Caps, durags and bandanas are not permitted.
If any of the above rules are broken by a student, then they will result in a consequence in line with the behaviour policy.
Items that are starred red are compulsory to have, and must be purchased from our uniform supplier.
These items are compulsory for students to have, and can be purchased from either our uniform supplier or from high street retailers such as supermarkets.
These items are optional extras that parents can choose to purchase, but they must follow the expectations set, such as colour and size, set out below.