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School uniform

At Hermitage Academy, our school uniform is an important expression of our pride in our school. Regardless of background or ability, wearing a smart school uniform promotes equality and a feeling of community. We ask that everyone, students, parents and carers, help to ensure that our school dress code is always observed.

How to order

Uniform items (with free returns) are available to purchase online from Emblamatic here. Please use the sizing guides provided on the Emblamatic website to ensure a good fit and minimise the need for returns.

Shirts and trousers can be purchased from external suppliers as long as they adhere to the school uniform policy below.

You can also order uniform at one of our ordering days.

Hermitage Academy school uniform

General uniform
ITEM	REQUIRED/OPTIONAL	INFORMATION
Blazer	Required	Navy blazer with branded embroidered school badge Note: Only available from the uniform supplier.
Shirt	Required	Pale blue collared shirt with top button. This must be smartly tucked in. Note: Shirts can be purchased from any high-street retailer.
Academy Tie	Required	Branded Hermitage Academy tie. Supplied to Year 7 students in the first instance. Replacement ties purchased through the Academy or the uniform supplier.
Jumper	Optional	Navy v-neck jumper and the Academy logo. Note: Only available from the uniform supplier. No other alternatives are acceptable.
Cardigan	Optional	Navy cardigan with the Academy logo. Note: Only available from the uniform supplier. No other alternatives are acceptable.
Trousers	Required	Navy formal straight cut school trousers – not leggings, jeans, combat style 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	Navy tartan pleated skirt Note: Available from the uniform supplier.
Shorts	Optional	Plain navy formal knee length shorts, of the same material as school trousers, during the summer term are allowed. No jeans, cargo style, leggings, stretchy or tracksuit style. PE shorts, in all styles are not allowed.
Socks/Tights	Required	Socks must be black, navy or dark grey with trousers. They must be ankle length or longer. Plain black, navy or grey 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, boots, converse shoes, or open toe shoes permitted. Note: Shoes can be purchased from any high-street retailer. In snowy conditions, pupils will be permitted to wear short boots indoors.

Outerwear
ITEM	REQUIRED/OPTIONAL	INFORMATION
Outside Coats	Optional	Outside coats must be removed when entering the school building. Note: Can be purchased from any high-street retailer but optional outerwear by Emblematic can be viewed on the website.
Caps		Caps are not to be worn on academy premises.
Woollen Hats	Optional	May be worn between the autumn and spring half terms but must be removed when entering the school building.
Wellington Boots or long boots	Optional	If worn, students will need to change them on arrival to school.

PE kit
ITEM	REQUIRED/OPTIONAL	INFORMATION
Sector polo shirt	Required	Note: Branded and only available from the uniform supplier.
Sector panel shorts and/or skirt and/or cuffed tracksuit pants and/or leggings	Required	Navy shorts and/or navy skirt and/or navy cuffed tracksuit pants and/or black or navy leggings Generic can be purchased (but MUST be in the same style and fit as those provided by the uniform supplier).
Other items available	Optional	Note: See uniform visuals on the website

PE Footwear
Trainers	Required	Note: Trainers with non-marking soles are to be worn in the sports hall.
Studded Boots	Optional	Note: Students are advised to wear football boots for football and rugby
Plimsolls, Converse, or canvas type shoes		Note: Not suitable footwear for PE and should not be worn.

General Appearance
Hair	Haircuts should not be less than a number 1. Students are not permitted to have tram lines or sculptures in their hair or any extreme hairstyles. Students should not dye their hair an unnatural colour. Hair bands should be thin and not overly decorated e.g. no larger 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. Religious head coverings can be purchased from Emblematic.
Jewellery	Students are permitted to wear one plain stud, silver or gold in each earlobe. Diamante earrings, plugs and expanders are not allowed. No other jewellery is permitted including necklaces, bracelets or rings. Body piercings that are visible are not allowed, including tongue piercings, nose and eyebrow studs. 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. Watches (but not smart watches) are allowed but please ensure they are suitable for a school environment.
Make-Up	Makeup should not be visible. False eyelashes are not to be worn. Lipstick is not to be worn. Nails are not to be painted and false nails are not to be worn.
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 recommended) • a PE kit (on PE days) 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.

FIND OUR FULL UNIFORM POLICY HERE

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Second hand uniform support

In order to support families, we are pleased to be able to share with you that we have made links with two charity shops in Chester-Le-Street, St Cuthbert’s Hospice and Age UK.

Both charity shops are willing to receive donations of school uniform that is still in a good condition, and that can be bought second-hand for future or existing students at our school. The shops themselves will set the prices for the different parts of the uniform, and all monies will go directly to both charities to support them in their important work.

If you do have any items of school uniform that your child no longer needs and you are happy to donate, please drop them into St Cuthbert’s Hospice and/or Age UK. We really want to support our families, local partnerships and charities.

St Cuthbert's Hospice, 172 Front Street, Chester le Street, DH3 3AZ.
Age UK, 80 Front Street, Chester le Street, DH3 3BB.

Did you know?

Each of our school blazers save 46 plastic bottles from landfill! Our blazers are made with RE-VIVE fabric - an innovative, eco friendly material produced by Trutex.

Here’s how it works...

Plastic bottles are shredded into ‘flakes’ and heated to make the material workable (known as the depolymerisation process).
The flakes undergo further complex heating processes to form recycled chips which are then put through a special machine to form a fine polyester yarn which can then be woven into a durable fabric.

... and voilá, our school blazers are ready to be worn, helping to save the planet!