Uniform
At Buxton Community School, all students in Years 7 to 11 are expected to follow the school dress code.
We believe that a smart uniform, properly worn, is fundamental in supporting what we as a school wish to achieve. We ask our parents, and expect our students, to support us in this. At Buxton Community School we are proud of our students and their smart appearance. We want everyone to wear the correct uniform, and to look smart. Ties should be worn correctly, shirts buttoned to the collar and tucked in.
Please ensure that all items are marked with your child's name.
Please find below further clarification of our uniform expectations in order to ensure all students look smart and part of our community.
If you are unsure if an item meets our school dress code please discuss with your son/daughter's tutor or Head of Pastoral Care before purchasing.
We consider smart dress and pride in appearance to be very important for all students and we thank parents for their support in ensuring that high standards are maintained.
Our School Uniform:
| Black blazer | Black blazer with school logo (purchased only from Classworx or MyClothing.com). Only school badges allowed on lapel. |
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| Plain white shirt | Plain white shirt with a pointed collar (not tight fitting blouse) buttoned to the top and must be worn tucked into trousers/skirt. |
| School Tie | School clip on tie — purchased from school via ParentPay |
| School Skirt | From September 2024 we are introducing a blue plaid school skirt. (The skirt is available from Classworx in Macclesfield only.) Anyone who doesn’t wish to wear this skirt can wear trousers – please see details below. |
| Black School Trousers |
All black straight-legged trousers of school uniform material only. Leggings/legging type trousers, jean-type trousers with patch pockets or chinos are not allowed. |
| Black School Shorts |
Shorts must be black, tailored, with belt loops: Senior Boys' Bermuda Length School Shorts – David Luke Ltd Senior Girls' School Shorts – David Luke Ltd No other types of shorts will be allowed. |
| Shoes | Shoes should be leather or leather look, polishable all black, flat, sensible school shoes, not canvas or other materials, no sports trainers. There should be no coloured logos. |
| Socks | Socks should be plain black. Tights should be black. |
All students should bring a refillable water bottle to school each day
Optional:
- A plain, all black V-neck, knitted school jumper may be worn under the blazer (no logos). The jumper must not be worn instead of the blazer. No sweatshirts or hoodies.
- A belt, if required, should be thin, plain black with a plain buckle.
The blazer is available from the Classworx store in in Macclesfield (formerly Trutex & More). Email: uniform@classworx.co.uk
Website: www.classworx.co.uk. Address: King Edward Road, Macclesfield, SK10 1AP. Telephone: 01625 500552
The blazer can also be purchased from MyClothing.com
The skirt is available from Classworx only.
The tie is available from school only (purchase via ParentPay). Only the official school blazer and tie will be allowed.
Pre-loved uniform is also available from our pre-loved uniform shop Pre-loved uniform shop
Not allowed:
- Coats, scarves, hats or gloves should not be worn inside the building.
- Jewellery or piercings are limited to a watch and ear studs.
- Jewellery cannot be worn at all for PE (Derbyshire County Council Policy for schools).
- Ear stretchers cannot be worn, for health and safety reasons.
- Any makeup must be minimal and natural looking and nails must be of a reasonable length, any polish must be a pale colour.
- There should be no extreme hair styles. e.g. patterns shaved into the head; vivid hair dye
PE Kit
Boys and girls have the same PE kit:
| PE Top | BCS badged performance fabric PE top (compulsory) |
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| PE Hoodie | BCS badged performance fabric hooded top (optional) |
| PE Shorts | BCS badged performance fabric shorts (compulsory) |
| PE leggings | BCS badged performance fabric leggings (optional) |
| PE track pants | BCS badged track pants (optional) |
| Socks | Outdoor: Plain white football socks for outdoors Indoor: Plain white short socks or trainer socks for indoors |
| Trainers | Trainers can be any colour. |
The PE kit is available from Classworx. Email: uniform@classworx.co.uk
Website: www.classworx.co.uk King Edward Road, Macclesfield, SK10 1AP. Telephone: 01625 500552
There is also a limited stock in our Pre-loved uniform shop (Pre-loved uniform shop)
| Badged Black School Blazer |
Can be purchased from Classworx (as above) or from Myclothing.com |
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| School Skirt | Can be purchased from Classworx (as above) |
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School Tie |
Available from school only (purchase on-line via ParentPay) £6.00 |
| Unbadged items |
Unbadged items can be purchased from any school uniform supplier (ie Marks & Spencer, Classworx, any of the supermarket chains, etc). Please bear in mind:
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The following links show the types of trousers that are allowed. All trousers - boys and girls - straight legged trousers which must be made of school uniform material only, not jersey, stretchy or any other material. (The supermarkets also sell a range of school uniform trousers but again, only school uniform material allowed.)