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Uniform and Equipment

Uniform Requirements

  • White shirt – with collar, fastened top button with school tie to the top.
  • Blazer – With Benton Park emblem. Optional school jumper with Benton Park emblem.
  • Trousers –  Black, full length trousers which reach the socks. No leggings.
  • Skirt –  Plain black skirt worn close to the knee.
  • Shoes –  Plain black flat shoes – no trainers or boots. Medical evidence required if different shoes need to be worn.
  • Jewellery –  Small stud earrings only, removed for PE. No hoop earrings. One small nose stud, removed for PE. No other facial piercings.
  • Make-up –  Make-up should be discreet. No acrylic nails.
  • Religious Wear – Must be black or navy and only one colour.
  • Hair –  Hair should be of natural colour. Long hair must be tied up for Science, Technology and PE.
  • Outdoor wear –  No outdoor wear, such as coats, hats or scarves to be worn in the building.

PE Uniform

  • PE shirt  with Benton Park logo.
  • Navy blue mid-length shorts (or white, if owned), sports leggings or tracksuit bottoms. Students who choose to wear shorts for PE should cover them with school trousers, tracksuit bottoms or sports leggings when navigating through other parts of the school during the day.
  • White socks or dark blue football socks (no logo)
  • Sports trainers suitable for Astro turf use. No converse style pumps

Optional: 

  • Benton Park logo navy blue sweatshirt
  • Benton Park logo navy blue tracksuit top
  • Benton Park logo navy blue tracksuit bottoms
  • Benton Park logo leggings
  • Benton Park logo raincoat 

Health & Safety in PE:

  • No jewellery to be worn in any PE lessons. 
  • No watches to be worn in any PE lessons. 
  • Long hair should be tied back with a hair bobble. 
  • No acrylic nails.

Students not conforming to correct standards of uniform will be isolated from other students throughout the day. Where an explanatory note is provided by parents, they shall be allowed to work in the appropriate Key Stage area for up to two days. After this time, or where there is no parental explanation, students shall work in the Isolation Room until the infringement is rectified. A doctor’s note must be provided where, for medical reasons, students cannot wear school shoes.

Equipment

  • Knowledge Organiser
  • Morning Meeting exercise book (Years 7-10)
  • Pencil case
  • Black pen
  • Green pen
  • Pencil
  • White board pen
  • Ruler
  • Rubber
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Calculator
  • Glue stick

All  Benton Park uniform items are available at the following retailers:

PC Sports
67 High Street
Yeadon
Leeds
LS19 7SP

Website

Whittakers Schoolwear
3-5 Town Street
Farsley
Leeds
LS28 5EN

Website

Rawcliffes Schoolwear
42-44 Darley Street
Bradford
BD1 3HN

Website

 

Leeds Uniform Exchange

Leeds Uniform Exchange makes it easy for families to pass on good quality school uniform that’s no longer needed and, instead of buying new, find items of school uniform, for free.

Find out more about how to find or donate school uniform on their website: https://leedsuniformexchange.org.uk/