Uniform

Uniform and Equipment

School uniform is compulsory for Years 7 – 11. All students are expected to wear full school uniform correctly at all times (including to and from school). Whilst much of the uniform can be bought in many high street retailers, the official tie and PE kit are ONLY available through our sole preferred supplier: Create Identitee Harlow CREATE IDENTITEE

We would strongly encourage you to attend at the shop for your child to be measured at the earliest opportunity.

Pre-loved uniform items are available for sale at very reduced prices so if you require assistance with purchasing uniform, it is worth contacting Friends Of The Ongar Academy FOTOA.

There are many recognised benefits in having a school uniform. A uniform can instil pride, support positive behaviour and discipline, contribute towards the ethos of a school, help to ensure students of all races and backgrounds feel welcome, protect children from social pressures to dress in a particular way, nurture cohesion and promote good relations between different groups of students.

Under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 schools must not discriminate on grounds of sex, gender reassignment, race, disability, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our students expressed that they wanted to have equal opportunities and we agree with them. It is for this reason that we have slightly adapted our uniform policy to ensure we are compliant and we are not discriminating on any of these grounds. These changes came into effect from 1 September 2019.

All students are expected to wear the approved uniform correctly in school, and when travelling to and from the school. The main changes that have been made will allow ALL students to have the opportunity to wear the uniform items listed below. Some items are the same and some items have an either/or choice. There are no new items that have been added, the only difference is what they choose to wear.

School Uniform

Item List

Blazer: Plain Black with the school logo. The logo will have the correct colour, on the outer ring, of the House the student is part of. The Logo can either be stitched into the blazer by the uniform supplier or an iron-on badge can be purchased for non-uniform shop purchased blazers.
Shirt: Plain white shirt with collar, or white blouse. Shirt and blouse tucked in at all times.

Any vests or undergarments worn under the blouse or shirt must be white or natural in colour and should not be visible. Blouses and shirts must always be tucked into skirts or trousers.

Tie: Green and grey striped academy tie, tied to show a minimum of four full green stripes below the knot.
Optional Knit Jumper: Plain black V-neck knitted jumper beneath the academy blazer, not instead of. There should be no logo seen
Trousers: Trousers must be plain black, traditional cut and formal in style.
Skirt: Black Pleated Skirt length as close to the knee as possible.
Black socks or black tights: Plain black ankle socks, black or natural tights can be worn.
Shoes: Plain black leather with no white or coloured logos or stitching. We allow plain black, leather trainers. The trainers must be completely black and have no other colours or materials on them (no mesh or cotton fabrics).
Hair: Hair cut should be appropriate for a professional environment.
Make up: Any make up worn must be discreet. Staff should not be able to easily notice that the student is wearing make-up. Make-up that is deemed acceptable is concealer, light mascara and a lip balm.

Bright coloured lipsticks, heavy pencilled eyebrows, eyeshadow, eyeliner, heavy mascara and fake eyelashes are not acceptable, and students will be asked to remove this.

Jewellery: We do not allow facial piercings but will allow clear, plastic retainers to be worn, or a small plaster over a new piercing.

All uniform must be labelled with the student’s name, so if items are lost, they can be easily returned.

If you are looking to purchase uniform labels, FOTOA recommend STIKINS – If you purchase labels from this company and add our fundraising number 35916, we will also be provided with additional funding via FOTOA.