Almost all primary schools in England have some form of uniform. It is an accepted part of developing a school’s identity and encouraging pupils to feel part of the school community.
However, there has long been concern that some schools put too many financial barriers in the way of parents, including demanding too many branded items that are often to be purchased from just a couple of providers.
The 2021 guidance
These concerns led to the Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021. The law changed and schools were told that uniform needed to be affordable and were instructed to keep the use of branded items “to a minimum”.
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