Our curriculum includes both Physical Education (PE) and Games, which remain organised by gender.  Boys and girls have a carousel of different games topics throughout the year, much of the PE curriculum is taught with all students together.  However, any child is strongly encouraged to participate in any sport through our vast co-curricular clubs. 

Games include team sports such as rugby, hockey, football, netball and cricket.  PE includes educating the children about their bodies and how it can move, with individual and team activities including gymnastics, swimming, athletics and dance.  Lots of games are played outdoors, most (but not all) PE is indoors. 

The different physical activities do require different kit, but where possible we have identified where the same items can be worn for games or PE.  Similarly, we have tried to offer different options for students who engage in a lot of sport, and their family would prefer different types of kit.

We are completely accepting of this and the pastoral team can discuss directly with you and your child how this will affect access to the PE and games curriculum which is organised by gender.  We want any child, whether they identify with a gender or not, to participate in sport and for uniform to be no barrier.  As such, we are open to a conversation about what your child would be most comfortable wearing.  The kit is now all branded as unisex, and we expect students of any gender to select the items they feel fit best for their shape and preference.  There are some limitations around safety, for example we ask any child playing rugby to have outdoor shorts, and anyone with breasts to wear a swimming costume or t-shirt with swimming trunks or shorts.

Your child will need a mandatory reversible long sleeved games top for boys' curricular winter games and a mandatory red PE top which he may wear for netball.  Alternatively, for netball he may prefer the black games top which is otherwise used for girls' curricular games.

While rugby is a boys’ curriculum game, we are thrilled that all students are increasingly enjoying co-curricular rugby clubs.  Your child will need a mandatory black games top for the girls’ curricular winter games (hockey, netball) which she can also wear for rugby club, but she also has the option of wearing a long-sleeved games top if she wishes.  Anyone playing rugby will need outdoor shorts for rugby, as they are specifically robust and required for students’ safety.

To explain the difference, the outdoor shorts are more robust and are mandatory for anyone playing rugby and ideal for any winter games.  These can also be worn for PE, alternatively your child may prefer the lighter indoor short or skort.  We suggest that if you only want to buy one pair of shorts, buy the outdoor shorts. If you are happy to buy two, buy the outdoors shorts and either the indoor shorts or skort.

The mandatory red socks are ideal for games, as they accommodate shin pads with are essential for certain sports.  The white socks (available from Kitlocker, but could be bought from anywhere e.g. a supermarket) are lighter and better for PE activities.

That’s right, we found that the white tops would get grubby over time, so we’ve chosen to transition to red for all students.  However as we keep saying, please keep using the white PlayerLayer PE tops until your child has outgrown it.  The new red PE top will also make an ideal option for summer games, like football and netball and can also be for cricket (you do not specifically need cricket whites, though these will be added to the RGS range for next cricket season).

Our students told us they wanted different fit options, so one is a more slimline version.  Anyone can choose the fit they prefer for their shape and taste.  The elite has a zipped pocket and are more like leggings, the others have an open pocket and are more like the PlayerLayer leggings.

Feedback from some of our students is that some wanted a more modest option, so we’ve expanded the list of options.  You can buy the items from Kitlocker or elsewhere (as long as they are plain black).  A swim cap is still mandatory, only available from school (not sold through Kitlocker).

These are entirely optional, and just a choice for children who might feel cold when playing outdoor games, or PE, or co-curricular clubs.  You may also prefer to buy plain black base layers from elsewhere.

We will be introducing optional RGS cricket whites for the 2023 cricket season, and will look at introducing other sports’ specific items over time.  We may also loan some special RGS kit to students representing A teams and or regional or national games, which will be returnable (but in some cases available to buy from RGS as a souvenir).

Please consider donating it to Threadaware!  The stock will still be in circulation for some time, and will remain ideal for families who are concerned about the environmental impact of buying new clothes (never mind the financial benefit of buying second hand, and of course the benefit of supporting the RGS Bursary Campaign).  Threadaware is also ideal for sourcing spare kit for busy parents!

Please resist and stay STRONG!!  Lots of our children will still be wearing PlayerLayer items for some time, vintage is vogue!  The new kit has been designed to look very similar, no one will stand out; indeed quite the opposite, those who are still ABLE to fit into kit should wear it, be CALM that they are doing their bit to reduce waste and KIND for supporting our planet!

These are sold directly from our website here or through Junior or Senior School receptions.

Either is fine, as long as your child has one or the other!  The rain jacket has a full zip, the weatherproof contact top is good for contact games where a zip wouldn’t be appropriate.

Again, either is fine as long as your child has one or the other.  The quarter zip top replaces the PlayerLayer midlayer and were popular with the students, but the hoodie is also a good alternative, it has the benefit of a hood, and is a cotton material.

This is a new completely optional item, for students who play a lot of sport and would like an extra option for training and/or to wear in the gym.

Many of our Sixth Formers join from RGS Y11 so will already have much of the Senior School kit, which they are welcome to wear in Sixth Form.  New joiners are able to buy any of the Senior School kit that they like, but the only mandatory items that they need are:

- any of the four short sleeved top options.

- black track pants or shorts.  These can be purchased from Kitlocker but any plain black ones will do.  Sixth Form students who become a member of a school team will also need to purchase some additional items of sportswear from the Senior School kit list; details will be provided at the relevant time. 

If you are in any doubt about the interpretation of any of these guidelines, please contact the Sixth Form pastoral team before you spend a lot of money on something which may turn out to be inappropriate.