Uniform

Items described as RGS items are unique to the school and must be obtained from our suppliers.

- All RGS main uniform items are supplied online by Schoolblazer. Our uniform requirements are available below.

- All RGS/Castore sports kit items are supplied online by Kitlocker. Our sports kit requirements are available here. If you have any queries regarding sports' kit orders please contact Kitlocker support here.

All articles of uniform and sports' kit must be clearly marked with the owner's name.

Don’t forget, we have a range of excellent quality, second-hand uniform and sports' kit available from our Threadaware shop (see Threadaware tab below) which is especially ideal for spare items.

If in any doubt about any item of clothing, please contact us via communications@rgs.newcastle.sch.uk or call the school office on 0191 281 8955 and we will be happy to help.

Our approach to school uniform and sports kit

Our wish is for our students to wear the RGS uniform and sports kit with a sense of pride and feeling of belonging to our community, whilst being comfortable. To enhance this, we have amended our uniform code to offer a greater freedom of choice, removing gendered language, description, or prescription, so students can feel they can choose from the whole “buffet” of options. Mrs Sarah Longville, Deputy Head (Pastoral) explains our approach in the video to the right.

Although we use gender neutral language in our descriptions, our main uniform supplier, SchoolBlazer, use an intelligent sizing system, based on male and female sex adolescent sizing. Their website invites you to select the sex of your child when you register them on your account, which then presents you with the range of uniform geared towards their intelligent sizing options which is based on your child’s sex. If you would like to have access to the whole range of uniform choices for your child then please opt “prefer not to say” when asked for their sex.

The Uniform Regulations tab on the Shop page will take you to our ungendered uniform descriptions and requirements, which are also detailed below. For example, should any child wish to wear a collared shirt, then we would require them to wear a tie too, regardless of gender. Should any child wish to wear the fitted blouse option instead, then they are not required to wear a tie.

We have made another minor amendment to the uniform which is the removal of the option to wear knee-high socks with skirts, and instead we are requesting students to wear tights if they opt for a skirt, or the option of white ankle socks in the summer. Presently, we only offer one skirt-style, but this is something we are reviewing with the input from our student body.

Junior School Uniform

Junior School Uniform List

Hair

Hair should be clean and tidy at all times. If shaved, a grade two is the shortest it may be. Teachers may require students to tie back their hair for Health and Safety reasons. Hair slides must be plain, dark brown, black, navy or maroon only; ribbons or scrunchies – dark brown, black, navy or maroon. If a student wears a headscarf, then it should be of a plain, subdued colour in keeping with the school uniform, and allow the student’s full face to be seen.

Jewellery

With the exception of watches, jewellery should not be worn, unless of a religious nature or for medical reasons.

Junior School Ear-Piercing Guidelines

Children with pierced ears are allowed to wear one pair of plain gold or silver coloured studs (one in each ear). For sport, children must be able to independently remove and replaced their own earrings, otherwise they must be removed at home on days when they have sport.

The NHS guidelines recommend that children should avoid swimming until the piercing has healed (6-8 weeks for ear piercings), therefore, we ask children to wait until the start of the summer holidays before getting ears pierced.

Bags

Books should be carried in an appropriate rucksack/satchel and not in a plastic bag.

Senior School Uniform

Senior School Uniform List

Hair

Hair should be clean, tidy and of a natural colour.
As a general guide, it should be worn off the face and off the collar.
Teachers may require students to tie back their hair for health and safety reasons, for example in Games, Science, Art, and Technology lessons.
Hair slides must be plain, dark brown or black, hairbands dark brown or black and ties and bobbles must be black.
Nail varnish, false nails, nail art and make up (including fake tan) are not permitted below the Sixth Form.
Headscarves of a subdued colour are permitted for religious reasons.

Facial Hair

Students should be clean shaven, unless there is an agreed reason with Miss Longville.

Jewellery

Students are permitted to wear one pair of plain silver or gold ear studs, one in each ear lobe.
No other jewellery apart from a wristwatch should be worn below Sixth Form, except for jewellery of a religious significance or that is worn for medical reasons.

Bags

Books should be carried in an appropriate, rucksack/satchel and not in a plastic bag.

ALL ARTICLES OF CLOTHING MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE OWNER’S NAME

IF IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT ANY ITEM OF CLOTHING, PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL OFFICE ON 0191 281 8955.

one male and two female students in RGS sport clothing

A male and female sixth form student walking in the hall

Sixth Form Dress Code

The RGS does not have a uniform for Sixth Form students. At this stage of your school life, and in preparation for future careers, we believe that you should have a degree of freedom to dress as an individual and express your personality. However, whilst we do not have a uniform, we do have a dress code.

In many industries and professions a dress and appearance code similar to the one below will be expected. Dress codes are a legitimate part of an employer’s terms and conditions of employment, provided they are not discriminatory. Some sixth form establishments allow a more casual style and some still require school uniforms. At RGS we have chosen to use the dress code below for all Sixth Form students; when you opt to stay here, or join us, you are signalling agreement that you will adopt this style of dress, regardless of your own personal feelings on the matter.

Sixth Form Dress Code

Threadaware (second hand uniform)

Threadaware is a scheme which sees the sale of good quality second hand uniform and sports kit from students who have outgrown theirs or are leaving RGS. The scheme is available to new or existing RGS parents who are able to quickly and easily access good quality second hand uniforms and sports kit at substantially discounted prices. Money raised goes towards the RGS Bursary Campaign.

Items sold are listed below:

The range of clothes sold is as follows:-

Junior School

Uniform: Blazers, jumpers, cardigans, skirts and ties

Sports Kit: Tracksuit top and bottoms, rugby shirts, polo shirts, shorts and socks

Senior School

Uniform: Blazers, jumpers, skirts and ties

Sports Kit: Tracksuit top and bottoms, rugby shirts, polo shirts, shorts and socks

Recommended prices:

Blazers £20
Summer Dress £10
Jumpers/cardigans £10
Ties £2
Skirts £10
Kilts £15
Tracksuit top £15
Tracksuit bottoms £10
Shorts/Skorts £10
Rugby shirt £15
Polo shirts (white, black, red) £10
Mid layer £15
Red socks £2

Donations

To donate items, please ensure they are clean and unmarked and place in a bag marked Threadaware. There is a donation point at the Main Reception, as well as the Junior School receptions in both Lambton and Brandling House.

For further information, please contact RGS Parent Volunteer Samena clydevale@talktalk.net or the RGS Development team development@rgs.newcastle.sch.uk