ALL PUPILS

The school uniform for Years 7-11  

• Black blazer with school badge*
• Black trousers, suitable for an office-based environment (no cargo, combats, flares, drainpipe-style, ‘skinny’ trousers, cord, denim. No tight trousers. No exposed zips/studs on trouser)
• If a belt is required it must be black with a plain buckle
• House tie* (to be worn to the waistband of school trousers and to the top collar)
• White shirt
• Optional White Polo shirt* for Terms 5 and 6 only.  Please see details in link at bottom of this page
• Dark socks - Black, Navy Blue, Dark Grey (no patterns, stripes or light colours - no fluffy socks)
• Polishable black school shoes (see guidance in the PDF on the Page Documents, below)  
• Optional Black or Grey ‘V’ neck pullover  (Hoodies and baseball caps are not permitted)
• No body piercings of any kind. No jewellery or wristbands, except for religious items
• No extremes of hair colour or hair style are permitted. Only naturally occurring hair colour will be permitted.   This rule is considerate of different cultures and hair types.
• No obvious make-up or nail varnish

* Items available from Trutex, Cockcroft Road, Didcot

School Uniform Policy

PE UNIFORM – ALL PUPILS

All students are assigned a House when they join St Birinus School; each house has its own colour: Athenian – Blue;  Corinthian – Green; Spartan – Red;  Trojan – Yellow

All students in Year 7 – 11 are expected to wear the school PE Kit. 

In September 2026 we will be introducing a new PE kit for all our rising Year 7’s, which consists of …

• New SBS black and green short-sleeved polo shirt*
• New SBS black and green school shorts*
• White socks and trainers (for indoor kit)
• Black football socks and studded boots (for outdoor kit)

All year groups are welcome to purchase the new kit, however, it is not compulsory, although old stock at Trutex will dwindle over time as we move to a new PE kit.

Students in years 8 – 11 may continue to wear …

• House colours polo or rugby shirt *
• Plain black shorts
• Trainers (indoor)
• House colours socks and studded boots (outdoor)

PE Kit recommended items

• Shin pads
• Gumshield

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL PE KIT IS CLEARLY NAMED

* Items available from Trutex, Cockcroft Road, Didcot

OTHER EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

We have very clear expectations on the equipment that students should have in school every day.

This is known as our “10+1”                                                                                                                                 

1. Pen (Black/Blue)
2. Green Pen
3. Pencil
4. Planner (provided by the school in September)
5. Ruler
6. Calculator
7. Rubber
8. Reading Book
9. Glue stick
10. White board pen

+1 is PE kit which should only be carried in school on days when students have a PE lesson

The PTA has a selection of second-hand St Birinus School blazers and PE tops in stock in a variety of sizes.

If you are interested in purchasing one for a small donation please contact the PTA at sbs_pta@st-birinus.oxon.sch.uk

We would also like to add to our second-hand stock so if you have a blazer or PE top that your child has grown out of that is in a good condition please contact us via the e mail above.