Uniform

School Uniform and Equipment

Students will be expected to be smart and properly dressed at all times. Full uniform must be worn during all times throughout your day in school. Shirts should be tucked in with the top button done up.

Items in bold should be purchased from our uniform supplier. Any other uniform items can be purchased from any uniform supplier, supermarket or clothing retailer

From September 2025, following consultation with parents and students, the school blazer has become optional. Students can choose to wear either a school blazer or a school black jumper, or both. The school jumper must be the branded version from our uniform supplier.

Further guidance

• School trousers must be tailored and smart, leggings or denim are not permitted
• School skirts must be knee-length and of a formal design and not a 'tube' skirt.
• Black or white socks should be worn with school uniform. No knee length socks.
• Tights can be worn with a skirt but must be black or a neutral colour.
• School bags should be large enough to carry necessary PE kit/footwear, drinks bottle/packed lunch, school books and stationery.  These should be plain in design and not display any inappropriate wording or images.
• During the normal school day, all jewellery and accessories should be kept to a minimum, except for PE lessons, where these are not permitted due to health and safety risks. Only school awarded badges are permitted to be worn on uniform.
• Facial and body piercings are not permitted at any time. It remains the responsibility of the student to ensure that this occurs. Earrings must be plain studs and must not dangle.
• Nail extensions are not permitted.
• Students must not wear leggings as part of their school uniform.
• Students should not wear trainers as part of their school uniform, even if they are sold in the ‘school’ section of a high street store.
• Plain cardigans or jumpers are not permitted as part of our uniform.

Shoe guidance 

Shoes should be plain black, formal shoes. Not trainer or trainer style.

Purchasing uniform

All branded uniform can be purchased via KS Schoolwear on the link below.

Ordering Uniform

You can also purchase uniform in person at the following address

KS Schoolwear, Unit 7, Trafalgar Road, Kettering, Northants, NN16 8DB
For opening hours, please contact KS Schoolwear directly on 01536 601731

You can also contact via email on karlsports.schoolwear@gmail.com

Making uniform more affordable

We work very hard to keep our uniform affordable by keeping our compulsory uniform items to a minimum and ensuring we obtain the best possible prices from our uniform supplier.

We would also encourage our parents to offer their good-quality used uniform on social media, or they can donate clean, good-quality items to school for one of our Uniform Sales. These take place either at the beginning or end of term. Access to this can be made upon request. Access to second-hand uniform does not depend on attendance at a paid event, and discret access is available when needed.

Further information who to contact for support is included in Appendix A of the Trust Uniform Policy found below.

If your child is joining the school as a new student, you are in receipt of Free School Meals and are struggling to purchase the uniform, please contact us on enquiries@corbytechnicalschool.org, and we will be able to help you.