School Uniform Information for Parents
Uniform is part of our school’s identity. It
reinforces who we are as a community and helps to allow pupils to feel proud of
being part of the school.
School uniform is ordered online through our
supplier Mapac. Items can be ordered via
their website and items will be delivered to your home. Please allow at least 10-14 days for items to
be delivered. You can also purchase uniform from their shop:
Mapac Group Ltd
6 Mowat Estate
Sandown Road
Watford
WD24 7UZ
01923 255525
Access to their website is via the school website at:
https://www.mapac.com/education/parents/uniform/thegroveacademyWD25
Our compulsory school uniform is as follows:
Early
Years Foundation Stage & KS1
- Black skirt, dress or trousers/shorts
- School V Neck sweatshirt or cardigan only available from Mapac
- Red polo shirt available with school logo from Mapac
- Full red checked school summer dress (Summer Term only)
- Girls must wear white socks or black tights and boys must wear black
socks
- Indoor and outdoor black shoes (no heels or logos, and with sensible
fastenings)
- House colour PE polo shirt only available from Mapac (Nursery
children plain white t-shirt)
- Black PE shorts – no logos
- Black jogging bottoms
- Black plimsolls
- Book bag with school logo only available from Mapac
- PE kit bag (Infant) with school logo only available from Mapac
KS2
- Black skirt, dress or trousers/shorts
- School V Neck sweatshirt or cardigan only available from Mapac
- White blouse or shirt with collar
- School Tie only available from Mapac
- Red checked school summer dress (Summer Term only)
- Girls must wear white socks or black tights and boys must wear black
socks
- Indoor and outdoor black shoes (no heels or logos, and with sensible
fastenings)
- House colour PE polo shirt only available from Mapac
- Black PE shorts – no logos
- Black jogging bottoms
- Black plimsolls or trainers
- Excel shoulder bag with school logo only available from Mapac
- PE kit bag (Junior) with school logo only available from Mapac
Optional
Items:
- Black embroidered fleece
- Black coat embroidered on one side
Jewellery
- All children from Nursery upwards are allowed to wear small, flat,
non-hooped stud earrings in school.
Any children wearing hoops, dangly or large earrings will be asked
to remove them. During PE lessons,
games and physical activities earrings either need to be removed by the child
or covered using medical tape.
Fashionable
Items
- Hair braids, big hair bows, friendship bracelets and charity bands
are not to be worn in school.
- Children must not come to school wearing either nail varnish or make
up.
- Extreme hair styles are not permitted.
- No hats are to be worn in school.