If you wish to order any school uniform orders, please email it to schoolshop@bhbs.hereford.sch.uk 

All orders will be prepared and you will be contacted to arrange collection.

Please help us to ensure high standards of dress and appearance by providing a full uniform for your son/daughter in accordance with our uniform code (see attachment below and the BHBS Behaviour Policy 2024 Appendix 1).

This is summarised below but if you are unsure about an item please contact the school office for an up to date uniform code.

Generic items for example shirts, trousers and socks can be purchased from national or local retailers.

UNIFORM

General Uniform

• Blazers - are compulsory and should be worn at all times in the building unless a member of staff gives permission for them to be removed.
• Jumper - Jumper – Navy blue
  • A navy blue v neck jumper may be worn under a blazer, the jumper must not have buttons or emblems of any type.
  • Jumpers are an optional item and are not a replacement for the blazer.
• Tie – only one shirt button should be seen below the tie. This creates a consistent and appropriate length.
• Shoes - Black (no colour visible on the outside including the sole), smart, safe and sensible (with a heel not exceeding 2 inches).
  • Shoes should be polishable
  • Trainers and canvas shoes are not allowed.
  • There should be no sports brands identified on the outside of the shoe.
  • Boots are not acceptable.
• Shirt - Pale blue
  • Tucked in all the way round on the waist
  • Top buttons are to be used at all times, so please make sure that the neck size is appropriate.
  • The shirt can be long or short sleeved in length.
  • No brands or logos are permitted
  • Shirts are not permitted to be button down collar
• Skirt - Regulation tartan school skirt
  • All skirts have a minimum length of 20”, in exceptional circumstances only the school will authorise and sell, an 18” skirt – alternatives are not acceptable
  • Skirts must not be rolled up.
  • The bottom (hem) of the skirt must be as close to the top of the knee as possible.
  • Adjustments to the length of the skirt are not permitted
• Trousers - Black straight cut.
  • Casual or drainpipe style trousers are not acceptable this includes jeans, cords, and denims
• Socks - black socks (ankle or knee length).
  • No coloured patterns and motif/logos visible when shoes are worn.
• Tights must be plain black and they must have no rips or holes.
  • Plain black socks may be worn underneath the tights.
• Warm coats should be worn to and from school.
  • They can be worn in the building but must be removed when entering a classroom and placed over the chair.
• Hoodies are not permitted to be worn on the school site.
• Tailored unisex shorts are also available from the school shop which have the school initials.
  •  No other designs are acceptable.

Exams and Uniform

Full school uniform is expected in all school exams. Failure to attend appropriately attired could result in not being able to complete the exam

Hair

• Hair should be neat, tidy and of natural colour and in a non-extreme style.
• The school reserves the right to judge what is considered natural or extreme.
• There should be no evidence of colouring of any kind
• Students with long hair should tie it back during particular lessons for safety reasons.
• All beards should be trimmed and neat in appearance.
• Hair will be cut no shorter than a grade four on the top of the head. Patterns or lines are not acceptable in the hair or eyebrows.
• If you are in any doubt please contact the school before any new style is introduced.
• Any student wishing to wear headwear for religious reasons must ensure that it is navy. No other colours are acceptable.

Jewellery

• One small pair of gold or silver stud earrings can be worn in the lower lobe of either ear, but no more than one earring in an ear.
  • Hoops style earrings are not acceptable
  • Studs must not have patterns, colours or designs
• Rings, bracelets and necklaces are not allowed.
• Facial or body piercings are not allowed.
  • Any other forms of jewellery must not be worn.
• Only badges and flashes provided by the school can be worn on the blazer, with the exception of poppies for Remembrance.

Make-Up and Cosmetics

• Staff should not be able to see the use of make-up. If make-up can be seen it means it is not discreet enough for our school environment.
• Nails should be natural in colour with no nail varnish.
• False nails or acrylics are not allowed, there are no exceptions to this.
• False eyelashes/extensions/eye liner are not allowed.

Should a student arrive at school incorrectly dressed every effort will be made to solve the issue, failure to accept the support may result in normal school sanctions being applied.

PE Uniform

• Only approved PE kit from Club Sport will be appropriate.
• If a student forgets an 'item' of their PE kit/equipment (socks, trainers, boots, hair tie etc) a mark will be issued on their behaviour card.
• First offence of forgetting their FULL PE kit/equipment will result in a C1
• Second offence will be a C2 - persistence failure to bring kit will result in a phone call home and escalated to CTL to issue 40-minute detention

The School’s decision on all queries is final.

PE Kit