Standard Set of Clothes

It is best to dress your child in comfortable clothes, suitable for indoor and outdoor play, like the school’s standard set of clothes (which is optional). All children must wear a red jumper for any trip outside of the school grounds. This helps staff identify children quickly and ensure that all children are safe.

If you would like your child to wear a branded version of our standard set of clothes, click here to view the website of the provider. There is also a wide range of Oswald Road branded items (including jumpers, t-shirts and backpacks) available to purchase from Little Angels on Wilbraham Road in Chorlton.

For further information or alternative providers, please speak to the school office.

It is understood that having no mandatory school uniform is unusual in Manchester primary schools.

2011-12 – thorough consultation with parents, children and staff followed by a voting process. The outcome of this was a near 50/50 split, with the majority voting for no school uniform.

2012-13 – Due to the divisive nature of this, in academic year 2012-13, the Headteacher and Governors worked together on a well thought through move forward.

September 2013 – an optional standard set of clothes was introduced, alongside a mandatory Health and Safety dress code.

More recently additions have been made to the mandatory dress code (full list below).

September 2025 – a parent survey collated response on the school’s current dress code policy.  Approximate percentages on feedback were:

• 60% positive or very positive
• 10% neutral
• 30% felt a change was needed.

The Governing Board considered this and as more families supported retaining the current position than requesting change, nothing in the feedback prompted a change.

April 2026 – the Governing Board agreed to review the parental view every three years. The next survey to review position will be September 2028.