It is our school policy that all children should wear school uniform when attending school, or when participating in school-organised events such as educational visits. We strongly believe that wearing a uniform is important for many reasons:
- it promotes a sense of pride in our school;
- it helps to create a sense of community and belonging;
- it identifies the children with the school; - supports our commitment to inclusion;
- it is practical, smart and designed with health and safety in mind.
Our School Uniform
- a white shirt or polo shirt (either plain or with the ABPS logo);
- a royal blue sweatshirt or cardigan (either plain or with the ABPS logo);
- tailored black or grey trousers/shorts;
- a tailored black or grey skirt or pinafore dress;
- plain black shoes or boots, or plain black trainers.
Shoes should be flat and appropriate for school. Your child should wear shoes that they can do up independently and which do not prevent them from running in the playground. For health and safety reasons, sandals and heeled shoes or boots are not appropriate for school.
Examples of footwear appropriate for school can be seen in the top box of the image below:
For uniform embroidered with the school logo, please click here.
Water bottles and book bags can be bought for a small fee at the school office.
PE Kit
All children at ABPS will take part in PE every week and these will be both indoor or outdoor sessions. Children in Years 3 and 4 will also take part in swimming lessons. All children must and wear:
- plain black or navy joggers, plain black leggings, or plain black or navy shorts (please make sure shorts are of an appropriate length and fit);
- a school hoodie or a plain royal blue hoodie;
- a plain, round-neck, white t-shirt (no logos);
- plain black trainers.
Please note that for health and safety reasons children are not permitted to wear earrings for PE. Your child’s teacher will advise you when PE lessons take place so that earrings can be removed.
Jewellery, Make-Up and Nail Varnish
Children should not be wearing any jewellery in school. The exceptions to this rule are a watch and a pair of plain gold or silver studs for pierced ears. If your child comes to school wearing anything other than plain studs, they will be asked to remove them.
Hair bands and clips should be of an appropriate size so as not to be a distraction.
Make-up, nail varnish and acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in school.
Support for Parents
We believe that one of the responsibilities of parents is to ensure that their child has the correct uniform and PE kit, and that this is clean, in good repair and that the child’s name is written on all items.
If you have any difficulties with fulfilling this for any reason, please speak confidentially to Sarah Thomas, Ruth Thomas, Petra Pashley or Amy Allison. Parents should be assured that we will do all we can to help. Children who arrive at school wearing non-school uniform clothing will be loaned an appropriate item to wear for that day. The same system will apply for children who do not have a PE kit.
Key Documents
Term dates 2025-26
Term dates
Autumn Term 1
Holiday dates
Summer Term 2
Autumn Term 2
Spring Term 1
Spring Term 2
Summer Term 1
Half Term
Monday 20th Oct to Friday 31st Oct
Christmas Holidays
Monday 22nd Dec to Friday 2nd Jan
Half Term
Monday 16th Feb to Friday 20th Feb
Easter Holidays
Friday 3rd Apr to Friday 17th Apr
Half Term
Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May
Summer Holidays
Wednesday 22nd July to Monday 31st Aug
Monday 1st Sept to Friday 17th Oct
Monday 3rd Nov to Friday 19th Dec
Monday 5th Jan to Friday 13th Feb
Monday 23rd Feb to Friday 3rd Apr
Tuesday 20th Apr to Friday 22nd May
Monday 1st Jun to Tuesday 21st July
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