Uniform
At St Paul’s, our uniform reflects our commitment to unity, respect, and excellence. We believe that wearing the uniform with pride fosters a sense of belonging and prepares students for professional environments.
Our Uniform Provides...
- An identity for our community and feels like a badge of pride.
- A sense of union and belonging to our community.
- Equity and fairness.
- An economic and affordable way to dress young people.
Our Expectations
Make-up
Students cannot wear make-up, nail varnish or false nails. We do not permit tattoos or henna.
Hair
No extreme haircuts, unnatural colours or obviously dyed hair. The following would be included as an extreme haircut: lines / designs shaved into the hair; skinhead; grade 0’s or wet shaves; extreme differences in lengths.
Jewellery
No jewellery is permitted, except one pair of plain, small gold or silver earrings and a thin necklace worn under shirt.
Students may bring mobile phones to College but they must be turned off on entering the grounds and not switched on until the end of the College day. The College cannot take responsibility for lost or missing mobile phones.
Students should not bring any personal items of value to College as we cannot be responsible should any such items go missing. During PE/Sports all valuables are locked in the changing rooms.
Where To Buy
Uniform for students in Years 10 and 11; purple or yellow shirt and boys can choose their own tie.
Valentino Schoolwear are proud to be the official schoolwear supplier for St Paul’s Catholic College in Sussex.
Suppliers of schoolwear in Sussex, Woking, Surrey and surrounding areas since 1939, Valentino’s are trusted specialists in affordable bespoke uniform to suit all students.
School shop
Open at St Paul’s every Tuesday during term time between 10:30am to 14:30pm – no appointment required.
Telephone
Call 01483 475051 between the hours of 9am and 17:30 Monday to Saturday. Free delivery to school.
Online
Order online via the Valentino Schoolwear website. Free delivery to school or free home delivery on orders over £50. £5 delivery charge on other orders.
Throughout the school year, parents and carers are encouraged to donate any outgrown or unused uniform to our school reception. Thanks to the generosity of our families, we are able to run a number of Preloved ‘Pop-up’ Uniform Shops so that parents and carers can purchase these items at a greatly reduced cost.
Details of these sales are emailed out whenever there is enough stock to hold one. All donations made at these sales are used to support our Free School Meal families with a uniform voucher when they start with us in Year 7.
All FSM families can contact Mrs Browning (Pupil Premium Lead) at any time during the school year to purchase preloved uniform if items are available. They do not need to wait for the sales.
If you are unclear about any aspect of our uniform or expectations please contact your child’s Head of Year or Mrs Homer or Mrs Fradgley on [email protected] or [email protected]
