Why are girls uniforms so short ?

Wait until they are at secondary school !! My daughter was at Grammar and the girls literally chopped off the hem of their £60 skirts ! Daughter now 30. And embarrassed.

I have two daughters in secondary, one wears trousers and one wears skirts. The skirts are just above knee length, or at least they are when she leaves the house!

As for primary, my daughter has just started reception and wears pinafores or skirts (she has some trousers but absolutely hates wearing them) they are about knee length. I think it's about a 50/50 split with the girls either wearing trousers or skirts

It's easier to move in a shorter skirt provided it isn't tight. I guess since primary age girls run about playing alot and don't have adult bodies so aren't being sexualised, the schools have shorter skirts on the uniform.
I mean if you don't like it then isn't there a shorts or trousers alternative on the uniform list? Surely there should be in this day and age.
Personally I'm of the mindset that girls should wear whatever they feel comfortable in and length is irrelevant as 1/2 an inch more leg on show is no excuse for anyone to sexually harrass them or for them to feel self conscious.
I'm a skirt and dress person myself. Hardly ever wear trousers. And it is easier to move about in a short a line or skater skirt. I remember at school having calf length pleated kilts that were a nightmare and would get tangled up in your legs if you ever wanted to run or climb.
As long as girls bums are fully covered I don't see what it matters where the hem of the skirt reaches after that.

Most primary schoolgirls' skirts are knee length

Secondary school girls not so much.

But that was the same in my day and I'm in my 70s!

My niece wears dresses and skirts or pinafores but has shorts underneath so she can do handstands. The skirts are just above her knees. Some of the girls wear boys school shorts. There’s play equipment in the playground too so they’re often climbing or doing somersaults. I do see high school girls in short shorts and what can only be called a band just covering their bums. We wouldn’t have been allowed to wear those 😂

In general girl's clothing is worse quality, more form fitting and smaller than boys.

Some of the school skirts I see are indecent. I can, quite literally see these girls bum cheeks. I know you’re told not to judge but have some self respect at least..

I agree. Way to short to be worn alone.

Dd has trousers/dresses and skirts and likes the skirts best. They fall to just below the knee and she wears with thick tights. She only really wears the trousers if its really cold

And agreed with @Timetoread trousers/shorts are very acceptable.

I have seen lots of girls wear trousers at primary schools, not so much secondary where I do see too short skirts, never noticed the skirts being short in primary. For exercise they wear shorts. I think some secondary girls also wear shorts under their skirt.

Like how short? My DD5 wears her sisters old uniform and it's down to her mid calf, DD8 wears the same uniform (in a bigger size) and it is above her knee but we're almost at the end of the year so I'll buy her a size up. However, don't compare with teenagers as their skirts have always been short. My mum remembers getting caned if they couldn't kneel and the shirt touch the ground (the solution was to roll your skirt up at the waistband and if you saw a nun pull it back down).