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What tights would you assume are allowed with this uniform?

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applestrudels · 24/02/2025 18:26

State primary school (my DD is in reception). Uniform policy makes no mention of the colour tights have to be.

Uniform is: black trousers/skirt, white polo top, royal blue jumper.

The uniform section of the local supermarket sells the following colours of tights: red, dark green, white, grey, navy blue, black.

Now I wouldn’t have chosen red or green, but frankly I think all the other colours would be passably smart in the absence of any indication in the uniform policy, but we’ve just been informed our daughter has been wearing the “wrong colour tights” for the last 4 months 🙄🙄 so now I’m wondering if I’m a total eejit for choosing the colour I chose, and if it’s totally obvious they wouldn’t allow it...

So, out of grey, white, black and navy blue, in the absence of any indication in the uniform policy which colour(s) would you assume were acceptable for a pupil at this school?

OP posts:
Itsnotallaboutyoulikeyouthink · 24/02/2025 19:12

How did you not notice?

ShakeUpYourTiredEyes · 24/02/2025 19:12

I'd say grey

lollynip · 24/02/2025 19:12

Black skirt should definitely be black tights. Grey at a push.
How did you not notice this for 4 months? Appreciate not everyone does drop off and pick up.

zaffa · 24/02/2025 19:11

Black or grey (either light or dark grey). If it doesn't specify I wouldn't worry until they do specify and she outgrows these - but when I last bought some I got them at DD request as everyone else had grey and she only had black - so I knew both options were fine.

Coconutter24 · 24/02/2025 19:11

Are you going to put us out our misery and tell us what colour you bought? 😂😂

fatimashortbread · 24/02/2025 19:11

Black or navy

Completelyjo · 24/02/2025 19:09

Surely it’s pointless to guess? Some schools do black, some do cream, some do the school colour.
Was to not obvious to you that other pupils all wore another colour?

Archive · 24/02/2025 19:07

Black or grey.

Coconutter24 · 24/02/2025 19:06

Black

user2848502016 · 24/02/2025 19:06

Black or royal blue - but I doubt school will care tbh.
My DD has navy skirts and red jumper at primary school and wore either red or navy tights, red looks really cute on the younger ones!

ThatEllie · 24/02/2025 19:06

I’d assume black only, to match the skirt. Since the uniform colours are black, white, royal blue I wouldn’t do grey as it would be adding another colour.

Ickity · 24/02/2025 19:05

Black with a black skirt.

grey with grey skirts.

That’s what we have with our local schools.

Cnidarian · 24/02/2025 19:04

Black. Nobody in their right mind is sending kids to school in white tights are they?! Can you IMAGINE....you'd be scrubbing with Vanish every day!

FeelingSoOverwhelmed · 24/02/2025 19:04

Do schools genuinely dictate sock and tights colours?! My kids school just has generic school colours (black/grey/navy bottoms, same for tops but also white) and a jumper. Some kids wear the school logo hoody, some just wear a plain coloured one. No rules about socks or shoes as far as I'm aware!

Flamingoknees · 24/02/2025 19:04

Black or grey

JoyeuxNarwhal · 24/02/2025 19:02

Probably grey. Maybe black or navy. I wouldn't pick white for young kids!

TagSplashMaverick · 24/02/2025 19:01

“As no specific colour of tights is mentioned in the uniform policy, it is impossible for there to be a ‘wrong’ colour. If there is a ‘correct’ colour, might I suggest you include it in your uniform list/policy.”

Dky4 · 24/02/2025 19:01

Black or grey

PartoftheBand · 24/02/2025 19:01

Black

Shodan · 24/02/2025 19:00

Black or grey, probably.

I can see why people would choose white, but I think they'd look grubby quite quickly.

Deffo not navy blue though. Not with a royal blue jumper.

Thisismyusername1 · 24/02/2025 18:59

Navy blue but then my dd has been wearing red because I think black and grey are dull on four year olds plus she is the only one wearing them so easy to spot.
I'm sure she will refuse soon so I'm making the most of it

Buttonless · 24/02/2025 18:59

all three would be fine at my DC primary.

Isthisjustnormal · 24/02/2025 18:58

Black or very very dark grey <channels Lego Batman>

Summerbay23 · 24/02/2025 18:58

I’d have probably asked for clarification but I’d guess black or grey.

DobbyTheHouseElk · 24/02/2025 18:57

grey usually for primary.

I thought uniform isn’t enforceable in primary so it probably shouldn’t matter.

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