Since when?

That shoe wouldn't have been acceptable when I was a kid either. That is a clear heel.
And have you been under a rock to not hear about uniform strictness? 10 years since I last worked in schools and we had issues like this then

Wasn't allowed at mine even back in the 90s.

Schools nowadays always require safe, flat shoes. I haven't seen a girl in heeled shoes at school for many years.

Way, way back when (I started high school in 1996) I wore really chunky Kickers heels, and Pods too, if anyone remembers those. Thick in the Spice Girls Buffalo days and we all wore them, but oh my gosh @McSteamyorMcdreamy they were so fucking uncomfortable. The balls of your feet would be crying by lunchtime. Honestly I’d never recommend them. They’re just not a shoe to be wearing all day long.

I also laughed a bit at your OP saying you’d been respectful of the uniform policy and your next post said the policy states ‘no heels’ 🤣 I know it’s hard when you just want them to look the part but, as you’ve conceded already on this thread, you’ve missed the mark completely on this one. Just get her the comfy trainers and move on - don’t single the poor kid out from Day 1!

Sorry OP I was getting ready to support you but those are not school shoes these days

Absolutely!!! I looked at the shoes in the link and honestly couldn’t work out why they’d not be allowed. Didn’t realise secondary schools required flat shoes these days. Every girl in the 90’s wore the shoes in the link to secondary school, so no wonder OP thought they would be appropriate.

I think they’re very nice school shoes OP, but clearly mine aren’t of secondary age yet so I haven’t encountered the shoe policies yet!!

Just to say any trainer type shoes (AF1s) would definitely not be allowed at my DCs school.
They have to wear leather shoes. We go for these types
You might like this at John Lewis:
https://www.johnlewis.com/clarks-kids-lorcam-edge-leather-derby-school-shoes-black/p112078170?s_share=jlappdroid

In my area most of the schools allow air force 1s (or 90% of the kinds break the rules). I think they look scruffy as heck, and daft when kids choose to wear shirts, but they must be comfortable and practical.

I thought that was totally normal. I assumed it would be the case as soon as DD started primary and bought a load of navy bobbles for that. A lot of the girls wear all kinds of colours and I was quite surprised to find that it wasn't actually mentioned in the uniform policy.

I still insist on it for DD. It is part of uniform as far as I'm concerned.

The Kickers literally say “adult” in the title. I can only imagine an 11 year old in them, shudders.

Glad you changed your mind.

I agree; developing feet and all that - also they are most likely traipsing up and down stairs all day, not in one classroom anymore.

Having said that, the classic Kickers I posted upthread I think even my feet would cope well with,

(My feet wouldn’t cope with Nike Airforce bloody awful trainers. They really hurt my feet).

The ones I posed were the classic style but are adult women, as most year 7 will be in adult women’s sizes.

The ones OP bought ARE advertised as school schools, ludicrous and irresponsible but obviously ’back to school’ is the advertising flavour of rhe moment and their intention is to sell.

I’m amazed anyone wouldn’t just roll their eyes at them and scroll past to the sensible school looking shoes, but there seem to be these threads every year.

our school doesn’t allow trainers, and certainly wouldn’t allow heels, which they definitely are. A heel is any shoe that’s not flat. I had a pair of those in the 90’s, not for school though.

I'm surprised you have to ask. They are completely unacceptable with that heel.

Trainers may not be smarter but they’re certainly more appropriate, I would think that’s the school’s main concern?

These shoes aren’t suitable for an 11 year old even outside of school.

Don't humiliate your child just to prove a point. You have been told by those who know she will be sent home. Buy her the shoes the school requires. It doesn't matter if you think "insert reasons", do it anyway.

I can’t be the only mum here thinking there is nothing at all smart about young girls in heels.

These are heels. They look at least 6cm high at the heel, what else could you possibly imagine them to be??

of bloody course trainers are more acceptable than that?? And the reason you can’t get her other shoes than trainers isn’t because of the policy, it seems to be because your daughter says no- my children don’t get any say in suitable uniform school shoes for high school.

Who puts an 11 yr old in those for school? 😂

Nothing wrong with a plain black leather trainer. I wear particular, supportive ones as my work shoes 🤷‍♀️

I’m actually really pleased that schools prioritise the safety and comfort of children over looking “bloody smart”.

I can remember wearing chunky heels like this in the late 80s/early 90s - no one cared how high our heels were and consequently we were doing all kinds of damage to ourselves traipsing all over school, up and down stairs, and walking from/to home. It was terrible for our safety! And plenty of ankles hurt too.

Clear guidelines like no heels prevent school from turning into a fashion show and means teen girls aren’t tottering around in unsuitable shoes like the OP posted.

I don’t normally like super-strict uniform policies but this one makes total sense.

I think we all get the gist that you’re obsessed with what you think is “smart” as opposed to sensible, safe or practical.

My above comment was in reply to this one

Exactly! The delusional OP seems to think that appearance is the only thing the school is concerned about, as opposed to safety.

What do you think of these Scottish uniforms?

There are variations between schools. Ours wouldn’t allow parent shoes or heeled shoes. Or trainers.

Your daughter could not run about playing handball at recess in those high heels. The heels are too restricting. Were there any low heeled versions in patient leather?
Leather lace ups are smarter than trainers. Choose a low heel leather lace up and polish them every day.