How much does your secondary school kit cost for Year 7?

Just got my daughter's essential stuff for Year 7, still don't have shoes (it's too soon) which include two pairs of trainers, one for indoor, one outdoor; stationery. Just bought one skirt as at £41 thought I'd buy another when she needed it. Already spent £450 including the hockey stick. Wanted to stick my fingers in my ears when the lady in the uniform shop gave me the total but it wasn't as bad as I anticipated!!!

We are a very generous PFA

Everything at ds's new school is logoed and or named. I got the biggest sizes I could get away with without him looking too silly. Although it was expensive overall the individual items weren't too bad. He has a lovely thick school coat (compulsory uniform) that was only £40.

We were selling second hand uniform last night at new yr 7 induction evening.
I kitted out several people with
2 x jumpers
4x blouses
2 x skirts
2 x pe shirts and shorts
1 x pe hoody
For the grand total of £23.

Lots of very happy people ...it would cost £200 in school supplier.

DD2's school have just introduced a new uniform but are selling it as a package including a coat and bag for around £240. PE shorts and Sweatshirt (non compulsory but freeze or boil) are extra as are more shirts than the two provided. So on that alone around £300. I always find stationery adds an extra £50 - pens, memory stick etc. Shoes and trainers another £100 or so. I would budget for around £500 - more if spending on a really nice bag and winter coat.

I am on a reasonable wage but even so I feel the pain. In DD2's case they already have a nice uniform which was brought in a few years ago but as they are moving into a new building and becoming an academy they have to change - appalling as a lot of the students are on free school meals. No idea if there is a uniform grant anymore but even so the "extras" are extortionate.

Talkingnonsense. No its not private school. Its a CofE school. They have one style of skirt too but some girls still get away with a stretchy belt! The teachers inspect the children in morning registration for correct uniform.

£300, with trainers,shoes and a new bag.

Compulsory Stuff:

Blazer £45
Jumper £18
Tie - £6
Jacket - £35
Gym T shirt - £6 x 2
Shorts - £6 x 2
Gym fleece - £12
Joggers - £12

Other stuff

Trousers £15 x 3
Shirts £ 12 for 2 x 3
Shoes £45
Trainers - £40
Bag - £30
Gym bag - £10
Stationary ?? - he got a £10 voucher from primary school parent council to spend in WH Smiths so hoping that covers most of it.

so that's about £360 plus underwear :)

No idea about books but will probably have bus pass to pay for too

Wow, the great uniform ripoff is alive and kicking. DD1's school seems very reasonable by comparison - the only compulsory items are:

Blazer (£26)
Clip-on tie (£3)
PE Kit (comes to £13 in total)
Locker key (£3, refundable)

The rest is all non-logo'd and can be bought anywhere, which means her current school trousers (new following growth spurt, from Sainsburys) will serve, as will her current navy tracksuit top and bottoms.

She'll need shoes and some bits of stationery, but it shouldn't come to more than about £120 in total.

And as I have 2DDs I can pass stuff down

Well done. That's fab.

DCs state school only lets them remove jumpers with teachers permission. They don't have blazers though.

Wow, that's strict- private school?

Talkingnonsense. its 3 packs of 2 blouses so it is 6. Jumpers are compulsory and have to be worn at all times as well as blazer. They can only remove jumpers when weather is very warm or until school says. So that is why there is a choice of long sleeve or slipover (tank-top).

£569 and it is only changing primary schools (although it does go up to year 8).

They certainly will wear a coat (and jumpers all year round) if they have Aspergers:-) (see other thread!)

£300 - £400
I think most school uniforms cost much the same and the non-logoed stuff can be bought on the high st, its the sports kits, shoes & bag that rack up the price!

Is it boy or girl? Girl needs one blazer one jumper at least 3 shirts 2 pairs trousers. Get footie boots etc only when you need them. They WILL not wear coats so don't bother to buy them.

Ibiza, have you already bought th jumpers? Because ime you will only need one, with a blazer they only wear a jumper when its -10! And I would think you would be fine with 6 shirts rather than 9!

SophiaWinters No, I got that, but we don't have to buy lots of logoed stuff.

Jumpers (compulsory) are £13 each and the PE kit (Logoed top and school shorts) is £18. Tie is £4.50. The rest you can buy from anywhere.

there is a logoed poloshirt you can wear in summer term, £10 each

Gosh, I'm glad DCs school isn't as bad as that.

Coats - teenagers don't wear them. Ever. Even when its pouring down with rain or -10.