Primary school uniforms - have they always been a thing?

[HighburyLass]

Wasn't quite sure how to phrase the title so I'll explain!

When I was growing up I didn't know anyone who wore a uniform in primary school. Tho was the 1970s.
My kid's (who are now in their 20s) had uniform introduced while they were in primary, so early 2000s.

Now around here I don't know any primary schools that don't have a uniform.

So interested to know,

Did you wear a uniform and how old are you?
What about your kids? How old are they?

I started school in 1990 and we wore uniform.

Not always - it was there but optional when I went in the early 80s.
I've worked in my school since the mid 90s and they already had a uniform in place that wasn't optional.

Went to school in the 80s. Primary school had a uniform.

I wore uniform in primary and I was born in the 70s.

80s

I wore uniform to state school in the 1970's - outer London. Proper tie, shirt, jumper and skirt, optional blazer - from 4 years old and no Velcro shoes so I had buckles my brother had laces and you were expected to learn how to do it all before starting!

I started primary school in 1982 and wore a uniform. I've never known any school not to have uniform.

I started primary school in 1988; I think my school introduced uniform when I was in year 2, so 1990/91?

My DSs are now in primary, y1/3, and their school has a uniform right the way through.

I was at primary school 1983-1989ish. No uniform in my London primary. Optional uniform IIRC in my rural primary, but I seem to think no one really wore it.
My children started school 30 years later in the same London borough I grew up in and most of the schools still didn’t have uniform. We then moved out of London to a town where all the schools had uniform.
Personally I dislike primary uniform and don’t see the point of it.

Me too.

No uniform at my primary (1984-1991).

I went to school in London 1990-96 with no uniform, moved to a different county and uniforms were the norm at all the primary schools

I started school 1988 and had uniform.

Optional in 90s.
I would say 90% wore it.

I wore uniform at primary in the mid-80s, as did everyone else in my area attending different schools. My parents both wore uniform at primary school in the 50s and 60s.

I started primary in 1975, and always had a uniform: pinafore dress or skirt with white blouse and school colour tie, with a cardigan or jumper to match the skirt/dress.

I started school in 1990 and wore uniform.

Started 1993, wore a uniform.

I went to school early 80s Ireland and we all wore a uniform in primary and I hated it 😂😂

In primary 88-94 and always had a uniform. It surprises me that some didn't as I assumed school uniform was always a thing in the UK!

I went to state primary c.1965 and we had uniform although it was quite flexible, e.g. grey dress, white shirt, school tie but the exact dress style was free choice

There was a primary uniform in the 80s when I was a child not at secondary. The dc have always had uniform. Very relaxed at primary. Stricter at secondary. Nothing fancy just white shirt/ tie and pretty much any black skirt / black trousers / black jumper/ black shoes / black trainers. I quite like school uniform it’s easy. I’d be less enamoured if I was paying £££s for logoed everything.

Yes I wore a uniform in the 80s. I love DS having to wear one, his school finds supermarket brands fine so it's cheap to buy, no thinking about what to wear everyday etc and it's comfortable.

It was optional at my primary school from when I started in 1987 to when my brother left in 1998. It’s compulsory there now.

State primary, South East London. Started in 1990. No uniform.