What tights would you assume are allowed with this uniform?

[applestrudels]

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?

I would assume black, as normally tights match the skirts or pinafores.

I would have thought grey, black; white or navy would be perfectly fine.

Mine have done white, black, matching colour to uniform and grey. No-one cares.

Yeah, I'd have bought black to match the skirt, but I don't think Grey was a terrible choice.

If it doesn't say under the uniform details, then I'll tell them to get stuffed anyway. I tell them I'd be buying buying black when they need replacing, but not before then.

Black or grey

I'd have gone with black the same as the shoes.

If you are looking for trousers through M&S do skinny fit with adjustable waists. You can also normally turn the down too so can get longer from a pair.

Black

If it helps, TU at Sainsbury's/Argos do girls school trousers that have the adjustable elastic waistband bit with the button on the inside. My own little 5 year old girl is very slim with long legs and that's where we get hers. Some of them also have cute little bows on the waistband which she likes too.

I used to have that problem too. M&S do a skinny extra long length range. I used to have to go down for age and use the extra long length to make up for the leg length.

If that fails, you can buy elastic belts to keep the trousers up with and you don't need to undo the Velcro fastening if you need the toilet as the belt is stretchy.

I dislike "adjustable" waist bands as often they don't go tight enough or you wreak your fingernails trying to adjust them. Some of them don't tighten at all because of how the elastic tape has been sewn in.

I would have chosen grey too, and I did when my girls were at school. Their uniform colour was green, and some girls wore green tights, but most were grey. I don’t think anyone wore black. Ten once they went to secondary it was 100% black tights.

Black to match the skirt or royal blue if that is the school ' colour ' - royal tho not navy.

I’d be inclined to reply that if you don’t specify a colour then there is no wrong colour and dd will be wearing what she has til they are worn out. Unless they can produce documents that prove you were told. TBH I can’t see it affecting her education so schools shouldn’t waste time on it (I’ve had a long day if you can’t tell lol )

I'd guess black. I wish you had added a poll :)

I love our uniform but do agree with you. I've noticed that where schools in America have uniforms it seems to be much more practical. Maybe set colours they have to wear but nothing as descriptive as logos or types of clothing. For my sensory avoidant daughter this would be fab.

I’d have gone with black as the skirt and trousers are black, but if they don’t say, you can’t be ‘wrong’. My kids primary and secondary always specified the colour of tights, they even specified the colour of hair bands.

A primary school near to me changed to black skirts/trousers as they said there are lots of different shades of grey, so it doesn't look smart.

100% black

Amazon are great for fully elasticated school trousers (I have a very skinny boy!)

Any of them are fine.
Imho schools should stop harrasing people with this.

If they don't specify a colour then they can hardly enforce one. I'd tell them that I'd keep that in mind for when she grows, but given that they don't specify, I wouldn't be buying new ones in this size.

My experience of primary school uniform was that the school would happily pick that battle with families they have a good relationship with, but the more challenging parents could dress their children how they liked and the school wouldn't dare to challenge them, in case they made that relationship worse. I'm not a fan of that type of unfairness.

School uniform is so ridiculous. Most countries don’t have it, unless they’re former British colonies or totalitarian states.

Pettiness over school uniform. At primary school! What different does it make what colour tights primary kids wear FFS!

If it’s not in their policy, I’d ignore the request to change them.

I'm confused why so many people assume grey, when no other part of the uniform is grey and it would look ridiculous.

Surely the most obvious thing to do is match the skirt colour?

What are they supposed to wear if they are too cold with bear legs and its summer uniform time?

You are not silly by any means for not having guessed what colour they require.
They are are being ridiculous for not stating the colour and telling you its wrong. (And being ridiculous for prescribing the colour imho anyway).

@Strawberryorangejuice
I'm in Scotland and my DC primary schools had colours ie grey/black or navy skirts/trousers, sweatshirt or cardi in school colour or black/ grey or navy, any colour of socks/tights and black shoes , this enables parents to buy what they can afford, badge items available if you choose but not compulsory.

We have many shades of grey and or black. I really don’t think it matters. Your average class of children look fairly smart on the way in the door and on the way out half of them look like they need a social service intervention. Dirty, bits of lunch on their clothes, glue , paint ink somehow missing a variety of weather appropriate clothing jumpers, coats, outdoor shoes.

It’s perfectly normal but it’s pointless telling small people to wear white polo shirts and expecting them to look smart.