Tesco's selling individual Value branded school uniform items for age ranges 3-16, totalling £3.75. Polo shirts cost 50p, trousers/skirts £1.50 and sweatshirts £1.75. The skirt and trousers are crease resistant.

How to get the kit

Be aware this is Tesco's Value range of school uniform. While its Back to School range is available in 750 stores nationwide, this Value range can only be found in 200 stores, so if you'd be making a special trip it's worth calling your nearest store first to save a possible wasted journey.

Use the supermarket's location finder to check for your nearest Tesco with a clothing department then give it a call to check it stocks the Value uniform range.

Matalan's currently offering full school uniforms from £4 for ages 4 to 7 and from £6 for ages 8 to 11. These include one polo or shirt for £1, a sweatshirt for £1 and one skirt or pair of trousers for £2. If you're ordering online, standard delivery's £3.95.

How to get the kit

The offer's available in store or online, to find your nearest store visit the Matalan website. The offer is expected to run until the start of the school term.

Asda's 'George' value uniform range is on promotion, meaning you can get a shirt, bottoms and sweattop (each costing 75p, £2.50 and £1.50 respectively) for £4.75. Sizes are available at this flat price for 3 to 15 year-olds. The trousers are teflon coated and the shirts are easy iron.

Yet to get them at those prices you need to buy more than one pack. While a single pack of two boys or girls shirts (short and long sleeve) for ages 3-16 normally costs between £2 and £3.50, a sweattop between £2 and £3 and trousers between £3 and £5, to get the advertised price you need to buy two of the double packs.

Shirts, sweatshirts and polo shirts are 2 double packs for £3 while trousers and skirts are 2 for £5.

How to get the kit

Only Asda stores that have a George clothing department sell school uniforms, so make sure you visit an Asda branch with one. If you want to see what they look like before you head to a store visit the Asda website.

At Sainsbury's it's possible to pick up triple packs of polo shirts for £3, double packs of skirts from £4 and trousers for £5, plus single sweatshirts for £2. The clothes are part of its Tu range so they're available all year round, yet these prices are only for ages up to 5 years.

How to get the kit

Only selected stores sell clothing so use the location function to find your nearest Sainsbury's selling kids' wear. The Tu clothing range isn't available online.

Included in the Debenhams schoolwear sale are shirts from £2 for ages 5 to 6, trousers and pinafores from £3.50 for age 5, and skirts for ages 3 to 6 from £2.50. Adult sizes for boys and girls are not included.

If you’re buying online add another £4.50 for delivery. The promotion is expected to run until the start of the school term, with more price cuts to be made until then.

How to get the kit

To find your nearest store visit Debenhams.

Use the code FB001 at the online checkout to get 10% off anything from School Uniform Shop. There's no minimum spend required.

The code isn't valid with other offers but can be used as many times as you like. It expires on 31 Dec '09.

How to get the kit 

Buy online at School Uniform Shop. Delivery costs £2.95 and is free on orders of £35 or more.

BHS has a schoolwear sale on including summer dresses starting at £6 for a pack of 2, boys' shorts from £4.20 and polo shirts from 90p for a double-pack. Prices depend on age but stock is limited.

How to get the kit

Pop into stores that sell schoolwear. To find one use the BHS store locator. Alternatively, buy online at BHS, although delivery costs £3.50 and the range is much more limited, so the cheaper items may not be available.

Clothing store Adams currently has a buy one get one half price sale online.

While it doesn't have a dedicated school uniform section, and ages are up to 10 years, as uniform regulations can differ according to school it's worth browsing its boys' and girls' sections to see if you can spot something that would be permitted as uniform.

How to get the kit

Buy online at Adams.

John Lewis' standard school uniform prices can be on the pricier side depending on the age range you're looking for. Packs of two polo shirts go from £2 for age 3 to 6 to £5 for 5 to 16 year olds. Shirts cost £6 for a pack of 2, for 3 to 6 year olds, up to £10 for 14 year olds. Trousers cost £6 for 3 to 10s and £8 for 11 to 15s.

These prices are available online and in store.

Yet if it's sportswear/games kit you're looking for John Lewis has a small section of reductions on its website including cricket gear and unusual colour games socks.

How to get the kit

For the standard school uniform look online or in stores. To find your nearest store use the John Lewis store locator. Alternatively, buy the standard uniform on the John Lewis website or the sportswear reductions in the John Lewis special offers section.

Although M&S's 3 for 2 offer on its schoolwear has ended, you can still use the discount code SCHOOL09 on the Marks and Spencer website to get free delivery on schoolwear. It's valid until 5 Sept.