Are you allowed to buy cheap school uniforms?

28 July 2014

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Does your child's school let you buy from supermarkets, or are you restricted to a specific shop? Which of these is closest to your situation? You can vote in each category if you've got children in different schools.

Does your child's school let you buy from supermarkets, or are you restricted to a specific shop?

Which of these is closest to your situation? You can vote in each category if you've got children in different schools.

Results

My child goes to a state secondary school (or any free school) (1956 votes)

Whole uniform can be generic/from a supermarket		61 votes (3%)
Uniform can be generic/supermarket but with iron-on or sew-on badges		66 votes (3%)
It can be mostly generic but a few items must be from set suppliers		572 votes (29%)
Everything but shirts/trousers must be branded from a specific supplier		1245 votes (64%)
There’s no school uniform		12 votes (1%)

My child goes to a private primary school (or any fee-paying school) (144 votes)

Whole uniform can be generic/from a supermarket		3 votes (2%)
Uniform can be generic/supermarket but with iron-on or sew-on badges		5 votes (3%)
It can be mostly generic but a few items must be from set suppliers		21 votes (15%)
Everything but shirts/trousers must be branded from a specific supplier		107 votes (74%)
There’s no school uniform		8 votes (6%)

My child goes to a private secondary school (or any fee-paying school) (217 votes)

Whole uniform can be generic/from a supermarket		5 votes (2%)
Uniform can be generic/supermarket but with iron-on or sew-on badges		6 votes (3%)
It can be mostly generic but a few items must be from set suppliers		28 votes (13%)
Everything but shirts/trousers must be branded from a specific supplier		160 votes (74%)
There’s no school uniform		18 votes (8%)

My child goes to a state primary school (or any free school) (2096 votes)

Whole uniform can be generic/from a supermarket		777 votes (37%)
Uniform can be generic/supermarket but with iron-on or sew-on badges		65 votes (3%)
It can be mostly generic but a few items must be from set suppliers		840 votes (40%)
Everything but shirts/trousers must be branded from a specific supplier		398 votes (19%)
There’s no school uniform		16 votes (1%)

                   4,413 votes received.

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