We take pride in our uniform at Caludon and all students are expected to represent the community by adhering to our uniform policy. We know students sense of belonging to their school community increases when uniform is consistently worn.
A list is provided below. These are all available from Andy Blair Sports and School Wear and Cat Ballou Originals Ltd.
UNIFORM – CALUDON CASTLE
CHECKLIST – YEARS 7-11 – SEPTEMBER 2023
Please ensure correct uniform is worn at all times and correct equipment is taken into school.
We recommend that you purchase uniform from our preferred uniform suppliers – Clive Mark Schoolwear; Cat Ballou Originals Ltd; If you purchase from other sources, please be aware that their view of (fashionable) school wear is not ours. Therefore, you run the risk of your child not being in appropriate school uniform.
A list is provided below. These are all available from Clive Mark Schoolwear and Cat Ballou Originals Ltd.
| Blazer | Black |
| Badge | Caludon badge |
| Trousers | Black: with either front or side zip fastening, beyond ankle in length.(No jeans, corduroy, stripes, slits, legging type, or excessively narrow legs; no decorative belts |
| Skirts | Approved school logo skirts ONLY in either pleated or A-line design. The logo must reach at least the knee. Skirts are available from stockists Clive Mark or Cat Ballou. They come in a variety of lengths to enable students to wear the logo at their knee. |
| Socks | Plain black (not patterned) |
| Tights | Plain black or neutral |
| Shirt/Blouse | White (with collar that can be buttoned at the neck and long enough to be tucked in) |
| Tie | Clip ties (including approved school sport elite ties) |
| Shoes | Flat, black (no fashion shoes, slipper/flip flop style, PLAIN all black trainers are allowed (no coloured, stripes or flashes.) Low ‘business like’ ankle boots are allowed but trousers must cover the ankle section of the boot. Large boots such as ‘doc martens’ are not allowed) |
| Bag | Practical (strong and big enough for all equipment and resources to be brought to school) |
| In addition, if required: | |
| Pullover | Plain black ‘V’ neck only (no sweatshirts, hoodies, cardigans, zip tops should be worn inside the school buildings.) |
| Scarf | Not football club or similar |
| Outer coat | Raincoat, overcoat, plain, dark (jackets/coats to be big enough so that blazers can be worn underneath. In school, blazers are to be worn. Coats/ hoodies are not to be seen in the school building. |
| Jewellery | One pair small studs (one in each earlobe). No body, facial or mouth pierced items. No other jewellery, including charity bands, to be worn) |
| Make-up | Year 7-10: No eye make-up, mascara, blusher, eyeliner or lipstick (a subtle application of concealer is allowed. No decorative nail extensions/nail polish allowed) Year 11 only:Year 11 students are permitted to wear a subtle/discreet application of make-up, including: eye shadow, mascara, foundation, blusher and lip colour. The following are NOT allowed: false eyelashes, nail polish of any description, nail extensions/acrylics etc. |
| Hair | Extreme hairstyles in terms of style are not acceptable (large hair accessories are also not acceptable. If hair is coloured it must be in a natural colour (not an extreme shade). A plain dark ribbon/headband is acceptable) |
| Tattoos | Please note that in the UK “it shall be an offence to tattoo a person under the age of 18”. Tattoos are not acceptable in school. |
Basic equipment
Every student is expected to provide the following basic items of equipment for every lesson:
Pencil, eraser, black or blue pen (and a spare), ruler, reading book, calculator – for some courses you will need a scientific calculator. These can be purchased via Arbor in the school shop.
You may find it is useful to have a prittstick, a set of highlighters, a French/Spanish dictionary and an English pocket dictionary.
CALUDON CASTLE SCHOOL
SPORT AND LEISURE FACULTY
KIT LIST 2023
All of the sport kit items apart from swimming wear and towel need to have the Caludon Castle logo on.
| Compulsory Items | Optional Items |
| Buttoned sports polo – black/scarlet/white OR V cut sports polo – black/scarlet/white Panelled shorts – black/scarlet/white OR Panelled skort – black/scarlet/white Black knee length Caludon sports socks Swimming trunks – black OR Swimming costume – black, not bikini Towel | Fully reversible sports top – black/scarlet/white ¼ zip fleece top – black/scarlet/white Panelled rain jacket – black/scarlet/white Tracksuit bottoms – black with school logo Sports legging – black with school logo |
All of the sport kit items apart from swimming wear and towel need to have the Caludon Castle logos on and the following suppliers stock this range:
- Clive Mark School Wear – 88-90 Barker Butts Lane, Coundon, Coventry CV6 1DY
- Cat Ballou Originals Ltd – 1-3 the Burgess, Coventry CV1 1HN
Second hand uniform
We do welcome donations of past uniform from school leavers and therefore have a small supply of uniform in school. If you wish to find out more information then please don’t hesitate to contact us for support.
