Uniform and Equipment
The school takes seriously the appearance of our students on their way to and from school as this can do a great deal to promote or damage the school’s public image. We believe that the wearing of a uniform may also act as a desirable constraint on the behaviour of boys in public places since they can be readily identified to the school. The school expects parents to support its policy on uniform.
TBSHS has a high-status, high-profile school uniform, including a traditional blazer in distinctive colours that represents the Black and Gold Spirit, and insists upon all students wearing the uniform correctly at all times, to foster a sense of community, identity and professionalism.
In the Sixth Form, students are expected to adhere to the Sixth Form Dress Code. School uniform must always be exemplary.
Uniform code for boys in Years 7 to 11 (All items should be named)
Students should wear full school uniform to and from school.
School uniform
- Black blazer with the TBSHS school badge
- Plain white shirt and the TBSHS school tie(Years 7–10, thin-striped tie; Year 11, thick-striped tie.) Top buttons must be done up, shirts tucked in and ties must be at least 7 stripes long or meet the trouser waistline.
- Black trousers, dark grey/black socks
- Black V-neck sweater (optional)
- Black polished shoes (no boots, trainers or ‘Converse’ type shoes)
- Belts must be black with a plain buckle with no logos.
- Plain black/dark coat – no motifs (other than the school’s mitre) should be apparent.
PE Uniform
We have carried out a review of our PE uniform to try to make sure that parents/carers are getting value for money whilst maintaining the high standard of kit that is currently in place. As a result of this review, we will continue to work with E-Squared and Tylers as our uniform providers.
PE kit includes:
- TBSHS rugby shirt– a hard wearing, reversible black and gold shirt with a printed school badge on both sides of the shirt.
- TBSHS sports shorts– black shorts with a printed school badge.
- Polo shirt – black polo shirt with gold/amber piping and gold/amber side panels can be purchase with or without a printed school badge.
- Shin pads – compulsory for school and house matches.
- Only clean, non-marking trainers may be worn in the sports hall.
- Mouthguards/gumshields – are compulsory for rugby fixtures (i.e. school matches and House matches) and are strongly recommended for rugby in games lessons.
- All Weather Pitch – students must wear clean, round studded/moulded boots.
- Trainers and metal bladed or metal studded boots cannot be worn.
Additional optional items:
- Mid-layer – following a number of requests over the years, students may wear a TBSHS quarter zip, mid-layer top which can be worn in PE lessons.
- Tracksuit bottoms – plain black tracksuit bottoms, free of logos, may be worn whilst travelling to or from sports fixtures.
Compulsory items are in bold and are limited minimise school uniform costs.
Uniform Supplies
Ties and Blazer Badges can be purchased from the School office.
- Uniform and sportswear: Esquared Clothing
- Sportswear: Tylers Sportswear
Hair
Hair must be neat and respectable, with no extremes of style. Hair should:
- Be clean
- Be its natural colour and should not have coloured streaks
- Not be shaved any shorter than a hairdresser’s number 2
- Not have any lines or symbols cut into it
- Not cover the eyes
- Not be sticking up with an excess of hair product
- If any longer than the top of the shirt collar, it must be tied back with a simple, plain band
- No fashion accessories such as Alice bands etc.
- Students must be clean shaven
(Updated April 2025)
Parents/Carers are politely asked to escort their sons to the hairdresser, or to advise them in accordance with our policy. Any student whose hair does not meet these expectations is likely to be kept in internal suspension at break times and lunchtimes until the hair conforms more closely with the policy.
We would consider making dispensations on cultural and religious grounds in discussion with parents/carers.
Equipment
It is important students arrive on time and well equipped for every lesson they attend. This prevents disruption to their own learning as well as the learning of others and allows teachers to make the maximum use of teaching time available.
Students should come to school fully equipped for the day ahead. Please find below a list of equipment every student must have for every lesson.
- Pen blue or black and spare
- Purple or green biro pen for marking/ correction
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Rubber
- 30cm ruler
- compass
- Protractor
- Glue stick
- Paper scissors
- Scientific calculator
- Colouring pencils
- Design and Technology apron
- Reading book
Bags
A robust black bag is compulsory to minimise damage to books and files. Draw string bags are not suitable.
General Note
Each evening the timetable should be checked via the Edulink App and the necessary books and equipment packed for the following day.
All exercise books should be covered with a plastic book cover by students; these are available at a small charge from the Main Office. If a student loses his books, he may incur the cost of replacing them.
Financial Support for School Uniform and Equipment
Should you require financial support, please contact the TBSHS Finance Department, finance@tbshs.org
Pre-loved school uniform sale
Those in receipt of Free School Meals or the Pupil Premium Service Premium Grant will be prioritised and receive early access to pre-loved events.
Sixth Form Dress Code Entry 2026 (Taken from 6th Form Guidebook)
We are very proud of our high standards of uniform as it is very much part of our ethos. We expect our students to dress in a professional, formal and corporate manner, i.e. what you would wear in a formal office environment.
The standard of dress should be exemplary at all times and in cases of uncertainty the School’s interpretation is definitive.
Failure to adhere to our Sixth Form Uniform Expectations will result in a sanction, and any serious breaches will result in a student being sent home.
Students must choose between Choice 1 and Choice 2 as part of their compulsory Sixth Form Uniform.
Please click on the PDF below for details.
Mr George Munro
Deputy Head of Sixth Form
