Our School Standards & Expectations

Our school uniform sets a high expectation for students to be smart, neat and ready to learn.

PLEASE NOTE | This uniform is not gender specific.

UNIFORM

• A light blue shirt

• Branded ties* ^

• Kilt-style skirts ^

• A navy-blue blazer embroidered with our new logo ^

• Dark grey formal trousers

• Optional navy-blue V-neck plain jumper (no logo)

• Black socks if wearing trousers

• Navy-blue long socks if wearing skirt

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* Ties feature the school logo and 2 horizontal stripes and will continue with the child throughout each key stage.

Year group ties from September 2025

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Year 7 - Maroon* ^

Year 8 - Maroon with silver stripe* ^ Year 9 - Maroon with blue stripe* ^ Year 10 - Blue with maroon stripe* ^

Year 11 - Blue* ^

UNIFORM STOCKIST

Our school uniform is available from:

^ Branded items can be purchased from:

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Laser Schoolwear, 56 Victoria Road, Widnes WA8 7RJ or Kits for All Ltd, 14 Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DH

SHOES

• All shoes must be plain black and should be able to be polished

• The sole of the shoe must be plain black

• Trainer style or canvas shoes are not allowed

• No logo or embellishments

• Students will be expected to change into a suitable pair of shoes provided by the school, if they fail to meet expectations

WINTER COATS

• Winter coats are recommended but not mandatory

• If you wish to purchase a winter coat for school for your child, please ensure it is a plain black suitable coat that is water resistant, warm, and comfortable

• Coats must be removed on entering the building, and should be carried or transferred to bags when walking around school. Coats must not be worn in classrooms.

• NO leather, denim jackets, sweatshirt 'hoodies', or cardigans to be used as top coats.

• Lightweight tracksuit style jackets or windbreakers are not considered suitable winter coats and should not be worn around school.

EXAMPLES OF PERMITTED COAT/JACKET STYLES

EXAMPLES OF NON-PERMITTED COAT/JACKET STYLES

FAQs ABOUT WINTER COATS

Q. How does a coat colour affect my child's learning?

A. We understand that some parents have asked how a black coat contributes to their child’s learning. While the colour itself does not affect learning directly, this change supports a number of practical and educational goals, by minimising disruption. A consistent approach reduces time spent asking students to remove non-uniform coats on arrival, helping to improve transition between lessons and ensuring more time is available for learning.

Q. Why does the coat have to be black?

A. Black coats have be chosen for the following reasons:

• Smart appearance: Dark coats align with our school’s overall uniform standards and tend to look smarter and more formal, which supports the professional learning environment we aim to maintain and encourages students to take greater pride in their appearance.

• Practicality: Suitable dark winter coats are generally more weather-resistant, easier to keep clean, and less likely to show wear and tear.

PE KIT

It is compulsory that all students wear the appropriate School branded kit, which has been designed by our students, for all PE lessons.

High standards of PE kit are expected within all year groups and this is closely monitored by PE staff from lesson to lesson. A policy is also in place to ensure students understand the importance of bringing full PE kit to all PE lessons.

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The PE kit has been developed in collaboration with students, PE Staff and the manufacturers O'Neill's with the focus on quality, durability, value for money and ethical sourcing.

PE kit is available via the O'Neills website.

Note: All other items listed on the O'Neills website are optional, for example the

skinny bottoms and half zip squad top.

Black leggings and dance t-shirts are for Key Stage 4 students only.

UNIFORM STANDARDS & EXPECTATIONS

Uniform standards are checked on a daily basis and students will be expected to remove any items that do not adhere to our uniform expectations, which are:

• No jewellery is allowed apart from small stud earrings and a watch (which must be removed for PE)

• No facial piercings are allowed

• Minimal and subtle make-up can be worn. Anything excessive and the student will be expected to remove

• No coloured nail varnish or false nails

• No exaggerated hair colours, patterns or styles

• Hair accessories must be small and navy in colour

ONE STOP SHOP

We're supporting students with incorrect or missing items of uniform to uphold and maintain our uniform standards.

These students will be asked to visit our One Stop Shop to borrow the things they need to meet school requirements.

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The One Stop Shop will initially work like a swap shop. Students identified as having inappropriate dress will be given a guidance, and will be directed to the shop, located in the hub, to retrieve items like ties, blazers and shoes.

Students will be expected to return borrowed items at the end of the school day and the shop team will keep track of items out on loan around the school.

School ties

To help our students meet our high standards for school uniform all year round, school ties for all year groups are now available for purchase every morning during formation time.

Students without a tie and wishing to buy one for £7 will be directed to their stationery shop by their formation tutor. Cash payments only.

School ties are still available to purchase also from our uniform suppliers, Laser Schoolwear and Kits for All.

The classroom charter is used at Saints Peter and Paul to support happy and safe learning environments both inside and outside of the classroom where all students can learn to the best of their ability.

It focuses on rewarding positives and giving students a chance and a choice to adopt more positive learning behaviours in line with our whole school expectations.

At Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School we recognise the importance of home learning in student progression.

Studies show that students who complete good home learning over Years 7 to 11 make one year’s extra progress.

As a result we expect all our students to produce quality home learning that meets the deadlines set by teachers.

Find out more about home learning here

Litter

We have a duty to teach our young people to dispose of their own litter in the bins provided at school. It is quite difficult to enforce this outside on the yards. Students are not allowed to take any food outside of the dining rooms. All food and snacks must be consumed in the dining rooms. This way we can supervise them disposing of their litter.

We also ask you to note that chewing gum, energy drinks, and high sugar sweets are banned from site.

Parking around school Student safety is an absolute priority at Saints Peter and Paul, and unsafe and illegal parking presents a significant risk to our students.

Please show extra consideration to our students, staff and our local neighbours when parking your car at drop off or pick up times.

Please avoid parking on double yellow lines, across driveways, on grassed areas, or on private car parks. This may mean making arrangements to park further away from school and encouraging your child to walk the remainder of their journey.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding in helping us to provide a safe environment for your children when they come to school.

Refusal

If your child refuses to comply with our requests, we will contact parents/carers for support in explaining that to be a part of the school family means following our school rules values. We understand that some young people make mistakes and we desire to help them by correcting them in a supportive environment. We ask that students speak to staff respectfully at all times.

Restorative practice and conflict resolution

Where possible we wish for consequences to be restorative and for the sanction to help the young person to realise how they have wronged the community. This way they are more likely to learn from the occasion and get it right in the future. Therefore, if your child is involved in any situation in which others have been impacted, we will expect them to be involved in putting it right.

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School will become a mobile phone free school for students from Tuesday 22nd April 2025.

If a student brings a mobile phone to school, they will switch it off and hand in it at the beginning of formation time each morning.

Each student will have an allocated number in a secure phone box in their formation room, and will be responsible for signing their phone in and out of the box at the start and end of the school day under the supervision of their formation tutor.

Each phone box will then be collected by members of our staff team and moved to a locked, secure location where it will be kept safe during the school day.

• If a student chooses not to adhere to the school expectations, and is caught with a phone during the school day, it will be confiscated and the student will spend a full day in isolation. Parents/carers will be contacted, and a trusted adult will need to come to the school to collect the mobile phone from reception before 4p.m.

• If a student is caught with a second phone during the school day, it will be confiscated and a more serious sanction applied.

• If a student refuses to hand over their mobile phone when taken to isolation then a more serious sanction will be issued and parents/carers will be invited in.

If you have any questions about this process please see the FAQs below. If this doesn't answer your question please email admin@saintspeterandpaul.halton.sch.uk

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TOILET PASS

Toilets should only be used at social times. All students have access to the toilet during before school, at breaktime, lunchtime and after school. Only in absolute emergencies, students may be permitted to toilets during lesson time. If your child has medical advice, they can be issued a toilet pass on receipt of the evidence from a medical professional. If you have medical evidence that your child needs a medical toilet pass, please alert your child’s Progress Leader so they can be issued.

We strive to teach and train our young people how to behave respectfully and keep themselves safe online and during out-of-school hours.

Unfortunately, some of our young people still make poor decisions that have consequences for themselves and others.

As a school, we work very closely with our Safer School’s police officer so that any out of school incidents can be followed up appropriately.

In addition, poor behaviour that takes place wearing school uniform will be dealt with as per the school's behaviour policy.

Thankfully smoking and vaping is rare in our school, however, it is not permitted at all on the school grounds or in any part of the school. If students are also found vaping in the community wearing school uniform there will be consequence from school.

In the first instance, please contact your child's Formation Tutor or the year group Pupil Progress Leader.