School uniform support
Support is available to help parents and carers with the cost of school uniform.
The information on this page is subject to change. Please speak to your child's school directly for more information and support.
Support in schools
Our participation team have supported 29 schools to establish their own uniform schemes. They include pre-loved uniform and swap shops.
The following schools now have schemes in place:
Amberley Primary
Pre-loved uniform is available in the foyer of the school. Parents can help themselves without judgement.
New uniform is available for families who are struggling. This is available upon request, please speak to the school office directly.
Appletree Gardens First School
Offers preloved uniform for free which is located outside of the school office.
Bailey Green Primary School
Bailey Green keep a supply of uniform in school that has been donated from other parents. This is always available should any parent need this.
Balliol Primary School
A stock of pre owned uniform is available direct from school. You can drop in during normal hours (8am-4pm, Monday to Friday term time). You contact the school office at info@balliolprimary.co.uk too.
Battle Hill Primary School
A swap shop is available where quality, pre-used uniform and other items are available.
Please note the title 'Swap Shop' does not mean you have to donate.
Financial assistance is available for new uniform to families who may be struggling. This support is considered upon request and is dealt with confidentially.
Burnside College
Parents and carers should contact the school if they need financial support with buying uniform.
Benton Dene Primary
The ‘Little Green Shed’ project is ran by a group of volunteers from a dedicated container. It sees school uniform donated, sorted into age, year group, zone and then collected by those who need the support.
Benton Dene School
At parents’ evenings, a table of available items are left out for parents to take what their child may need.
Pre-loved coffee afternoons take place too. This is where parents can bring uniforms in and swap for bigger sizes.
Where needed, parents can contact the home school link team. They will put together a collection of items and send them home.
Burradon Community Primary
Burradon Primary works with parents to ask questions about their uniform needs.
A stock of donated items is available in school. You can apply for this using a uniform request sheet.
Before the summer break, a Swap Shop takes place. Parents and carers can donate uniform and swap it for items donated by other parents.
Carville Primary School
The school has pre-owned cardigans and jumpers available from the office at all time. Various sizes are available, depending on what has been donated. All donated uniform is machine washed at school.
Pre-owned t-shirts, trousers, skirts and dresses are available at set times. Information is issued directly to parents.
George Stephenson High School
The school has a supply of donated (sometimes new) school uniform items. They give them to families, free of charge, when requests are made. Unfortunately, they may not have all sizes, but welcome all requests.
Greenfields Community Primary School
Greenfields has a stock of pre-loved uniform for anyone who needs it. Families can contact the school office or email adminteam@greenfieldsprimary.org.uk with requirements.
During the first week of term, including on our INSET days, uniform is set out next to the main office for families to select from.
Hadrian Park Primary
The school has a trolley of pre-loved uniform which one of their parents takes to a central spot at the school gates on a Monday and Friday at the end of the school day. The items on the trolley can be bought for £1 or parents can bring an item to swap for another item.
John Spence High School
Runs an extensive uniform bank of good quality, second hand uniform including shoes and trainers. These are lent out on a daily basis for pupils who don't have any items they need for that day or long term loaned for pupils who may be facing difficulties.
Stock of worn but good quality coats are available to give to pupils in need.
There is an online form for families to request school clothing items if needed.
Kings Priory School
Offer discounted prices for items of uniform at our Sustainable shop.
Marden High School
Quality new and second hand uniform is lent out on a daily basis to pupils. They can be loaned longer term for pupils who require support.
When pupils join the school, parents are provided information of how to request school clothing items. .
Marden welcomes donations from families to make sure every child can enjoy wearing the full uniform.
Marine Park First School
The school has a uniform swap shop in the main entrance. Parents can donate and pick up uniform as and when they need it.
Monkhouse Primary School
The school always has spare uniform and lost property at the end of each term and this is out for families to take at the front of school and in the yard. They support parents with the cost of their child's first set of PE uniform - they subsidise the price. They don't enforce the purchase of 'branded' school items. Families can purchase plain items from supermarkets.
New York Primary
A free of charge, pre loved/worn school uniform store is at the front entrance of school. This includes all items of uniform across the terms including summer item and PE kits. A selection of warm clothing including coats, anoraks and footwear is available.
Norham High School
Norham High School has set up an in-house uniform bank which allows the school to support pupils. The project provides free of charge new and preloved uniforms as well as other items, all year round. This is not means-tested. As a school, they aim to:
- Meet the needs of all our pupils no matter what their circumstances
- Provide a whole school uniform to help any young person integrate into our school community
- Increase community involvement with our school
The initiative ensures every pupil has a school uniform regardless of their circumstances. It not only helps families save money, but encourages family to do their bit for the enviroment.
Richardson Dees Primary School
The school only has one compulsory item of clothing - a school hoodie or sweatshirt - and they provide the initial one free of charge.
They offer a free second hand uniform rail which parents can help themselves from. It is located in the front entrance. They hold stock of some new uniform which is available for anyone struggling.
Riverside Primary School
They provide a uniform exchange throughout the year and encourage parents to support with donations. They have a limited amount of new uniform they purchase for the beginning of the new academic year. They hold a stock of plimsolls that can be purchased in school throughout the year.
Rockcliffe First School
You can exchange outgrown garments for those in the correct size, or buy items for a small contribution. It's recommended 50p per item but this is not compulsory.
It operates a 'swap and sell' system for second-hand uniform and has stalls at all special events throughout the year. Parents/carers may ask their children's teachers or TAs about uniform items at any time. There's no obligation to buy garments with the school badge and that generic items from supermarkets or other outlets are perfectly acceptable.
Shiremoor Primary School
Parents and carers should contact the school office if they are struggling with uniform or any other school related costs.
Southlands School
The school has a supply of pre-loved uniform in school. Parents can contact school on 0191 300 0505 should they need uniform. There will be opportunities for parents to be able to see the stock at parents evening and select items for their child. Donations from parents for pre-loved uniforms, coats and shoes are welcomed. They have a flexible approach to branded clothing - students can wear non-branded items both for sensory and financial needs.
St Bartholomew's C of E Primary School
Spare, second hand uniform is available for no cost. Extra support is also available for families in receipt of Pupil Premium and other vulnerable pupils.
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
The school offers a confidential avenue for all families to request either full or partial support with purchase of school uniform. The level of annual support is limited to funding we have available but they aim to supply at least two sets of uniform for each child. They have pre-loved items available from school and offer opportunities in year for access to support. They actively encourage recycling of uniform and are looking to develop a uniform hub at the school in the coming year.
Sir Thomas More Catholic High School
Runs a pre-loved uniform shop and provide support for families in need with financial costs of school through the email address familysupport@stmacademy.org.uk.
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
They have free pre-loved uniform available in school. Families can also donate uniform to use in the Uniform Swap Shop.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Forest Hall)
Hosts a uniform swap shop. They take in uniform in good clean condition and parents can contact the school office if they need something.
Star of the Sea Primary School
Offers a recycle scheme where they encourage parents to send pre loved uniform into school. Parents can contact the office to collect or exchange uniform via starofthesea.primary@ntlp.org.uk or calling 0191 6432080.
Valley Gardens Middle School
As a school they strongly support upcycling and redistribution of school uniform. Parents very kindly donate items which are no longer of use and these items are laundered and re-distributed to other parents.
Waterville Primary
The school regularly has donations from local providers which consist of trousers, skirts and polo shirts. Each term they display any spare uniform in our playground to be collected by parents. Any parents who would like further support please contact the school office.
Western Community Primary School
The school has storage boxes of used clean donated uniform. The uniform is organised in age/size to make it easily accessible to families. In addition, they also have racks of winter coats and shoes/trainers. The racks and boxes are placed outside the main entrance to school for families to help themselves to.
Whitley Bay High School
The school has an account with its local uniform provider where the school can pre-pay for uniform for some students. The school holds a small stock of items to distribute, discreetly, to students when an item is required and isn’t attainable, including PE kit. For colder months, the school has an arrangement with Newcastle United for donations of winter coats which are then distributed to students in need.
Woodlawn School
A range of donated uniform is available for both primary and secondary and support is available for individual families where required.