Guilsborough Academy Uniform

The staff and Governors expect all students to wear the Guilsborough Academy uniform throughout Years 7 to 11 so that their appearance is smart and tidy, both within and outside the school premises.

If parents/carers are on a low income and in receipt of support, they should contact the academy as help may be available with the cost of the essential items of uniform. By accepting a place at Guilsborough Academy, parents are committing the student to wear the agreed uniform. 

Uniform Suppliers

All branded uniform must be purchased from either of our two suppliers, all non-branded uniform can also be purchased from our two suppliers or from other High Street stores/online. Please contact our suppliers directly with any queries about uniform, they'll be happy to assist you.

Tailor Made

Stock our uniform and PE kit all year round. Their shop is located in Daventry at the address below and offers free customer parking and a fitting room for your convenience. We recommend visiting the shop for accurate sizing; however, all items can also be purchased online. They are open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, and Saturday mornings during the school summer holidays.  If you need to visit outside these times, please phone to make an appointment, and they will do their very best to accommodate you.

Trutex Direct

Stock our uniform and PE kit all year round. Uniform can be ordered online and delivered directly to your home or to a specified delivery address. To purchase from Trutex Direct, please register via their website. When prompted, enter our LEA code LEA00521SC. Delivery is £4.98 for orders under £50, free for orders over £50. Trutex normally delivers orders within 7 working days. However, we recommend early ordering in June/July to ensure that items arrive in advance of the Autumn Term.

PE Kit

 

PE kit can be purchased from either of our two suppliers.

Essential branded items to be purchased:

• AKOA Vortex crew neck
• Vortex reversible top long sleeves or long sleeve quarter zip sweatshirt

Essential items that can be purchased through other retailers

• Plain Navy football socks
• Any of the following bottoms: Plain Navy Shorts or Plain Navy multisport skort or Plain Navy track suit bottoms or Plain Navy leggings
• Shin pads (compulsory for football and hockey)
• Gum shield (compulsory for football, rugby and hockey) – these can be purchased from the PE department)
• Non-marking trainers
• Football boots (recommended for football, rugby and activities on the field in the winter).

The following items are not essential

Equipment

We expect all our students to attend lessons with the equipment they require for learning, and we will challenge them when this is not the case.  A full list of the necessary equipment is listed here:

• Student Handbook (provided free of charge for all students, replacements cost £4.00)
• Black pens (x2)
• Pencil
• Ruler (preferably 30cm)
• Calculator (the academy recommends a Scientific Calculator (Casio fx-83GTX)
• Pencil sharpener
• Rubber
• Reading book for years 7-9

In addition, the following are also advised:

• Maths set including protractor and a pair of compasses
• Highlighters

We would like all students to keep their equipment in a pencil case. This will help them to keep their equipment organised and prevent it from being lost or broken.

Hardship Fund

The Hardship fund provides financial assistance for students Year 7 to 11 whose financial circumstances are
exceptional and particularly those students who need financial help to meet extra costs that cannot be met from other sources of support. The fund can also help to alleviate unexpected financial hardship.
Students in Year 12 and 13 can apply for financial assistance to the 16-19 Bursary Fund.

Details of how to apply for the Hardship Fund can be found in the 'Hardship Fund Policy document' which can be downloaded below.