Boys are expected to wear school uniform correctly to and from school, as well as in school. Any student not in correct uniform must bring a note from home to explain why.
The Richard Hale school uniform consists of:
- A navy-blue blazer with a school badge (NB a different badge is worn in Y11)
- White shirt and school tie, with correct house colour stripe
- Black trousers
- Grey or dark blue V-necked pullover (the tie must be clearly visible)
- Black shoes, formal in style and capable of being polished, ie no logos and not black leather trainers. The school’s decision on suitability is final.
Please note the rules about footwear, hair, jewellery and certain items of clothing in the extract from the School Rules printed in our parents’ handbook.
Most of the uniform can be bought at various outlets. The school tie and badges, however, are available only through Stevensons.
The Parents’ Association are able to supply a wide range of good quality used uniform and games kit at very reasonable prices. To purchase used uniform, there are sales at various times throughout the year or, if urgent please email parentassoc@richardhale.co.uk to arrange a convenient time to view the uniform.
Please ensure that all uniform and personal property (including bags) is clearly named.
PE Uniform Review 2024/2025
We have carried out a review of our PE uniform in order to try to make sure that parents 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 Stevensons as our uniform provider and the following changes will be in place for September 2025:
- Polo shirt – the polo shirt will be changed for a cheaper version which will save parents money. The new polo shirt will remain as royal blue so that existing polo shirts can be worn until they reach the end of their use. The new polo shirt will feature an updated school badge.
- PE shorts – white PE shorts will remain plain to allow parents to shop around for cheaper alternatives, should they wish to do so.
- Rugby shirt – the rugby shirt will be changed to a more modern material and include subtle pattern and a printed school badge on both sides of the shirt. The main colours will remain black and amber so that existing rugby shirts can be worn until they reach the end of their use. The new shirt is marginally more expensive that the existing one but we believe it is a significant improvement on the current garment.
- Rugby shorts – black rugby shorts with the school logo will now be optional which will allow parents to shop around for cheaper alternatives, should they wish to do so.
- Rugby socks – there will be no change to the rugby socks.
- Mid-layer – following a number of requests over the years, we will be introducing an optional royal blue, quarter zip, mid-layer top which can be worn in PE lessons.
These changes mean that the compulsory elements of the PE uniform will save parents between £14.50 and £19.25, depending on sizing. There will be no changes to the main school uniform. Existing PE kit can continue to be worn for as long as you would like but Stevensons will only stock the new items for September, including our new Y7 intake. These changes are rare and this is only the 2nd change of PE kit since we started working with Stevensons in 2002.
We are also working with Stevensons to look at a free delivery to school service for ad-hoc items and we hope to be able to provide an update on this in due course.
Kit for Physical Education and Games
PE:
- Blue polo shirt with RHS crest (updated September 2025, supplied by Stevensons)
- White shorts / white socks / non-marking trainers
- An optional royal blue mid-layer top (new for September 2025, supplied by Stevensons)
Games:
- Black/amber reversible RHS games shirt (updated September 2025, supplied by Stevensons)
- RHS games socks, ie black with amber stripes (supplied by Stevensons)
- Black games shorts (the version with the Richard Hale badge is optional from Stevensons)
- Rugby/football boots, with safety studs (kite-marked)
- Shin pads – compulsory for school and house matches.
- Only clean, non-marking trainers may be worn in the sports hall.
- Mouthguards/gumshields which can be purchased online or in most sports shops are compulsory for rugby fixtures (i.e. school matches and house matches) and are strongly recommended for rugby and hockey in games lessons.
- 3G Pitch – students must wear clean, round studded/moulded boots. Trainers, astroturf boots and bladed boots cannot be worn.