There are not many retailers that specialize in plus size uniforms for school. For younger children it is often necessary to buy an older age size (with the same principle applying to smaller children too) and for older children such as teenagers one can select from brands such as Evans and New Look.
There are some retailers that do specialize in plus size uniforms such as Marks and Spencer and Sturdy Kids. To read about plus size uniforms from Debenhams, New Look, Landsend, and Marks and Spencer then read the previous Plus Size and Tall article: Plus Size School Uniforms Available Online. Also, for options available from Sturdy Kids read the article: Clothes for Bigger Kids on UK site. Finally, for more information on the range from Marks and Spencer read the article: Plus Size School Uniforms from Marks and Spencer.
There are many other retailers that offer school uniforms.
John Lewis [site: www.johnlewis.com] is a great place for shopping for school uniform. Not only do they sell the generic styles but they also sell regulation school uniform for many of the schools in the John Lewis Welwyn and Southampton store catchment areas.
John Lewis sell school uniform for boys and girls in the infant and junior age range and the senior age range. For girls, prices for polo shirts for a pack of 2 starts at £4.00 and pinafore dresses start at £12.00. Girls school trousers start at £9.00 and skirts start at £8.00.
Boy’s uniform prices are similar with polo shirts starting at £4.00 for a pack of 2 and trousers starting at £7.00.
The senior range is smart and trendy with shirts going up to a chest size 40 (girls) and a collar size 16.5 (boys) and skirts with a waist size up to 34 (girls) and trousers up to a 36 (boys).
The sizes for the senior range make John Lewis a great place to shop for plus size uniforms.
Other retail outlets offering school uniform include Matalan [site: www.matalan.co.uk] whose collection of school wear for younger boys and girls is always great value for money and includes everything you need for back to school kit.
Asda [site: http://direct.asda.com] has a fantastic range of great value school uniforms for younger boys and girls starting from as little as £2.00. And if you spend £5.00 you qualify for free delivery.
Finally, Tesco [site: www.clothingattesco.com] whose school uniform was voted best by watchdog for price and durability. Tesco have made improvements to its core school wear range and as a result claim that independent testing with mums found they thought the quality matched M&S, but with a lower price.
Jan Marchant, Tesco clothing buying director said: “Tesco is launching our best ever school uniform with more quality features and benefits than ever before, whilst still keeping at last year’s amazing prices. Parents are telling us now that features like adjustable waist bands and kid-proof sealed hems on trousers are important – so it’s now available in our Standard range from as little as £3. We want kids to grow out of our uniform before they wear it out.”
Where do you buy school uniform for your kids from? Which retailer do you think offers the best quality and value for money?
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