Academy Uniform

Students from Harris Academy Beckenham will be in smart uniform and well equipped to learn.

Students are expected to be of smart and sensible appearance. Individual fashion statements such as extreme hair styles or colours, designer shirts, trainers and decorated footwear are not permitted. Tram lines or other shaved shapes in the hair and ‘bar codes’ in eyebrows are not permitted. Extreme hairstyles are not allowed, this includes Mohican haircuts. Tinted or cosmetic contact lenses and decorative dental wear are not permitted. No bandannas, hoods, caps or hats at any time.

By requiring students to wear the Academy uniform, it is intended to develop their sense of loyalty to the community of which they are members, and to encourage them to take a pride in their appearance. Students are expected to wear full Academy uniform on the way to and from the Academy. All items of uniform should be clearly marked or labelled.

If students are not in full uniform they will not be able to attend lessons. They will work in the referral room, until the correct uniform is brought to them or they will be sent home to change, with parental permission. If a student persistently fails to wear uniform the normal Academy procedure for student support should be followed (see Student Discipline Policy Document).

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Uniform - Years 7-11

Please click on the link below for full details of the uniform for Years 7-11 for 2025-26.

Uniform and equipment guide - Year 7-11

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Jewellery, money, phones

No jewellery except for one wrist watch. Nose studs and other forms of body piercing are not permitted. No accessories are to be worn around the neck or attached to clothing. 

Large amounts of money and expensive personal effects should not be brought to the Academy. Harris Academy Beckenham will not accept liability for any claim arising from theft, accidental loss or damage to personal effects, money, belongings or clothing whilst on the Academy premises.

Personal stereos, mobile telephones, pagers, computer games, etc. MUST NOT be brought to the Academy. Jewellery and other forbidden items will be confiscated and only returned at the end of term after the Academy celebration assembly.  Money should be kept in purses or money belts.  No other money pouches will be acceptable.

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Uniform stock

We are pleased to tell you that we have started to stock donated uniform items. At the moment we have limited stock but we hope, with your support, that stock will increase over time and grow into a well-used resource for families. Parents/carers are welcome to drop off unwanted uniform items at any time to reception. (Washed first!).

The Uniform Shop will be open by appointment only by emailing Mrs Miles in the main office on S.miles@harrisbeckenham.org.uk  

We hope you are able to take advantage of the opportunity to obtain uniform items but it’s success does rely on donations from parents/carers so your support is very much part of its potential success.

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Uniform suppliers

Uniform and faculty ties can be purchased from Wearabouts: 99 Sydenham Road, London, SE26 5UA. Tel: 0208 659 9917, www.wearaboutsschoolwear.co.uk, email info@wearaboutsschoolwear.co.uk.

Click HERE to visit the Harris Academy Beckenham page of the Wearabouts website.

Team PE kits can be bought from our online PE kit supplier Macron Wear.

Academy uniform can only be purchased from the above uniform suppliers direct.

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Equipment for every lesson

It is very important that students have the correct equipment with them at all times.  Successful learning will often be dependent upon this.  If students forget to bring equipment they may be given a Subject Area Detention.

• Student Planner
• Reading Book
• Full size plain black (no logo) school bag suitable for A4 size books. 
• Pencil case
• Pens (black or blue)
• Pencil (sharpener and eraser)
• Coloured pencils or felt pens
• 30cm ruler
• Casio Scientific Calculator
• Geometry set for Mathematics