Second-Hand School Uniform & Kit UK 2026: Where Parents Find Pre-Loved Deals

Last July someone in my daughter's year group posted a full grey skirt, two logo polos, and a jumper on the school WhatsApp for nothing. Pickup was from a porch three streets away. Total cost: a walk and a thank-you message. The same jumper on the approved supplier website was £34.

That is not unusual anymore. Yodel's 2024 survey of 2,002 UK adults found 47% of parents buying school-age kit had used second-hand marketplaces like Vinted and eBay. Two in five said they did not have the budget for all-new uniform. Roughly 1.8 million parents had sold outgrown pieces themselves. The other awkward number: 30% were still binning old uniform or letting it rot in a cupboard.

If you are kitting kids out for autumn 2026 after the summer holidays, this is our full guide to second-hand school uniform in the UK: preloved and used school uniform, free swap shops, and the marketplaces where parents actually sell. School-specific apps, general resale apps, free charities, council swap rails, and the stuff beyond shirts and trousers: PE kit, shoes, bags, stationery. For new uniform at supermarket prices, see our cheap school uniforms 2026 guide. This page is for everything pre-loved.

Where to buy second-hand school uniform in the UK (2026)

Logo jumpers and blazers: start with school marketplaces (Uniformerly, Old School Uniform, Grown Out of It). Free uniform: check FUSS charities and our regional directory of 90+ local banks. Bargain bundles: Vinted, eBay, and Gumtree with your school name in the search. Summer swap rails: see council swap shops (late July to August in most areas).

Why parents are shopping second-hand in 2026

Branded blazers are still silly money. A plain supermarket polo might be £3. The same colour with an embroidered crest from the school's named supplier can be £25. Multiply that across two kids who grow every six months and the maths stops being polite.

Second-hand fixes the items where new prices hurt most: logo jumpers, ties, blazers, PE tops with embroidery, house-colour rugby shirts. Plain grey trousers from Aldi at £5 can actually beat a worn Vinted pair once postage is added. The split shop works: supermarket for generic pieces, pre-loved for anything the school stamps with a logo.

Since 2022, schools in England have had to tell parents where to buy second-hand uniform and keep that information on the school website. GOV.UK guidance also says access should be discreet and not limited to ticketed fairs. If your school's uniform page is blank on pre-loved options, you are allowed to ask why.

School-specific marketplaces (start here for logo uniform)

These sites list uniform by school. You are not scrolling through random grey jumpers from a school three counties away unless the item is unbranded and listed nationally.

Uniformerly

Uniformerlyis probably the name you will hear at the school gate. Parents and PTAs list outgrown kit for their school only. No listing fees, no commission. You can browse your school's shop without registering; signing up lets you list and get alerts when new items appear.

Over 7,000 UK schools are on the platform. If you have children at two schools, you can add both to one account. PTAs can run a proper online shop for donated stock and keep the money for the school fund. For a parent buyer, the point is simple: the navy jumper is the right navy because it came from the same supplier list your school uses.

Old School Uniform

Old School Uniform works on the same idea: free marketplace, buy, sell, give away, or donate. Parentkind lists it in the PTA supplier directory. Families from 8,000+ schools use it. Unbranded items (plain grey skirts, generic polos) show up in the national shop, which helps if your school allows non-logo basics.

If Uniformerly has nothing in size 10-11, check OSU before you open Vinted. Stock varies by school and by whether the PTA is active. Quiet schools stay quiet until someone lists the first bundle.

Grown Out of It

Grown Out of It has been around since 2015 and lists 25,000+ schools and clubs. Free to list. No commission on sales (PayPal may take a small transaction fee). Parents can donate part or all of a sale to the school PTA if the school has set that up.

Categories go wider than classroom uniform: prom dresses, Duke of Edinburgh kit, scout uniforms, ski gear, ties, blazers, shoes. Useful for secondary schools where the kit list sprawls. The Department for Education's 2021 uniform cost guidance is partly why platforms like this exist; schools needed somewhere to point parents.

Uniformd

Uniformdis different. It is a white-label shop for schools, PTAs, and clubs. The school runs its own branded pre-loved store. Parents order online and collect from reception or a hub. Corsham School in Wiltshire is one example: nearly new blazers, PE kit, ties, and shoes donated to main reception, sold through the school's Uniformd page.

If your school uses Uniformd, the link is usually on the uniform page. Prices are set by the school. Some items are free giveaways; others raise funds. You will not find a national search here. It is school-by-school.

Secondhand Uniforms

Secondhand Uniforms is another school-community marketplace in the same mould as Uniformerly. Parents buy and sell within their school. If your school is not listed yet, you can request it and get notified when it goes live. Worth checking alongside OSU and Grown Out of It if your school PTA is quiet on the bigger platforms.

Vinted, eBay, Depop, Gumtree, and Facebook

General marketplaces fill the gaps when school sites are empty or your child needs a size nobody has listed yet. They work if you are patient and specific with search terms.

Vinted

Vintedhas no school uniform category. Parents who sell there put "school" in the title or description so buyers can find listings. Search "school", your school name, house colour, or "grey jumper age 9-10". The Sun quoted a London mum in 2025 who sold trousers and shirts at £1 each by listing at the end of term; buyers got a full set for pocket change.

Tips that actually help: save the search and turn on alerts; bundle from one seller to pay postage once; filter for "new with tags" on shoes if you are buying footwear at all. New to the app? Use our Vinted referral link and read our Vinted review for buyer protection and selling basics.

eBay UK

eBaysuits bundles and wrong-size clearance. Parents who ordered two sizes from the supplier often sell the spare with tags still on. MoneyMagpie spotted full sets for under £4 in 2025 listings. Set up saved searches for your school name plus "uniform bundle".

Marks & Spencer, Oxfam, and eBay run a pre-loved school uniform pilot: donate M&S schoolwear into Shwop boxes in 200+ M&S stores, and selected stock appears in Oxfam shops and on eBay from seller Oxfam Shop UK. Stock depends on donations. Worth checking if you want M&S wash performance without full price. Donors sometimes get 20% off selected kids' clothing at M&S as a thank-you.

Depop

Depopis thinner for primary uniform but fine for secondary: logo hoodies, branded tracksuits, trainers-adjacent PE wear. Yodel's research listed Depop alongside Vinted as a common resale route for outgrown kit. Search the school name and size; teen sellers often photograph items properly.

Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree

Facebook Marketplace favours local pickup. Bulky items (winter coats, tracksuit bundles, school bags) make sense here because you avoid postage. Gumtree is the same model with an older user base in some towns. Meet in daylight, check zips in person, and do not feel odd asking to see the collar inside for wear.

Facebook groups and WhatsApp swaps

School parent groups are where free uniform often appears. Not listed for sale. Just "age 8-9 skirt on the step, help yourself". Join the official PTA page, the year-group chat if your school has one, and any town-wide uniform group.

• London-wide: School Uniform Sale/Swop/Giveaway
• Leeds area: Leeds School Uniform Exchange
• Bradford: Bradford Uniform Stop and parent-led swap groups
• Hertfordshire: Recycle Your Unwanted School Uniform
• Somerset: School Swap West Somerset and South Somerset School Uniform Exchange
• Essex: Essex Free School Uniform
• Normanton: Normanton School Uniform Exchange
• Greenwich: Greenwich Borough School Uniform and Accessories Exchange
• Newport (Wales): school uniform parent groups linked from local listings

Bradford's "Uniform Help One Another" style groups started during the pandemic when parents could not afford August orders. People post what they have and what they need; swaps beat selling. If nothing exists for your town, your school office may know a WhatsApp list that is not public.

Free uniform charities and FUSS schemes

FUSS stands for Free Uniforms for School. It is not one national phone number. Wirral FUSS and Skelmersdale FUSS are registered charities with hubs, donation drums in schools, and online request forms. Everything is free. No means test in many areas.

Wirral FUSS

Wirral FUSS has run for 13+ years with nine hubs around the Wirral. Request online by primary or secondary school; a hub emails when stock is ready and where to collect. They also stock scouts and brownies uniform in small quantities. Donation drums sit in schools, hubs, and partner shops.

Skelmersdale FUSS

Skelmersdale FUSS copied the Wirral model for West Lancashire. Donation drums at Lathom High, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Upholland High, and Ormskirk High. Up to two of each item per child depending on stock. West Lancashire Council promoted the scheme for families cutting waste and cost.

Uniform Exchange (Kirklees)

Uniform Exchangein Huddersfield is the big one. Registered charity, King's Award for Voluntary Service. It helped an estimated 13,000 Kirklees children in 2025, roughly a fifth of school-age kids in the area. Parents fill a short online form; volunteers deliver to school, library, or community point. Uniform, coats, shoes, PE kit, trainers, bags, football boots. Anyone can request; the goal is reuse, not just hardship.

Kirklees council stopped uniform grants around 2010. For many families there, this charity is the free route. Collection points sit in libraries, supermarkets, churches, and schools across all 182 Kirklees schools.

Other free and low-cost charities

• Smarter Uniforms(Brighton & Hove) — charity shop model for pre-loved schoolwear
• Level Trust Uniform Exchange (Luton)
• Wood Street Mission Smart Start (Manchester)
• Kings Oak Uniform Bank (Oldbury)
• Chippenham Uniform Exchange
• Caerphilly Uniform Exchange (Wales)
• Edinburgh School Uniform Bank
• Back to School Bank (East Renfrewshire, Scotland)
• Compassion Acts Uniform Hub (Southport)
• Green Uniform and Baby Bank (Winsford, Cheshire — postcodes CW6–CW10)
• Rubery Swop Shop (Birmingham)
• Clothing Coventry — uniform bank with referral route
• Telford Crisis Support School Uniform Project
• Dumfries & Galloway School Uniform Project (council-backed, Scotland)
• ROC School Uniform Project (Greater Belfast, NI)

FTCT uniform bank directory

The Fashion & Textile Children's Trust maintains a UK school uniform bank directory (updated May 2026) covering England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. If your area is not in our list, start there. It includes swap shops, Salvation Army summer events, church banks, and council schemes. The list is not complete; charities can ask to be added.

Council swap shops and community reuse schemes

Councils increasingly run summer swap rails rather than leaving everything to parent volunteers. Most ask you to take only what you need and donate clean items back if they do not fit.

• North West Leicestershire — free swap shops late July to 31 August at Co-op venues across the district; stock for named local schools
• Hinckley and Bosworth — borough council uniform swap shops
• South Norfolk and Broadland — swap rails at leisure centres; Broadland planning more 2026 pop-ups after saving families an estimated £27,000+ in one summer
• Peterborough Second Chance Shop— permanent pre-loved uniform shop at Root & Rise, Queensgate (opened November 2025); Mon–Sat 10am–5pm
• Antrim & Newtownabbey (NI) — borough-wide reuse scheme with drop-off points in churches, community centres, and schools
• Mid Ulster (NI) — uniforms collected at recycling centres, resold cheaply via partner charity shops
• East London Waste Authority School Uniform Bank— Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge
• Sutton Community Uniform Shop (London)
• Rebuild With Hope (Wigan) — low-cost pop-up shops including July school uniform sales
• Camden School Uniform Exchange toolkit — helps schools set up their own exchanges; funding contact via Camden Council

Search your council website for "uniform swap" or "school uniform reuse" every June. Dates shift year to year. Facebook pages for district councils often post A3 posters with venue lists a week before opening.

Retailer and charity shop routes

M&S, Oxfam, and eBay Shwop

M&Sput school uniform Shwop boxes in 200+ stores. Donated pieces that pass the hand-me-down test go to Oxfam shops and the Oxfam eBay storefront. You are buying M&S durability at charity-shop prices, when stock exists. Plain supermarket kit is still cheaper new; this route is for parents who specifically want M&S fabric and fit.

Smiths Schoolwear Pre-Loved

Smiths Schoolwearin Enfield runs a take-back scheme. Parents return wearable uniform to the Baker Street store for a small discount on future purchases. Pre-loved stock for local schools (Enfield Grammar, Southgate, St Mary's, and others) sells online at a fraction of new RRP. Niche geography, but useful if your school uses Smiths as the approved supplier.

Oxfam, Salvation Army, and high street charity shops

Oxfam branches near large secondary schools sometimes get uniform donations in August. Salvation Army runs summer uniform events in places like Forest of Dean, Maidstone, and Walthamstow; dates are announced locally each year. British Heart Foundation and local hospice shops are hit and miss. Saturday morning with a list and low expectations can still turn up a £2 skirt.

Your school, the PTA, and the office cupboard

Before you spend an evening on apps, email the school office or check the uniform page on the website. Many primaries keep a box of spare jumpers. Secondaries often have a cupboard managed by pastoral staff for families who ask quietly.

PTA sales on the last week of term are underrated. Prices are low, badges are correct, and you might meet the parent whose child had the same blazer last year. Some PTAs underperform on profit because parents expect second-hand to be nearly free, which is fair. You are not there to fund the disco. You are there to kit out a growing ten-year-old.

Hand-me-downs from friends and family with older kids at the same school still beat every app. Ask in the playground. People are often relieved to clear the loft.

Second-hand PE kit, sportswear, and trainers

PE kit is where second-hand saves real money. Embroidered polos and house rugby shirts cost £20–£40 new. Kids outgrow them in one season. Uniformerly and school PTA tables are the safest bet for correct colours. Vinted and eBay work with school name plus "PE" or "rugby".

Plain black shorts and white socks are cheap from Aldi or Argos new. Do not waste time hunting used ones unless they are bundled free. Tracksuits and hoodies for secondary schools are worth second-hand on Depop or Facebook if the school allows non-logo joggers for travel to matches.

Football boots and trainers in excellent condition appear on Uniform Exchange donation lists and in PTA piles. Check studs and insoles. Our cheap PE kit guide covers supermarket Specialbuys and sports outlets for plain kit you buy new.

Shoes, bags, and stationery second-hand

School shoes: most parents avoid worn leather because it moulds to the last child's foot. Exception is new-with-tags pairs on Vinted or eBay from someone who bought the wrong size. Uniform Exchange in Kirklees does distribute shoes to families who need them. For buying new on a budget, read our cheap school shoes guide.

School bags are a good second-hand buy. Zips and straps are visible in photos. Smiggle bags, Nike backpacks, and logo book bags show up on Vinted every August for a few pounds. Skip anything with broken zips or frayed shoulder stitching.

Stationery second-hand is underused. Parents sell unused multipacks and barely touched pencil cases when they clear cupboards. Calculators are fine used if the screen works and the model matches the school list. Skip felt tips and glue sticks. Our stationery guide and school bags guide cover new deals if second-hand search comes up empty.

What to buy second-hand vs what to buy new

How to check second-hand uniform before you pay

Photos lie by omission. On collection or delivery, check collar and cuff staining on polos, especially under the arms. Grey can hide marks until the first hot day. Zips on skirts and trousers should run smoothly without catching. Elastic in waistbands should spring back; dead elastic means the item will slide down by break time.

Blazers: look at lining tears, missing buttons, and logo embroidery for loose threads. Jumpers: pilling on the elbows is normal; holes are not. If you are buying for September, wash everything once before term. You do not know whose drawer it lived in.

For online buys, read seller reviews and ask for a photo of the label with size if it is missing from the listing. Sellers who refuse a reasonable photo are telling you something.

Selling or donating your outgrown uniform

List on Uniformerly or Old School Uniform first if your school is active there. End of term is the best window. Price low if you want a quick sale; £1–£3 per item moves fast on Vinted. Bundle shirts and trousers by size to save postage hassle.

If you would rather not sell, donation drums for Wirral FUSS, Skelmersdale FUSS, or Uniform Exchange accept clean kit year-round. Schools with Uniformd or PTA shops take donations at reception. Giving away on the school WhatsApp takes five minutes and helps someone who will not ask out loud.

Yodel found 30% of parents still threw usable uniform away or hoarded it. That is money on the floor for another family.

When to shop second-hand: summer 2026 calendar

• Late June: first PTA clear-outs; early Vinted listings as primary schools break up (Scotland earlier).
• July: council swap shops open in many districts; M&S Shwop donations build stock for Oxfam/eBay.
• Late July–31 August: peak swap-shop season (e.g. NW Leicestershire); charity summer events.
• August: highest volume on Vinted, eBay, and Facebook as England and Wales parents empty wardrobes.
• First week of September: last-chance PTA tables and panic listings; popular sizes go fast.

Scotland's autumn term often starts mid-August. If you are north of the border, shop four weeks earlier than English parents assume.

Grants, hardship funds, and when free is not enough

Second-hand is cheap. Free schemes are cheaper. Some families still need cash for shoes or a specific supplier-only blazer that never appears in charity stock. Wales offers up to £200 uniform grant per eligible child. Scotland and Northern Ireland have clothing grants via councils. England varies by local authority.

Buttle UK and Grocery Aid can help qualifying families with wider essentials. School Pupil Premium budgets sometimes cover uniform if you speak to the pastoral team. Apply in July, not the night before inset day.

Our cheap school uniforms guide has more on grant amounts and council links.

Regional directory: local uniform banks and swap shops

The list below pulls together schemes from the FTCT school uniform bank directory(May 2026), council pages, and our own research. It is still not every PTA cupboard in the country. If your town is missing, ask the school office or search "free school uniform" plus your postcode on Facebook.

Asterisks in the FTCT directory mean some schemes charge a small amount or run seasonal pop-ups rather than year-round banks. Dates marked summer-only usually land in late July or August. Phone and email contacts are listed where FTCT publishes them.

England — North & North East

• Uniform Exchange (Kirklees / Huddersfield) — free; online form; delivery to school or library
• Shipley Area School Uniform Support (Bradford area)
• Bradford Uniform Stop — Facebook swap and give group
• Bradford parent groups such as Uniform Help One Another — search Facebook for Bradford uniform swap
• Leeds School Uniform Exchange (Leeds / Wakefield area)
• Halifax YMCA (West Yorkshire)
• Rummage Rescuers School Uniform Project (Blackburn, Lancashire) — also 07895 728449
• Sharing is Caring Featherstone Uniform Bank (Pontefract)
• Normanton School Uniform Exchange
• Generations Church Uniform Bank (Louth, Lincolnshire)
• Second Chance Sunderland
• School Uniform Swap Shop (Skegness)
• Cheshire West uniform support— includes Ellesmere Port FUSS (secondary drums at local colleges), Green Uniform & Baby Bank, and Her-Place Winsford Hub
• Green Uniform and Baby Bank (Winsford — postcodes CW6–CW10)
• Wirral FUSS (Merseyside) — free; nine hubs; online request form
• Compassion Acts Uniform Hub (Southport)
• Skelmersdale FUSS (West Lancashire) — free; donation drums in local high schools

England — Midlands & East

• Rubery Swop Shop (Birmingham)
• Kings Oak Uniform Bank (Oldbury)
• Clothing Coventry — uniform bank; referral route
• Level Trust Uniform Exchange (Luton)
• Hatfield Uniform Exchange (Hertfordshire)
• Recycle Your Unwanted School Uniform (Hertfordshire Facebook group)
• LCH Charity Pop-Up Shop (Leicester)
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Uniform Swap Shops
• NW Leicestershire District Council Uniform Swap Shops — late July to 31 August at Co-op venues
• Little Stars Cool for School Campaign (Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin)
• Telford Crisis Support School Uniform Project
• Uniforms Together (Shifnal)
• Cannock Pre-Loved Uniform Market (PLUM) — annual August event; contact plum@staffordshire.gov.uk or 01543 426128
• St Peter's School Wardrobe (Doncaster) — also stpetersbentley.org/uniform-bank
• Smiles for Miles Castleford (Airedale and Castleford)
• St Neots School Uniform Project — year-round at Berkley St Methodist Church, Cambridgeshire; 07507 782799
• Peterborough Second Chance School Uniform Shop— permanent at Root & Rise, Queensgate
• Queensgate Shopping Centre school uniform events (Peterborough)

England — South & South West

• Smarter Uniforms(Brighton & Hove)
• Chippenham Uniform Exchange (Wiltshire)
• Refurnish (Tiverton, Devon)
• Beccles Parish School Uniform Bank (Suffolk)
• Essex Free School Uniform (Colchester and surroundings)
• Clacton School Uniform Bank — also Instagram @clactonschooluniform or WhatsApp 07807228497
• School Swap West Somerset
• South Somerset School Uniform Exchange
• South Norfolk and Broadland — swap rails at Wymondham, Long Stratton, and Diss leisure centres
• Whitstable Community Wardrobe
• Forest of Dean Salvation Army — free uniform events (Coleford area)

England — London

• London School Uniform Sale/Swop/Giveaway — UK-wide Facebook group, London-heavy
• East London Waste Authority School Uniform Bank— Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge
• Greenwich Borough School Uniform and Accessories Exchange
• Sutton Community Uniform Shop
• Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association School Uniform Project — donation points at Havering libraries
• Walthamstow Salvation Army school uniform events — salvationarmy.org.uk/walthamstow
• Camden School Uniform Exchange toolkit — helps schools set up exchanges; funding via Camden Council
• Smiths Schoolwear Pre-Loved (Enfield) — approved-supplier resale for local schools

England — North West & Manchester

• Wood Street Mission Smart Start (Manchester)
• Rebuild With Hope (Wigan) — low-cost pop-ups including July school uniform sales

Scotland

• Edinburgh School Uniform Bank
• Back to School Bank (East Renfrewshire)
• East Lothian School Uniform Bank (Carefree Kids)
• Dumfries & Galloway School Uniform Project (council-backed)
• Airdrie Community School Uniform Bank
• The Gate School Uniform Club (Alloa and Clackmannanshire)
• Cool School Uniforms (Coatbridge) — email Julie O'Byrne or call 07596 265879 (per FTCT directory)
• Crieff School Uniform Bank
• Cumbernauld & Kilsyth School Uniform Bank
• Dunbar Uniform Recycling — email per FTCT; selection also at local Co-op
• Inverness School Uniform Bank (Inspire Projects)
• Kids Love Clothes (The Lothians)
• School Bank West Lothian
• Moray School Bank — FTCT notes closure 30 June 2026; check before relying on it
• Social Flock School Uniform Bank (Perthshire)
• South Ayrshire School Clothing Bank
• Gordon Rural Action (Huntly, Aberdeenshire)

Wales

• Caerphilly Uniform Exchange
• A Better Fit (Cardiff)
• Llandrindod Wells Uniform Exchange
• Newport school uniform parent groups — search Facebook for Newport uniform swap (FTCT lists two active groups)
• St Michael's Catholic Primary School Uniform Exchange (Pontypridd / Treforest)

Northern Ireland

• ROC School Uniform Project (Greater Belfast) — also on Facebook as ROCschooluniformproject
• Antrim & Newtownabbey School Uniform Reuse Scheme — borough drop-off points in churches, community centres, and schools
• Making Pre-Loved, Re-Loved(Antrim & Newtownabbey)
• Mid Ulster School Uniform Reuse Scheme — collection at recycling centres; resale via partner charity shops
• Armagh Pre-Loved School Uniform
• The School Uniform Bank Lisburn

UK-wide online (no fixed location)

• Uniformerly — school-specific marketplace
• Old School Uniform — free national marketplace
• Grown Out of It — 25,000+ schools listed
• Secondhand Uniforms — school-community marketplace
• Vinted, eBay UK, Depop, Gumtree — search by school name and size

Salvation Army summer uniform banks also run in Maidstone (contact via Maidstone Salvation Army) and other towns where dates are announced locally each year.

Quick reference: every second-hand source in one list

School marketplaces: Uniformerly, Old School Uniform, Grown Out of It, Uniformd, Secondhand Uniforms.

General apps: Vinted, eBay UK, Depop, Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree.

Facebook groups: school PTA pages, Leeds School Uniform Exchange, Bradford Uniform Stop, Essex Free School Uniform, London School Uniform Sale/Swop/Giveaway, plus local town groups.

Free charities and local banks: see the regional directory above for the full list by area, or the FTCT directory for updates.

Council swap shops: NW Leicestershire, Hinckley & Bosworth, South Norfolk & Broadland, Peterborough Second Chance, Antrim & Newtownabbey, Mid Ulster, East London Waste Authority, Sutton, Rebuild With Hope Wigan.

Retailer / charity: M&S Shwop via Oxfam and eBay, Smiths Schoolwear Pre-Loved (Enfield schools), Oxfam shops, Salvation Army summer events, local charity shops.

In person: school PTA sales, playground hand-me-downs, school office spare cupboard, summer fair swap tables.

Frequently asked questions

Bottom line

Second-hand school uniform in 2026 is not a fringe option. Half the parents in Yodel's survey were already on marketplaces. The work is knowing where to look first: school apps for logo kit, Vinted with saved searches for spares, FUSS or Uniform Exchange if you need free, council swap rails in August if you have one locally.

Buy the blazer used. Buy the polos from Asda if the policy allows. Do not buy worn school shoes. Ask the PTA before you pay full price at the supplier. And if you have uniform in the loft, list it or donate it before September. Someone in your child's year is about to need exactly that size.