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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 March 2021. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Friday, 12 March 2021 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Schools: Uniforms

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of how much parents spend on average on school uniform, per (a) primary and (b) secondary pupil in the state-maintained sector each year.

Answer

The Department commissioned the Cost of School Uniform report in 2015: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/436576/RR474_Cost_of_school_uniform.pdf. This report found that the average expenditure for a school uniform at primary school was £192.14 for boys and £201.04 for girls. For secondary pupils, the average costs were £231.01 for boys and £239.93 for girls.

No school uniform should be so expensive as to leave pupils or their families feeling unable to apply to the school of their choice. The Government is supporting the current Private Members' Bill (Guidance about the Cost of School Uniform) which was introduced to Parliament on 5 February 2021, to make our guidance on the cost considerations for school uniform statutory.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
162541
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Schools Uniforms Per capita costs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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