The average cost of compulsory secondary school uniform and sportswear items for a child starting secondary school in England in 2023 is £96.24 per pupil, according to The Schoolwear Association.

Separate estimates from The Children's Society in 2018 put the total cost of uniform at £256 per primary school child and £338 per secondary school pupil. One way of cutting the cost is to swap ...

For example, in 2018 the Children's Society estimated that the total cost of uniform was £256 per primary school child and £338 per secondary school pupil. That's a lot of school jumpers!