Clothing & Required Items

A clothes list is printed at the end of this section for your reference. Please note that the lists are pupils’ minimum requirements. The school reserves the right to buy for the pupil and to charge to the parents’ bill any essential article of clothing that is missing from the list. All pupils must have sufficient articles of clothing to ensure that they are smartly and cleanly turned out and that their clothes are in good repair.

Naming

It is compulsory that all items of clothing be named with a name tape; this includes all items of underwear, socks and tights. Other possessions such as calculators, watches etc. should also be clearly marked with name and House. Name tapes specify initials, surname, school number and House laundry code letter on the same tape.

House laundry codes for name tapes:

Cotton W Elmhurst E B House B Littlefield L Mill Mead MG C1 House C Preshute P Morris A C2 House D Summerfield S New Court NC C3 House MB Turner T Ivy V Barton Hill H Dancy DA

Crosby & Lawrence offers a full naming and House delivery service for uniform and kit for new pupils. Pupils will be fitted for uniform (new or second-hand) at the shop. Crosby & Lawrence will then ensure items are delivered, fully and correctly named, to their child’s House ready for the start of the term.

It is expected that the vast majority of parents will take advantage of this service which is offered at a cost of £99 for Shell and £65 for Lower Sixth (excluding the cost of the name tapes). If you wish to use the name-taping service, please indicate this to Crosby & Lawrence when booking your child’s uniform fitting.

A third party home clothes and linen name taping service is available. Details of this service can be obtained at your uniform fitting. These items can be left at the Crosby & Lawrence shop any time during the summer and can be ready within 5 days.

Items marked with an asterisk* are uniform and must be purchased at the school shop: Crosby & Lawrence.

Parents must make appointments with Crosby & Lawrence for each uniform fitting (tel: 01672 892498 email: crosby@marlboroughcollege.org). Fittings are offered at the following times: 09:30, 11:30, 13:30 and 15:30 Monday to Friday. Saturdays are available by special arrangement when available. A visit to Crosby & Lawrence for uniform fitting is strongly recommended. All orders should be received by 26th August 2022 at the very latest, the service may not be available after this date.

A full set of name tapes, games tags and sticky labels will be pre-ordered by Crosby & Lawrence. Appointments should be made between 1st June and 26th August for UK pupils requiring the name taping service.

Most sports items are also available from the school shop. All clothes and other items on this list must be clean, in good repair and if washable, machine washable and tumble drier-proof. The school laundry cannot cope with shrinkable or delicate clothes.

Linen and Other Necessary Items

• Sheets, pillows, pillowcases and duvets are provided; • Three bath towels (with large loops along the side); • Two small towels (also with loops);

A selection of towels is available from Crosby & Lawrence. • Two duvet covers marked top right hand of opening on the outside edge, using your House laundry code (which will be provided by Crosby & Lawrence at the time of your uniform fitting) and large name tape.

In addition to the clothes specified, other necessary items to bring back to school are:

• An alarm clock (mobile phones will be collected from shared dorms at night so alarms on phones or laptops cannot be used); • Headphones (most Houses allow music only through headphones in dorms and Shell prep rooms); • A desk lamp; • A bag – e.g. rucksack – to carry books etc. between lessons; • A lockable tuck box in which to store possessions (not essential but very useful);

Crosby & Lawrence have tuck boxes available, in a variety of colours. • A padlock for the lockable draw in each room. • A set of spare labelled keys to be deposited with the HM, or a padlock, preferably with a combination lock; • A set of self-adhesive labels, printed with name and House, for marking books and other items;