At my primary schools the only bit of uniform you had was the branded sweatshirt (and branded polo shirt for my junior school), which you bought through the school. The uniform in my junior school was this:
Royal blue poloshirt embroidered with the school's crest (basically the family crest of the local landowner - my junior school was in a village) - only available through the school
Royal blue sweatshirt - again embroidered with the same crest as the polo shirt - only available through the school
Either black or dark grey trousers
Black shoes (no other colours were allowed) in a 'sensible' (their EXACT word) style
PE Kit - here there was a lot more flexibility than secondary school - it could be either a white T shirt and shorts or a tracksuit.
At secondary school, it was as follows:
Blazer (could be bought from the official school outfitters but a standard one from a High Street shop was acceptable, however it had to be a navy blue one)
Tie (bought from the school) which was navy blue and yellow (Once you reached Year Eleven you got to wear a grey tie if you had been made Prefect, Head Boy, Head Girl or Deputy Head Boy and Girl).
Badge (bought from the school - had to be sewn on separately to the blazer).
Trousers (Like the blazer - could be bought from the outfitters but supermarket/High Street ones were acceptable) - these had to be either black or dark grey.
Shoes (HAD to be either black or brown leather - no trainers allowed)
PE Kit - in the case of the boys it was as follows:
Indoor PE Kit (also to be worn outdoors in summer) white T-shirt, white shorts, white socks and white trainers
Outdoor PE Kit (Autumn to Spring) Navy blue rugby shirt, navy shorts, navy socks and football boots
Additionally in my secondary school we also had to wear colour coded badges referencing the colours of our school house - these were given out free.
