If you are searching for the best place for school shoes in Kent, start with a measurement. Our fitters, on Gabriel’s Hill in Maidstone, measure both feet, fit the larger one, and run a back-to-school service so the first day of term is not the first time the shoes are worn.
The school shoes we fit most often are black, from Clarks, Start-Rite, Geox, Ricosta and others. Bring the school list and the socks or tights they will actually wear, and we will keep the choice inside those rules.
Clarks and Start-Rite lead the school shoes we see through the Maidstone shop, with Geox, Bobux, Primigi, Ricosta and the occasional Dr Martens. What is on the shelf changes with the term. Bring the uniform rule and we will say which of the pairs in front of you it actually allows.
We measure both feet, look at the school list, and try the style on the larger foot. On a lace or a strap we leave about a thumb of growing room. On a slip-on we fit closer, because too much spare length and the shoe slips off. You walk the shop before anyone decides.
Yes. The shop is in Maidstone, and we fit children from across Kent through the back-to-school weeks. Each child is measured separately. Siblings are often different sizes in ways a shared chart will miss.
Clarks and Start-Rite are the names we fit most often for everyday school shoes, then Geox, Bobux, Primigi and Ricosta. Dr Martens is a smaller part of the selection, and only where the school allows that look. If you are unsure, bring the list rather than a brand in mind.
If a firm heel is still uncomfortable after a few wears, come back and we will soften it. That is quite normal with firmer leather. Also come back when the thumb of room has disappeared, rather than waiting for toes to curl.
The shop is on Gabriel’s Hill in Maidstone. Our fitters will measure both feet and walk you through the back to school fit guide. For the move up a school, see school shoes for secondary school.
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