Our black trainers for school are for pupils whose uniform policy allows a trainer on an ordinary school day. They need to be plain enough to pass that rule, and fitted so a long day between classroom and playground does not end in a blister.
If the list asks for black shoes for girls’ school in leather, rather than a trainer, we will say so and look at a proper school shoe instead. Bring the wording. Skechers, Geox, Clarks and others are in the mix, and not every pair is black leather.
Say if you need black leather trainers for school. A lot of trainers are textile or a mix, and a coated fabric can look like leather under shop lights. We will tell you what the pair in your hand is made of. A plain black upper, a quiet sole and a lace you can tighten are what strict lists usually mean.
Only when that school says so. Some lists accept a plain black trainer as the everyday shoe. Others keep trainers for PE and want leather in the classroom. We fit to the policy you bring, and we would rather turn a pair down in the shop than have it refused at the gate.
There is no single answer across Kent schools. Primary, secondary and games lessons often use three different rules. If trainers are only for sport, look at our PE trainers for school and keep a leather shoe for the uniform.
A trainer fitted to the larger foot, with a secure heel and space for the toes, may be comfortable for an active day. That is a fitting result. It is a poor substitute for medical advice. If a child is in pain, or a podiatrist has already written something down, bring that note and we will fit around it.
We fit the larger foot as it measures today. On a lace-up we leave about a fitter’s thumb of growing room, and on a slip-on we leave less, or the shoe slides off. A whole size bigger is empty length. It is a common reason new shoes are off their feet by break.
Bring the uniform sheet to the shop on Gabriel’s Hill in Maidstone. We will read it with you, measure both feet, and use the school trainers and PE shoes size and fit guide if you want the detail before you come.
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