Families across the East Midlands are expected to see school-related costs reduced from September, as new guidance on branded uniforms is issued to schools and further free breakfast clubs are confirmed.
A total of 102 additional schools across the region will offer free breakfast clubs from September, including 41 in Nottinghamshire. Nationally, more than 2,700 breakfast clubs are expected to be operating after the summer holidays.
The government says more than 680,000 children across England will attend the clubs from September, compared with around 300,000 at present.
According to the Department for Education, the clubs have so far provided more than 10 million free breakfasts and five million hours of childcare. It says families using a club every school day could save up to £450 a year and receive around 95 hours of childcare.
From September, schools must also comply with new legal limits on the number of branded uniform items they can require. The change is intended to allow parents to buy more everyday items, such as trousers and shirts, from a wider range of shops and supermarkets.
The government is also publishing updated statutory guidance asking schools to take further steps to reduce the cost of individual uniform items, particularly more expensive items such as blazers and jumpers, ahead of the 2027 school year.
The Department for Education says the combined measures could reduce back-to-school costs for some families. It says a child could benefit from up to £450 a year through a free breakfast club and up to £500 a year through the planned expansion of free school meals to all households receiving Universal Credit, alongside potential savings from cheaper school uniform requirements.
Nottinghamshire schools
Heathfield Primary and Nursery School – Nottingham North & Kimberley
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School – Nottingham North & Kimberley
Old Basford School – Nottingham North & Kimberley
Henry Whipple Primary School – Nottingham North & Kimberley
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School – Bassetlaw
Redlands Primary and Nursery School – Bassetlaw
Sparken Hill Academy – Bassetlaw
Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School – Bassetlaw
Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School – Broxtowe
Springbank Academy – Broxtowe
Victoria Primary School – Nottingham South
Firbeck Academy – Nottingham South
Welbeck Primary School – Nottingham South
Mellers Primary School – Nottingham South
Edna G. Olds Academy – Nottingham South
Portland Spencer Academy – Nottingham South
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy – Nottingham South
Southwold Primary School and Early Years’ Centre – Nottingham South
Dovecote Primary and Nursery School – Nottingham South
Radford Primary School Academy – Nottingham South
Westbury Academy – Nottingham South
Bluecoat Primary Academy – Nottingham South
Endeavour Academy – Gedling
Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School – Sherwood Forest
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary and Nursery School – Sherwood Forest
Blidworth Oaks Primary School – Sherwood Forest
Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy – Sherwood Forest
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy – Nottingham East
Djanogly Sherwood Academy – Nottingham East
Djanogly Northgate Academy – Nottingham East
Forest Town Primary School – Mansfield
Sherwood Junior School – Mansfield
Intake Farm Primary School – Mansfield
John T Rice Infant and Nursery School – Mansfield
King Edward Primary School & Nursery – Mansfield
Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School – Mansfield
Mansfield Primary Academy – Mansfield
Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School – Mansfield
Birklands Primary School – Mansfield
The Bramble Academy – Mansfield
Oak Tree Primary School – Mansfield
