Our Pre-Loved Uniform Shop

The pre-loved uniform shop is located at the back of the walled car park, in the Dovecote building, opposite the School Chapel.

Run entirely by dedicated RSPA volunteers, the shop offers a wide range of good-quality pre-loved school uniforms at affordable prices. Items include trousers, grey blazers, shirts, jumpers, PE and Games kits, rugby boots, trainers, base layers, cricket whites, lab coats, plimsolls, and much more for students from Year 7 to Year 11. A small selection of revision guides and textbooks for KS3, GCSE, and A Level is also available.

The shop is stocked through generous donations from families, as well as unnamed lost property recovered from around the school. Every item is carefully checked for quality, washed, sorted, labelled, and prepared for resale.

Through this initiative, the RSPA supports the wider community by providing affordable uniform options at a fraction of the cost of buying new items, with most products priced at less than one-third of their original retail value.

The shop usually opens twice every half term, typically on the penultimate Friday and Saturday. The shop may also open during selected school events, where appropriate, to provide additional convenience and support to the wider parent community. Upcoming opening dates are published on our Events page.

Opening times are also shared through the Headmaster’s Weekly Bulletin, RSPA-managed WhatsApp and Facebook groups, and on Classlist — the messaging platform for families who have joined the RSPA.

In addition to supporting families, the Pre-Loved Uniform Shop also helps raise valuable funds for student initiatives and projects at the school.

Volunteers are always welcome. If you would like to help on any of the shop opening days and wish to be added to our volunteer list, please get in touch with us at: shop@readingschoolparents.co.uk.