How To Measure Your Child

Using your child’s body measurements—rather than their age—is the most reliable way to choose the right school uniform size. This method helps you order with confidence and reduces the need to try multiple sizes.

Many parents wonder how to measure their child accurately at home. The good news is that it’s straightforward. We use seven key measurements for our uniform sizing. Below, you’ll find what each one means and how to take them correctly.

Top Tip:

Taking proper body measurements will help you choose the best size for your child, instead of relying on age-based sizing. Follow our step-by-step guide to measure your child with ease.

Measuring Guide

Height: Measure from the floor to the top of the head, keeping your child standing straight.

Collar: Wrap the tape around the base of the neck where a collar would sit.

Chest: Measure around the fullest part of the chest, keeping the tape snug under the arms.

Waist: Measure around the natural waistline, usually the narrowest point.

Hips: Measure around the widest part of the hips.

Inside Leg: With shoes on, measure from the crotch down to where trousers normally end.

Skirt Length: Measure from the belly button down to the preferred skirt length.

School blazers

The school blazer is a core piece of secondary school uniform, it’s the item our children probably wear to school most often so getting the right blazer size is key. A school blazer should fit well with room for movement, ensuring a shirt and school jumper can be worn comfortably underneath. We factored this in when designing our school blazers, so they fit true to size and accommodate clothing underneath.

T O P T I P :

If you’re unsure how to measure for a blazer, we recommend using the chest measurement as the main guide, then use the sleeve length and blazer length to find the correct fit.

Measure around the fullest part of the chest, making sure that the tape is level under the arms and across the shoulder blades. Make sure you are relaxed when measuring to get a true measurement. If you measure as 30” (or 76cm) then your blazer size will be a size 30” as our blazers are true to size. When measuring the sleeve length, start from the shoulder point to where the sleeve would normally fit, this is usually where the cuff would sit on the wrist. To find the correct blazer length, measure from the top of the shoulder at the highest point to where you feel the blazer would sit when worn at the top of the thigh.

For a full breakdown of each measurement, check out the school blazer size guide below.

School Shirts

When measuring your child for a school shirt remember that boys’ sizes are given in collar size. To measure the collar, place your tape measure around the base of the neck where the collar would sit. Our size chart also gives chest measurements for boys and girls shirts. To find the chest size, measure around the fullest part of the chest making sure the tape is level under the arms and across the shoulder blades.

School Trousers

Kids school trousers use two measurements to determine clothing size, these are waist and inside leg. To measure the waist, measure around the waist at the natural waistline which is usually the smallest part. In younger children this tends to be midway between the bottom rib and the hip bone.

Kids school trousers use two measurements to determine clothing size, these are waist and inside leg. To measure the waist, measure around the waist at the natural waistline which is usually the smallest part. In younger children this tends to be midway between the bottom rib and the hip bone. When shopping our range of school trousers, you’ll notice we offer different leg lengths to ensure there are options for all kids. Our trouser lengths are small (S), regular (R ), long (L), extra long (XL), and extra extra long (XXL). To find the ideal length of trousers use the inside leg measurement. When measuring the inside leg make sure your child is stood up straight, with shoes on. Measure from the top of the leg, inside near to the crotch area down to where you would like the trouser to fit. School trousers usually sit an inch or so from the floor if this seems too long it can of course be adjusted to a comfortable length.

Top Tip:

As kids’ growth spurts are unpredictable, we know it can be frustrating buying a pair of trousers for the new school year and by half-term they’re too short. To increase the lifespan of your school trousers, our tip is to buy a longer pair and hem them.