As the summer holidays draw to a close, some parents feel under pressure to buy sweatshirts, blazers and gym bags embroidered ... hand-me-down items for her primary school-age children.

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Recent research by the Children’s Society estimated that parents spend £422 a year on uniforms for a child at secondary school, and £287 for primary ... polo shirts, gym kit, shoes, trousers ...

Among secondary school students (generally aged 11 to 17), uniforms didn’t appear to be linked to any sex-related differences in physical activity. However, in primary schools (aged 5 to 10 ...