New uniforms suit prestigious school to a Tee

22nd October 2007

Teesside Preparatory and High School recently decided to refresh their sports kit and called in specialist school sportswear manufacturer, Gymphlex to help them create a kit appropriate for a school of their standing. The school have now taken delivery of new polo shirts, tracksuits, hockey skirts, training shirts and shorts all developed in line with their school identity and using the colours of blue and green.

The prestigious Stockton-on-Tees school wanted a kit that would stand out against the competition and reflect the recent change in the schools identity. Gymphlex were called in and developed designs to meet the school’s brief. Director of Sports, Nicola Stephens comments on why she felt the school were in need of an image change: -“The school has undergone a huge change of image over recent years and taken a more contemporary approach to the pupils’ uniforms.
This made the old sports kit look rather out dated and I felt it was time our pupils had a kit that really made them stand out at fixtures. With our new kit we have something that is completely different and I believe if our pupils feel smarter they play better. Gymphlex were the only manufacturer to offer us the flexibility to choose the colours and designs we wanted.“
The High school, which was traditionally only open to Girls, is preparing to accept Boys to the sixth form from next year. This was another reason that the school felt they needed to create a more flexible, unisex kit that would be suitable for all their pupils, regardless of gender. Teesside Prep & High is a lively and dynamic School for pupils from 3 to 18. Consistently performing well in school tables Teesside School is a fee paying school and has over 400 pupils across their nursery, preparatory and high school.

The new kit started to be integrated from September this year and pupils and staff have all responded very favourably to the new styles.