Parents criticise Lutterworth High School for banning jumpers until October and putting pupils who wear them into isolation

The secondary school has come under fire after introducing the uniform rules after the Easter break.

The mixed secondary school says school jumpers must be left at home - despite the recent wet mornings and chilly temperatures as low as 4 degrees.

Some parents say their kids have been returning home wet and cold and students who have broke the rules have been put into isolation as a punishment.

Mum-of-four Sarah Filemar said her daughter Phoebe, 12, had missed the first three days of term due to the change.

The 40-year-old, of Lutterworth, said: “Our daughter has been in isolation for the first three days after Easter because she went to school in a jumper.

“It’s a school-branded, official jumper - it’s not like it’s her own clothes.

“The day they broke up for half-term, the school sent an email out to everyone.

"But the school was obviously closed over the two weeks so they didn’t hear anything from us.

"People replied but they didn’t reply to any parents.

“But it’s still cold. In the morning there’s still a frost some days. All the teachers go to school in their jumpers, so why can’t the children?

“Every time a student doesn’t want to take their jumper off they’re put into isolation.

"It’s so pathetic. It’s more like a dictatorship, you do this or else this is going to happen. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

"A lot of parents have had the same feelings. Another parent has already kept their child off school."

Zoe Scott, 37, said her 13-year-old stepdaughter had been forced into isolation by staff and made to prove how "see through" her shirt was after complaining about feeling uncomfortable without a jumper on.

She said: "I spoke to a teacher today and she has said the girls are being put in isolation for not following school rules by taking off their jumpers.

"She then went on to explain that the reason they have said no jumpers is because students weren't wearing their blazers and parents were complaining that they had paid out money for blazers the kids weren't wearing."

In an email newsletter sent out to parents headteacher Julian Kirby highlighted the jumpers are only to be worn in the winter months.

He wrote: "The jumpers are designed to be a winter item worn as an extra layer of warmth during the colder months.

"It is therefore no longer part of the uniform after Easter until the October half-term.

"Please ensure that if your child wears a jumper, that they leave it at home when they return after the Easter break.

"Thank you for all of your feedback regarding the school uniform and the government intention to limit schools to four branded items.

"The governors will decide the changes to the uniform in the summer term.

"We will write to all parents to inform you of the changes with plenty of time to make purchases if needed in time for the new academic year."

Lutterworth High School is a mixed secondary catering for 855 pupils aged 11-16 and was rated Good at its last Ofsted inspection in February 2024.

The school has been approached for comment.