With the new school year starting in just a few short weeks, you might be starting to think about picking up some new school uniform. So today I thought I’d talk to you about the wonderful Sports Kit that M&S kindly sent over for the kids to try.
Girls school uniform and sports kit at M&S goes up to age 16, which I was really impressed with. A lot of the places I usually shop only seem to cater for children who are still at Primary School, which is super annoying!
We picked out three things for Stacey to try : a pack of two white t-shirts, a pair of joggers and a hooded sweatshirt. The trainers with velcro straps she’s wearing in my pictures are from Shoe Zone.
2 Pack Unisex Pure Cotton T-Shirts – from £5.00
I think this 2 pack of PE T-shirts offers great value for money. They are available in 3 different colours – red, white and blue – and have short sleeves and a crew neck. I think they look really smart, and even after a couple of washes they’ve stayed white and haven’t gone dull or grey-looking. I think this shows that they are really good quality t-shirts.
Stacey is quite tall for her age – and these fit her really well, as you can see -but they may come up a little too big on smaller children. It’s not something that would bother me, as I always like her school uniform to fit for the whole year, and not just for the first couple of terms, but I realise that not everyone is the same so I thought I would mention that.
Girls Navy Cotton Rich Joggers – from £7.00
Now, Stacey isn’t usually a fan of jogging bottoms (or any type of sports wear if I’m being 100% honest), but she was over the moon with this pair of navy joggers. She’s actually worn them quite a lot this past week! Available in black and navy, these joggers are perfect for school, and running around at home. They have an elasticated waist, 2 pockets and wide waistband.
Again, I’m really impressed with the quality – the joggers are lovely and soft, and they must be comfortable because Stacey’s not complained about them once, and she always makes it known when something isn’t comfortable! I noticed that a lot of people on the M&S website were complaining that these were way too big, but I think they’re perfect. I always find that when I buy Stacey trousers or sports pants in the correct size they tend to fit nicely around the waist, but are a few inches too short, but the next size up swamps her, but these fit amazingly well – the length is just perfect for her.
Girls Navy Cotton Rich Hooded Sweatshirt – from £8.00
Stacey’s favourite item of clothing we tried out for M&S is most definitely this hooded sweatshirt. She has said that it’s super comfortable, and looks great as well. It’s available in 3 different colours – navy, black and red – and has long sleeves, a zip fastening and a ribbed trim.
I think that the sleeves on this are the perfect length, but it could do with being just a little bit longer in the body. I’m sure you’ll agree that it looks lovely on though, and the quality is just as good as the other items I mentioned above.
I also managed to find some sports kit for Oscar to try out as well, and we picked up some bits for him to try in a 2-3 years. As you can see, they are a little bit too big for him, but he’s only just turned 2 and is quite small for his age so I’m not worried about that at all. He’ll grow in to them soon!
Again, we picked out 3 things for Oscar to try out : a pack of two blue t-shirts, a pack of two joggers and a hooded sweat top. The grey canvas shoes he’s wearing in my pictures are from Primark.
2 Pack Unisex Pure Cotton T-Shirts – from £5.00
These t-shirts are the same as the ones I mentioned above, so I’m not going to go into too much detail, but I wanted to say that I think these look just as nice on Oscar as they do on Stacey, which I think proves they are designed for both boys and girls.
I ordered an age 2-3 for Oscar, and you can see from my pictures that they’re quite big on him. He doesn’t seem to notice though, and loves them. They certainly get a big thumbs up from us!
Navy/Mix 2 Pack Cotton Rich Joggers – from £10.00
This two pack of jogging bottoms comes with one navy pair and one grey pair. They have cuffed hems and elasticated waists, and I think they look really nice on. Again, they’re a little bit long on Oscar, but I quite like the baggy look on him.
The joggers are really good quality and Oscar certainly put them through their paces when we tried them out – he was crawling round on the floor outside, playing in the bushes and even spilled fromage frais down one pair and milk down the other! I’m pleased to say that they washed up fabulously though, and you can’t tell that he got them dirty at all … they look as good as new! I’m so impressed with these and definitely think I’ll buy them again in the future.
Blue Cotton Rich Hooded Sweat Top – from £12.00
And last but certainly not least, Oscar tried out this hooded sweat top in the most gorgeous of blue colours! This particular top has long sleeves and a zip fastening. It’s plain blue on the outside, and then has a pattern on the inside which is really cute.
Of all the sports kit that Oscar tried out, this definitely fits him the best, yet it still has plenty of room in it for growth. I think the colour really suits him, and everyone who has seen him wearing this has commented on how nice he looks and asks where it’s from. Again, the quality of this hooded top is fantastic and I think he’ll get a lot of wear of it over the next year or so.
Last weekend the kids really put the M&S Sports kit through its paces – they used some of their outdoor toys to have a mini sports day in our back garden. There was lots of running, jumping, skipping and stretching and, they came in at the end of the afternoon looking just as smart as when they went out (although Oscar was definitely a lot dirtier after all that crawling around on the ground).
Overall I’m really impressed with the M&S Sports Kit. All of the items we tried out washed really well, and nothing shrunk, faded or lost it’s shape at all, which I was really pleased with. They iron super easily as well. I’ll definitely be buying from them again. Way to go M&S!!
Have you guys ever bought any Sports Kit from M&S for your kids before?
I’d love to hear what you thought about it if you did!
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awww your little boy looks so cute in his sports gear, I remember having to wear stuff like this when I was in school and I absolutely hated it!
Thank you 🙂 I left school a long time ago when sports uniform wasn’t as strict as it tends to be these days so I just wore pretty much whatever I wanted lol. I do think this sort of thing is nice though, and I love the quality of the M&S version.
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I can remember my Granny taking me to Marks and Spencers each year to get my school uniform. They offer such great quality and not as expensive as you might think.
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They really aren’t! I thought they would be super expensive but found they were pretty similar to supermarket prices. The quality is so much better though!
M&S never let down on quality. I love their clothing line it is great. Such super quality. Sophia is all kitted out for school in September thanks to Marks and Spencer x
I’m so impressed with the quality of their back to school range. I’ve even treated myself to a new top for my hols as I wanted something just as good!!
First off, Stacey and Oscar are just adorable Louise, you’re so blessed! The M&S range of school wear is always great quality isn’t it? My mam used to buy my school wear there! The joggers look super comfy and I love the blue t-shirt on Oscar. Great that they cater for up to 16s too.
Aww, thank you Fi 🙂 I’d been struggling to find uniform in Stacey’s size without visiting specialist stores that charge the Earth, so I was over the moon when I found that M&S catered for the teen market. I’ll definitely be buying from there from now on X
The sport wear looks so comfy and good quality too! I don’t have to worry about sports wear for another year or so at least I hope but when I do i’ll definitely be looking at M&S as I love their quality xx
The only schoolwear I’ve ever bought from Mark’s is school trousers because they’re bloomin’ invincible! Makes sense that the pe kits will too so I’m open to giving them a bash 🙂
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Marks and Spencer have always been such good value when it comes to school uniforms. My mum used to get all ours from there when we were little, and I’ll be getting Harrison’s pe kit from there as well.
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How cute does your little boy look?!?! They look like fab quality, as always from M&S. I still can’t believe that next year I will be getting all this stuff ready for Darcie, I think we get the forms for choosing a school soon – scary stuff! xxx
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School is still a long way off for us, but it’s nice to know that there is quality sports kit available that doesn’t break the bank! You’re little boy looks super cute in his kit! I love the pale blue colour of the TShirt. I do really rate M&S for children’s clothes the quality is great!
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These look great. I do like M&S for other clothes but haven’t thought about getting sports kits from there. Great photos!
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I hadn’t thought of M&S for school sport kits. The navy and white set would suit my son’s school.
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To be honest with you you have reminded me that I need to get my eldest daughter an outdoor P.E kit for when the weather turns. I had been scratching my head thinking were to get the kit from so thanks as I will be ordering from M&S. Thanks for sharing. I found your blog through promote your blog
You have two fabulous models there! Their school gear looks really nice, my two aren’t heading to
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Great review, I find it so difficult to get good hoodies for my little boy buy its unfortunate that M&S over here is a bit on the expensive side. I love all the pics with your post x
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I really like the quality in M&S. Haven’t really had a chance to try out any of their school clothes yet as my daughter is yet to start primary school, so thanks for the tip.
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Fab post! I am so bearing M&S in mind when buying my kids P.E kits. I usually go to asda but I should try M&S this time!
Thanks for sharing. Great pics, too! xx
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Great kit, I always get great quality kit too as it is importnat that it lasts.
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All the kit looks great – and brilliant prices too! Pickle is too young yet for sports kit – and my older ones have strict list from their school. I might try the jogging bottoms for them though. Thanks hun. Kaz x
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Just realised I hadn’t written down a new jogging suite for my oldest daughter.We’re off shopping after next week, we’ll be taking a look in M&S now.
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I love MandS quality. I have bought my little man his school trousers from there. Always need good quality when it comes to school clothes. Otherwise they don’t last 5 minutes.
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I’ve never ever thought of going to M&S for sports wear for school before! I’ve only ever thought of them for school uniform, oh and their delicious cake range also! It’s great to see they cater for older children also, I hate it when I see a lovely piece of uniform but can’t find any sizes above the age of seven! Thank you for sharing! x
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I swear by M&S school range. They last really well and are really good value!
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Aw, Oscar looks so cute in his oversized kit! Brings back lots of memories 🙂
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