£14,000 uniform bill to achieve 'level footing'

From BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-24297494 


A school in Essex has spent £14,000 on new uniforms for all its students in an attempt to "raise aspirations".
 Ravens Academy in Clacton gave each of its 158 pupils five polo shirts, two jumpers or cardigans, shoes and a book bag following parents' wishes.
 The Academy Transformation Trust said it wanted its pupils to have a "level footing" when the ex-Ravenscroft Primary began life as an academy.

Another: http://tyburnmail.com/2013/10/02/greenwood-academy-to-provide-free-school-uniform-for-pupils/