Embroidered Crests, Grade-Range Sizing, and House Colors Handled as One Order
PRP Apparel manufactures school uniform programs — polos, PE kit tops, and the core pieces a dress code calls for — cut across a full grade range and organized by house or section color instead of shipped as one flat run. A single style might need four house colors and six sizes in the same order, and each combination is tracked the same way a single-color adult order would be: crest position measured from a fixed reference seam, thread colors logged against the program, and every size break checked against your school’s own grading chart before cutting starts. Send your current supplier’s spec sheet, size chart, or a sample garment and we’ll reply with what a first order looks like.
MOQ
50 Pieces Per Style
not 50 total across an order
SAMPLE LEAD TIME
12–15 Days
per round, 1–3 rounds typical
BULK LEAD TIME
35–45 Days
from approved sample to shipped order
SAMPLE COST
$80–$250
per set, by construction complexity
A School Uniform Order Is Really Several Small Orders Wearing the Same Label
Most B2B apparel orders are one style, one color, one size curve. A school uniform order is rarely that simple — a single polo style might need four house colors, a size range that runs from a young child’s chest measurement to a near-adult’s, and a delivery date that has to land before the first day of term rather than whenever production happens to finish. PRP Apparel treats each color-and-size combination inside a program as its own tracked line, not a rough split of one big number: your size breakdown is checked against the actual chart your school uses, not mapped onto a generic adult S-M-L-XL run, and each house color is cut and dyed to the same reference swatch so a maroon polo ordered in March reads the same maroon as one ordered the previous September.
Branding runs in-house — embroidery is the standard method for a school crest, alongside heat-transfer neck tags, woven labels, and screen print, all available at the 50-piece minimum with no minimum upsell on the branding itself. Our guide to polo shirt construction goes deeper on the collar and placket details that matter most for a uniform program’s core piece — most school programs start there before adding a second style.
Sample development runs 12–15 days per round, most first programs settle within 1–3 rounds, and sample cost runs $80–$250 per set depending on complexity. OEKO-TEX Standard 100 fabric certification is available on request — relevant for a program where parents reasonably ask what a uniform’s fabric has been tested for — alongside ISO colorfastness testing (ISO 105-C06, ISO 105-X12, ISO 105-E04) for house colors that need to survive years of washing without drifting.
A Mid-Year Admission Gets the Same Crest Placement and Color Check as September's Bulk Order
A new student joining in November needs a uniform that matches what the rest of their year group has worn since September — not a close approximation. The details below are what that consistency check looks like on the floor.
Fabric composition labels are checked against the size range before packing, so a parent checking the label on a size 6 and a size 14 of the same style sees the same declared fiber content.
Every size in a grading run is cut from the same laser-guided pattern file, so a small-size collar sits in the same proportion as the largest size rather than being scaled up or down by eye.
Waistband and closure pieces are checked against the paper pattern before stitching — the same check whether the batch is a single new-student top-up or the full back-to-school order.
School Uniform Production Specs
Every number below is our standard production term — the same terms whether the order is a single new-admission top-up or a full back-to-school run.
| MOQ | 50 pieces per style — a single style in one house color is a complete order, no requirement to order every color to hit the minimum |
| Sample lead time | 12–15 days from order confirmation |
| Sample cost | $80–$250 per sample set, depending on complexity |
| Sample rounds | 1–3 rounds standard before bulk cutting |
| Bulk lead time | 35–45 days from approved sample to shipped order |
| Typical program pieces | Polo shirts, PE kit tops, and other core pieces your dress code needs |
| Fabric weight range | Shirting weight consistent with our 140–200 GSM cotton and cotton/poly range; PE kit components can draw on our 150–280 GSM performance range with flatlock seaming |
| Branding methods | Embroidery (standard for school crests), heat-transfer neck tags, woven labels, screen print — all in-house |
| Order paths | OEM (your tech pack) · ODM (from your brief) · Private Label (rebrand a base style) |
| Fabric certification | OEKO-TEX Standard 100 available on request |
| Colorfastness testing | ISO 105-C06, ISO 105-X12, ISO 105-E04 on request |
| Reorder record-keeping | Crest placement measurements, thread color codes, and size-chart references kept on file per school account |
Where This Fits: One Program, Sized Across a Full School
School uniform work is one of eight industries we build for, alongside fashion labels, startup brands, and corporate uniform programs. If your program’s PE kit or sports uniform needs performance fabric rather than standard shirting weight, see how we build for sportswear brands for the flatlock-seaming and moisture-management side of branded apparel. Staff and faculty uniforms that don’t need the multi-size grading a student program does are closer to our corporate uniform page. For the full range of shirting and knit fabrics available for a program, see the full fabric range.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the minimum order for a school uniform program?
50 pieces per style is the baseline. If your program uses several house colors in the same style, each color is treated as its own production run, so tell us how your grade or house breakdown splits across colors before we confirm quantities for a first order.
Can you match sizing to our school's existing grading chart?
Yes — send your current chart or a set of reference garments and we check the size break against it before cutting, rather than mapping your program onto a generic adult size run.
What branding do you use for a school crest?
Embroidery is the standard method for a school crest, along with heat-transfer neck tags, woven labels, and screen print — all in-house at the 50-piece minimum, with no minimum upsell on the branding itself.
Is the fabric appropriate for younger students?
OEKO-TEX Standard 100 fabric certification is available on request, which covers chemical-safety testing on the finished fabric. It’s not a substitute for your own school’s procurement checklist, but it’s the documentation most programs ask for first.
How long does a first school uniform order take from deposit to delivery?
35–45 days for bulk production once a sample is approved, with sample development itself running 12–15 days per round — worth building into planning around a term start date.
Can you handle a mid-year top-up for new students without redoing the whole program?
Yes — crest placement, thread color codes, and your size-chart reference are kept on file per account, so a small batch ordered in November matches the run from September.
Ready to Set Up Your School's Uniform Program?
Send your current supplier’s spec sheet, size chart, or a reference garment and we’ll reply with what it takes to get a sample started.