Get free school uniform you need for your family. We have uniform available at Greenford Library, which you can get when the library is open. We also have regular Free shop and swaps’ around the borough of Ealing, see below or upcoming dates.
We need primary and high school uniform and clothes hangers so please bring them at a drop-off locations listed below or an event. We want to help families save money and reduce waste.
Upcoming School Uniform Free Shop & Swap
At our free shop and swaps, you can either give donations, take donations or both. It’s about helping families by saving money on buying uniform and getting everyone to wear their clothes for longer. There will be regular pop-up School Uniform Swaps throughout the borough. We have a permanent hub at Greenford library, for full details see below.
Free school uniform pop up events
We run pop up events around the borough of Ealing, upcoming are these events, where there will be donated school uniform items available to take for free. There is a variety of primary and high school un-branded and branded uniform. Next events are:
- Saturday, 21 March: William Hobbayne Centre, 1 St Dunstan’s Road, Hanwell W7 2EY. From 1 pm – 3 pm
- Saturday 28 March: Southall Manor House Cafe, Outside Manor House Grounds, The Green, Southall, UB2 4BJ. From 10 am – 12 noon
Pick up to up to 5 school uniform items per child for free.
Greenford library free school uniform
Free school uniform is available at Greenford hub & library. They have a wide variety of school uniform, but the what is available is dependant on what is donated. Pick up to up to 5 school uniform items per child for free.
Greenford Library is open every:
- Wednesday from 10am until 2pm
- Thursday from 1pm until 5pm
Check their Greenford Library website for up to date opening times.
The free school uniform will be accessible to take when its open. Its free, all we need is you to tell us what you take, so we can measure how many clothes we are keeping in circulation. You can also drop off school uniform donations.
What items can be donated?
The pop-up shop and swaps need branded and unbranded Ealing primary and high school uniform items, including shirts, skirts, trousers, tops and jumpers. Also donate sportswear like tops, shorts and trousers. You can also include footwear, rucksacks and school bags. All donations must be hand-me-down quality and clean.
We also need more clothes hangers, so please donate any that you no longer need.
Some schools around Ealing run their own pre-loved school uniform sales, so check with your school to see what they offer and they also might accept donations. These uniform sales are a great way to get good quality uniform for your children and raise money for your school.
Ealing School uniform drop-off points
Drop your school uniform and clothes hangers at any of the following drop-off points below. Please check their website links for opening times.
- Acton Town Hall Library, Everyone Active Acton Centre, High Street, W3 6NE
- Greenford Library, Oldfield Lane South, Greenford, UB6 9LG.
- Northfields Community Library, Northfield Avenue, W5 4UA
- Perivale Community Hive & Library, Horsenden Lane South, UB6 7NT
- Southall Library & Dominion Centre, 112 The Green, UB2 4BQ
- West Ealing Library, Melbourne Avenue, W13 9BT
We will be adding more collection points so check back here for more drop off points. For future pop-up dates, see above. If you have a location that you are happy to take donations, please get in touch with Mary Horesh at mhoresh001@ealing.gov.uk. Once you have some donations, we can arrange collection.
With children growing up, they are regularly getting too small for their school uniform. So please drop off these outgrown clothes at one of the drop-off points. Donate school uniforms that are clean and in good condition.
Our achievements
As of February 2026, our Free school uniform project which started in August 2025 has helped over 265 local families by getting free school uniform. This has helped save money for the families and also:
- saved over 800 items from landfill/incineration
- saved nearly 1980 kg of carbon of climate change causing green house gases (also known as CO2e)
- saved over 330,000 litres of water (that’s enough drinking water to last 370 people for an entire year)
Together, let’s keep saving money and resources by supporting this project and the local Circular Economy.
Reuse and recycle school uniform
For a sustainable future, we need to normalise the reusing of pre-loved and second hand school uniform to reduce waste, whilst helping families in need of support. Up to 1.4 million school uniforms, many of which could be reused, are thrown away every year. Many of the garments contain high levels of polyester, that is equal to around 350 tonnes of plastic. Over the last decade, clothing has become the fastest growing stream of waste in the UK, and it now represents the fifth biggest environmental footprint of any industry in the UK.
Around £52 million is spent each year on new items with parents, guardians and carers discarding uniform that still has lots of wear in it. Uniform which has been worn should be reused.
By extending the life of clothing by just nine months can reduce carbon and water usage by up to 10%. This will also help reduce the huge amount of clothing that is sent abroad each year. See Fashion ‘lays waste to wetlands’ for the fashion dumps in Ghana.
So join in the Ealing Uniform free shop and swap, by donating school uniform that is no longer needed and/or taking free pre-loved school uniform your children can wear. Our school uniform project is easy to take part in by either giving donations, taking donations or both. It’s about helping families by saving money on buying uniform and getting everyone to wear their clothes for longer.
For more climate positive actions you can take see ActForEaling’s 10 Steps for a Greener Ealing.