Year 6 leavers hoodies mark the end of primary school — the last summer term, the residential trip, and friendships that started in Reception. CentralCustom prints and embroiders them for primary schools across the UK in genuine child sizes, with your school logo on the front and every pupil's name on the back.
Quick answer: Year 6 leavers hoodies are personalised hoodies a primary school year group orders to mark leaving for secondary school. They normally carry the school crest or name on the front, the leaving year, and a back print listing every child in the year group. CentralCustom supplies them in child sizes with no minimum order, sends a free digital proof before anything is printed, and typically dispatches 7–14 working days after you approve that proof.
What goes on a Year 6 leavers hoodie
- Front: the school crest or name, usually left chest, printed or embroidered.
- Back: a large leaving year, with every pupil's first name set inside or around it.
- Optional extras: the child's own name or nickname on a sleeve or under the hood, class names such as Oak, Willow or Beech, or the school motto.
If you want the back print to read well from a distance, keep the name list to first names only and set it in a single weight. You send the list; we do the typesetting. Our guide to leavers hoodie name lists and back prints covers the layouts that work and the ones that turn into a grey block.
Why primary schools choose CentralCustom
- Genuine child sizes. Cotton-rich hoodies in child sizes, typically ages 5–13, so a Year 6 leaver gets a proper fit rather than a cut-down adult garment.
- Free design service. Send your logo, colours and name list and we produce a digital proof to approve before anything is printed. No design software or artwork skills needed.
- No minimum order. A single-form Year 6 of eighteen is as welcome as a three-form entry of ninety.
- Decoration that survives Year 7. Print and embroidery chosen to hold up to repeated washing and years of being worn.
- One group order. We handle size collection, a single invoice or split payments, and one bulk delivery to school.
- Your setup stays on file. Next year's Year 6 reorder starts from artwork we already hold.
Who these hoodies are for
- Year 6 — the main leavers group in England and Wales.
- P7 — the equivalent final primary year in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- Year 8 middle school leavers in the areas that still run a three-tier system.
- Infant school leavers moving from Year 2 to a separate junior school.
- Teachers, teaching assistants and office staff — usually added to the same order in adult sizes.
Secondary, sixth form and university year groups are covered on our main leavers hoodies page.
Choosing a colour the whole year group will wear
Colour causes the most argument and makes the least difference to the finished hoodie. Two practical rules. First, darker colours such as navy, black, bottle green and burgundy hide playground wear and let a white or metallic back print read clearly. Second, if your school colour is a light shade, print the back in a dark ink rather than reversing it out, because light ink on light fabric disappears in photographs. Offer the year group two or three options to vote on rather than opening it up completely — a free vote produces a colour nobody chose and everybody blames.
Sizing a whole year group
Sizing, not printing, is the biggest cause of delay. Collect sizes once, in writing, with a deadline, and order a small number of spares in the two most common sizes. Ten and eleven year olds vary enormously, and leavers hoodies are usually worn deliberately oversized. Our leavers hoodie size guide has chest measurements by age and a size chart you can send home.
When to order Year 6 leavers hoodies
The calm version: agree the design in the autumn term, collect sizes and money after Christmas, approve the proof in the spring term, and have the hoodies in school before the summer half-term so they can be worn on the residential, at sports day and on the last day. The panicked version starts in May. Both work; only one is enjoyable. Because orders are typically dispatched 7–14 working days after proof approval, the date that really matters is the day you approve the proof, not the day you want them.
How ordering works
- Tell us your year group size, rough sizes and what you want on the hoodie. Email promo@centralcustom.co.uk or use our quote form and we will come back within one working day.
- Send your logo and name list. We produce a free digital proof.
- You approve the proof, or ask for changes — there is no charge for revisions.
- We print or embroider, bag them individually if you want, and deliver to school in one delivery.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum order for Year 6 leavers hoodies?
There is no minimum order. Small village schools with a single-form Year 6 order from us as often as large primaries do.
Are leavers hoodies worth it?
For most primary year groups, yes, and for a specific reason: unlike a leavers book or a photograph, a hoodie gets worn through the summer holiday and often right through Year 7 — exactly when children most want a visible link back to their primary friends. If your year group is very small or the budget is tight, a printed leavers T-shirt does a similar job for less. We compare the two honestly in our Year 6 hoodies versus T-shirts guide.
How much are Year 6 leavers hoodies?
It depends on the garment, the number of print positions and the quantity — a back print carrying sixty names costs the same to set up as one carrying twenty. We quote per order rather than publishing a price list, and we come back within one working day. Many schools split the cost with the PTA or ask parents to pay through the school office.
Can every child's name go on the back?
Yes. Send the list as a typed document rather than a photograph of a handwritten sheet. That removes the risk of a misspelt name, which is the one mistake that cannot be corrected after printing.
Can teachers and staff have one too?
Yes, and most schools do. Adult sizes go on the same order and the same invoice.
Where can I get Year 6 leavers hoodies?
There are five realistic routes: the school's existing uniform supplier, a leavers specialist, a marketplace seller, a local embroiderer, or a UK custom clothing company like CentralCustom. We set out the honest trade-offs of each in Where to Get Leavers Hoodies in the UK.
Get a quote for your Year 6
Tell us your year group size and roughly what you have in mind and we will come back within one working day with a price and a design suggestion. Browse the range in our hoodies and sweatshirts collection, look at leavers shirts if you want something the class can sign, or request a quote. Email promo@centralcustom.co.uk.
