Marks and Spencer have 20% off school uniforms ending this weekend, reducing some items to as little as £1.60.

• Gear up for the rest of the school year with 20% off

The cost of school uniforms can really mount up over the course of a year, especially if you have a child prone to losing things and kicking off shoes – or wearing through shoes in no time. Of course, there’s the inevitable growth spurt moments after you’ve rekitted the whole lot. Fun times. And expensive.

Marks & Spencer are offering girls school dresses from £8.00 (with a 20% discount applied at checkout, making the dresses start at £6.40) and shoes from only £2.50 – although these aren’t included in the offer.

Sportswear for boys starts at £2.40 , up to £4.80 for football shorts.

There’s free delivery to your local store for all these bits and pieces, and free delivery on orders over £30. Otherwise delivery will cost you £3.50 and takes around 5 days… not counting Sundays. Unwanted local school uniform items can be returned for exchange or full refund provided they are returned within 35 days of purchase with a valid receipt or parcel summary document.

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD

There’s currently 20% off school uniforms at Marks & Spencer, as well as free delivery with the code UNIFORMS.

• Click here to stock up and beat the back to school rush

I don’t have a school age child, yet at the same time the thought of ‘back to school’ still fills me with all kinds of dread.

While it’s possible that there will be even greater deals as the return dates approach, 20% off uniforms isn’t a bad start – with Cotton Jumpers starting at £1.60, and Stain Defence Skirts (what???) starting at £2.40.

And while you’re looking at stain resistant skirts, there are also 3-pack Non- Iron shirts starting at just over £7.  (Wow. School uniform ‘technology’ has changed since I was at school! We scrubbed the stains out our clothes, and ironed them before school!)

There’s a selection of Free Trade clothing too, also with 20% off.

I’ll tell you one thing though – school uniforms haven’t changed much since we wore them, have they?

Thanks to Yorkie1962 at HUKD