Stocking uniforms and accessories for the majority of Primary and Secondary schools in the local…read morearea and offering friendly customer service and a spacious interior, this independent school store is very handy and benefits from an excellent location right opposite the notorious Scott Arms pub. Plush green carpeting and spread out displays give a pleasant, airy feel to the store and staff are clued-up and helpful, yet not overly pushy or annoying. On my visit, I was after a Streetly School P.E. kit for my brother, which I am sad to the store did not have in stock (quite surprising as this school is located just 10 minutes away from the store by car), apparently because the school comes under a Walsall postcode as opposed to a Birmingham one. Uniforms Plus seems to have a very extensive stock and definitely benefits from enthusiastic, knowledgeable employees, but if your child goes to a school further afield than the Great Barr/Kingstanding/Sandwell area, you'd probably be better off visiting Clive Mark in Sutton Coldfield, or a school clothing elsewhere.

Students who attend schools within the Perry Barr and Birmingham area may well use Uniforms Plus to…read morebuy school uniforms, polo shirts etc. If you don't fancy going to your school to buy a uniform, Uniforms Plus could be your answer. As well as school uniforms, the shop also offers coats and uniform sportswear. Although I did not attend any schools within the Birmingham area, going into Uniforms Plus gave me an idea of which schools were featured in the shop. So pupils who attend schools in Sandwell, Uniforms Plus in Perry Barr is not for you. I found the staff very helpful at Uniforms Plus and based on what I saw, the staff will always be there to help if you need it. If parents do have children attending schools in the Birmingham area and are looking to purchase uniforms, Uniforms Plus might well be worth a visit.

I was quite surprised to find this shop in Old Hill. I was even more surprised to find it quite…read morebusy. K's Sports is an independent sports shop, selling lots of sports clothing and equipment. It isn't a "fashion" sports shop in the vein of JD Sports, more a serious sports shop for serious sports people. They sell football boots, running shoes, tennis gear, badminton racquets and all sorts of tops, jackets and specialist shorts and skirts. I also noticed a tennis racquet restringing machine-thingy. I'd never seen such a thing before, but I can now add it to my list of "things I didn't expect to see in Old Hill". During my visit, the sales assistant was serving a lady. I only caught a bit of their conversation, but it seemed like she was getting really good service. From what I could gather the shop is quite popular amongst local sporting folk.

K Sport is a sporting item shop that supply alot of the local teams and schools with uniforms and…read moregear. Aimed at sportsmen rather than chavs (JD sports ect) these guys provide high end equipment to make sure you get the most out of your game. In the middle of OldHill is not where you'd expect to find this sort of shop but K sport delivers on most grass and land sports.

It's been a very frustrating experience! We ordered school uniforms in June with the promise of…read morereceiving items within 3-4 weeks which was plenty of time for September. It's 2 weeks before school starts and we are still waiting for items. I have probably called more than 10 times and every time I've been told the items are out of stock with no resolution as to what to do? Send the kids to school with no uniform? Very poor customer service and no one seems to know what they're doing and keep passing you to different people. I've spoken to the manager of the shop multiple times and every time she says that she'll call the head office and call me back but never calls back. Just tries to get rid of customers. Truly one of the worst customer service I have ever received and hope to never have to deal with them. If you are able to use a different shop please do and avoid Clive Mark.

With stores in Kings Heath and Bearwood, the words 'Clive Mark' still gives me that…read moresunday-night-back-to-school- feeling but for school uniforms, PE kits and name tags it can't really be beaten. They seem to have had a bit of a facelift in recent years - I can remember the Bearwood store in particular as being a rather dark and serious looking place but it is now light and cheery and pictures of smiling, happy children abound.