KEEN to replace “old fashioned” attire while maintaining ties to a 260 year past, a historic school in Bushey has welcomed in 21st Century fashion with its new uniform.

St Margaret’s School’s girls has discarded its trademark head-to-toe “green pea” uniform and replaced it with a “feminine colour scheme”.

Though outwardly more casual, the new look does not mean the school is loosening its uniform policy, with headteacher Lynne Crighton stating that “very strict” rules will continue to be enforced.

She added: ”It became quite obvious, after only a few days of my taking up the headship at St Margaret’s, that I was expected, mainly by the pupils, to make changes to the uniform.

“It really was quite old fashioned and St Margaret’s is a forward-thinking school full of modern young women.”

Student Eleanor Garfield welcomed the change and said: “Green from head to toe was never a good look, even for school clothes. We are really pleased with the new uniform, and at last, no ties.”

The school’s archivist, Enid Jarvis, said change “always brought with it a certain amount of reflection”.

She said the school, in Merry Hill Road, was always keen to welcome historians or local residents to its Victorian buildings, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, the architect responsible for London’s Natural History Museum.