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Backpacks
Minor
£39.00
Price includes VAT. Free UK delivery on orders over £75.00.
A light, classic backpack with no wasted weight and no unnecessary straps.
- Capacity: 12 litres
- Size: 36 × 25 × 14 cm
- Empty weight: 420 g
- Warranty: 2 years
- Designed for: Years 1–3
- Range: Backpacks
The Minor is the plainest bag in the range and the one we recommend most often for Key Stage 1. It is a clean two-compartment backpack that weighs 420 grams empty, which matters when a child is carrying it for twenty minutes each way.
Twelve litres takes an A4 folder flat, a lunch box, a bottle and a jumper. The main compartment is lined in a light grey fabric so a small object at the bottom is actually visible. The front pocket is organiser-free on purpose — dividers add weight and children ignore them — but there is a key clip on a webbing tail. Straps are contoured and adjustable through 12 cm of travel, so the bag grows through three school years. Every seam that carries load is bar-tacked, and the zips are chunky enough to be worked with cold hands or gloves on.
Every bag in the Backpacks range is described the same way on this site: capacity in litres, external dimensions, empty weight, and the school years it was built for. If any of those numbers do not match what you need, tell us what you are carrying and we will point you at a different model rather than sell you the wrong one.
Key features
- 12 litres, fits an A4 folder flat
- 420 g empty — the lightest full-size bag in the range
- Light-lined main compartment
- 12 cm of shoulder strap adjustment
- Bar-tacked load seams
- Two side bottle pockets
- 2 year warranty
| Model | Minor |
|---|---|
| Range | Backpacks |
| Capacity | 12 litres |
| External dimensions | 36 × 25 × 14 cm (H × W × D) |
| Empty weight | 420 g |
| Designed for | Years 1–3 |
| Colours | As shown |
| Personalisation | Initials, name, or name and school year — £4.50 |
| Warranty | 2 years |
How to read these numbers
Capacity is the usable volume of the packed bag, measured with the compartments closed. Dimensions are external, so allow roughly 2 cm on each figure for the internal space.
Empty weight matters more than most people expect: a bag that starts 300 grams heavier is 300 grams the child carries every day before a single book goes in.
Designed for is a guide, not a rule. Children of the same age vary by 20 cm in height. If in doubt, measure the back length as described in our back care guide.
Looking after it
Empty the bag completely, shake it out and sponge the outer fabric with warm water and a little non-biological detergent. Do not use bleach, solvent or a washing machine unless the model is listed as machine washable. Dry it away from direct heat with the compartments open.
Full instructions for every range — including how to re-proof a water-repellent finish and what to do about a stiff zip — are on our product care page.
Warranty: 2 years
Covers manufacturing and material faults from the date of delivery: seam and stitching failure, zip and buckle failure, and delamination of coated fabrics. It does not cover accidental damage, deliberate damage or normal wear.
Faulty bags are repaired where a repair is sound and replaced where it is not. See Warranty & Returns for the full terms and how to make a claim.
Delivery
Orders placed before 13:00 on a working day are packed and dispatched the same day from our unit in Chertsey. Standard UK delivery is 2–4 working days and costs £4.95, or nothing at all on orders over £75.00. Express delivery is 1–2 working days at £8.95.
Full details, including Highlands, Islands and Northern Ireland timings, are on our delivery page.
Returns
You have 14 days from delivery to tell us you are cancelling, and a further 14 days to send the bag back, under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. We extend that to 30 days for unused items in their original condition.
Personalised bags cannot be returned under the cancellation right unless they are faulty, because they are made to your specification. Please check spelling carefully before ordering.
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