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Boys School Shorts

Maybe

Search demand grew +281.7% this quarter. But shoppers spend only $27K a year here, so Boys School Shorts is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 10% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +13 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£27K/yr235K searches / yr
90-day growth
+281.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
12%top-5 click share · 41 brands · 50 sellers

Flapen Score

Boys School Shorts against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Boys School Shorts is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Boys School Shorts market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Boys School Shorts 235K times last year and spent an estimated £27K. The top 5 brands take 60% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 235K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +281.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £27K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
235K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+281.7%
Conversion, latest week
0.9%
Market size, estimated
£27Ka year
Peak month
May42.0× the quietest month
Top search term
boys school shorts57K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.46.

Listings sell for £12.46 on average, from £5.74 to £27.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £12.46 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.46under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.74–£27.33
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
3.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 73% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #137 within Boys. It carries 160 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
73%
Out of stock, average day
10.1%
Average rank
#137in Boys
Average rating
4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
160per listing
Listings tracked
186

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 77 launches as successful.

77 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
77
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Boys School Shorts products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 12% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£269£538£807£1K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

41 rising

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

12%

Top 20: 32%

Open market

36%

  • Amazon Essentials16%
  • SchoolStitch14%
  • L S U14%
  • Listers Schoolwear10%
  • KEREDA7%
  • KAMDIN5%

Demand

Boys School Shorts search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

45K35KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 42.0×

Search terms

Top Boys School Shorts search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • boys school shorts57K/yr
  • school shorts for boys32K/yr
  • grey school shorts25K/yr
  • boys grey school shorts28K/yr
  • school shorts19K/yr
  • black school shorts14K/yr
  • boys black school shorts10K/yr
  • boys school shorts grey11K/yr
  • grey school shorts boys7K/yr
  • boys school shorts elasticated waist4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Boys School Shorts

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall15%−0.13

small sizing

size up

Too short

Waist Fit8%−0.20

waist only moving the button one hole

They were a bit tight on the waist for my son

Very small waist

Material Quality5%−0.04

Cheap fabric

Material not what I expected

The material is shiny and plasticky, more like something a fancy dress costume would be made out of

Value For Money4%+0.35

I dont feel theyre the best value for money

A little on the pricey side at £12.99

maybe a little highly priced tho

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%−0.03

no stretch

it doesn't have any stretch

it is just an elastic waste

Love

Quality-Overall20%+1.76

No complaints so far

Excellent quality

Great quality uniform

Size-Overall12%−0.13

the 12 to 13 size fitted fine

Good fit

The fit is comfortable without being too tight

Value For Money10%+0.35

Excellent value for money

Worth it

Good value. in my opinion

Comfort-Overall6%+0.42

comfortable

Comfy as shorts

comfortable to wear

Weight Light4%+0.34

- Lightweight and breathable, so he doesnt complain about them getting too hot

Excellent lightweight

that does make the shorts lightweight

Return

3.2% Return rate 89% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall68%█▆▇███

small sizing

size up

Too short

Waist Fit7%▁▆█▅▅▄

waist only moving the button one hole

They were a bit tight on the waist for my son

Very small waist

Material Quality4%█▁▂▃▃▄

Cheap fabric

Material not what I expected

The material is shiny and plasticky, more like something a fancy dress costume would be made out of

Length4%▁▆▂▃▆█
Thigh Fit3%█▁▇▄▅▆

FAQ

Common Boys School Shorts questions

Answered from the same tracked data.