Thanks for the reply
sorry for lack of context my son is 7 (KS2) So yesterday usual pick up teacher lets the children file out onto the yard coats already on book bags in hand etc yesterday I was asked to go in as my son was out in the corridor with the TA searching for his coat.
The coat bays (pegs) for each class run along the wall directly next to the classrooms is best way I can describe the set up
(All the other children in his class by this point had gone off with their own coats directly to their mum's) I of course asked the teacher did he come in from lunch with it on she said yes definitely and it was hung up,
she was pretty matter of fact about it but we were properly searching around the corridors and other coat bays I was very much like 'it's ok these things happen' not wanting to make fuss (but secretly thinking you know he needs his coat)
ultimately I left with a slightly teary, coatless little boy and we walked home in the rain .
Im probably just being daft but I woke up this morning feeling really low I know a 45 quid coat is nothing to some people but it's not to us kinda thing ........
At this mornings drop off the teaching assistant (nice lady) letting them in and in a very breezy fashion says 'did it turn up' !!
Well it vanished on school grounds so its not going to be waiting at home for us

So basically they're looking.