Lunchtime Menu

 

 

We are delighted to be able to offer a hot school lunch to all children which is prepared by our talented in-house Catering Team.  Our menu meets the national school food standards and rotates on a three week basis. The children can choose either a meat meal, vegetarian alternative or jacket potato and a dessert.

We source our ingredients from local and regional certified suppliers. We use Red Tractor accredited British Meat and Poultry and our fish is from sustainable fisheries and is Marine Stewardship Approved (MSC).

Universal Free School Meals were introduced in September 2014. This means that all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are eligible for a free school meal every day.  Naturally, we hope that parents of children in these year groups will take advantage of this fantastic opportunity for their child to enjoy a free hot meal every day.

All children may also be eligible for Free School Meals, a scheme by which the school attracts additional funding from the government called Pupil Premium. As well as Free School Meals, this funding is targeted at the registered pupils to help support their education in a variety of ways. If you think you may be eligible for funding, please register your child for this benefit. The alternative is that the school will miss out on vital funding. 

As well as Free School Meals, this funding is targeted at the registered pupils to help support their education in a variety of ways.

You may be entitled to free school meals for your child, if you are receiving any of the following benefits:

  • Income Support
  • Income Based Jobseeker Allowance (IBJSA)
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (Please note contribution based not entitled)
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Child Tax Credit and family income is below £16,190 (not receiving working tax credit)
  • The Guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
  • Universal Credit where net income, excluding any benefit payments is less than £7,400. (Please note this is changing from September 2026. All families that receive Universal Credit regardless of their net income will be entitled to free school meals)

To find out if you are eligible for Free School Meals please complete the form here.

The cost for Year 3 to Year 6 pupils of a hot school meal is £2.60 per day.

Parents are required to pay for their child's lunches in advance on our School Money  payment system.

Packed Lunches

Children are welcome to bring a packed lunch to school but please can parents ensure that packed lunches contain a sandwich or savoury alternative (e.g. pasta salad or rice salad) and some healthy extras (e.g. fruit or vegetables, cheese or yoghurt).

Water is available for all children in the dining hall but we also encourage our students to bring in a reuseable water bottle. If an additional drink is included for lunchtime this must be non-fizzy.

Please click the links below for some packed lunch and healthier food swaps alternatives.

Https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes/ 

https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/food-facts/healthier-snacks/

Https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/food-facts/healthier-food-swaps/ 

NO NUTS, SEEDS OR PINEAPPLE are permitted in packed lunches due to allergy risks.