School Lunches
Children can have a school meal or bring a packed lunch of their own
School Meals
We are a 5 star rated, full production kitchen, which means all of our food is prepared and cooked on site. We use Aspens to provide this service and are very pleased to have two fantastic cooks, Jackie and Catriona.
School meals are paid for in advance, each week, using parent pay and the full menus for forthcoming weeks can be sourced from the office.
Children in EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2 have access to Universal Free School Meals and therefore parents do not need to pay for these meals. These meals do, however, need to be booked in advance so that the kitchens know what meals your child would like.
All meals must be booked by Thursday in preparation for the following week. If you experience any problems with our booking service, please contact the office for further support.
Criteria For Free School Meals
You are eligible if you are in receipt of the following:
- Income Support;
- Income Based Job Seekers Allowance;
- Income Related Employment and Support Allowance;
- Child Tax Credit, as long as you do not get Working Tax Credit and whose annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) does not exceed £16,190;
- Support under part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999;
- Guarantee element of State Pension Credit;
- Universal Credit (with an annual take home pay of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).
All pupils in Reception, year 1 and year 2 are entitled to a free school meal under the government’s Universal Infant Free School Meal scheme.
List of services
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Packed LunchesList Item 1
Parents should encourage their children to eat a healthy packed lunch. Fizzy drinks, sweets, chewing gum and chocolate are not permitted.
As there are currently children in school with nut allergies, we operate a 'Nut Free Zone.' Therefore, please refrain from including items such as chocolate spread, peanut butter or packets of nuts in your child’s packed lunch.
Lunch boxes should be clearly labelled with the child’s name and class in order to ensure they can be returned if lost.
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Snacks and WaterList Item 3
As a healthy mid-morning snack, we encourage children to bring fruit (fresh or dried) or raw vegetables (no sweets, chewing gum or crisps please). Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 pupils are provided – free of charge – with a portion of fruit or vegetable each day.
For younger children, where parents wish to provide the mid-morning snack themselves, it is recommended that it is prepared for easy eating and stored in a small plastic container.
Children are encouraged to drink water throughout the day. Please can every child bring in an individual, labelled water bottle to support with this. There is fresh drinking water on tap in every classroom in order to refill bottles throughout the day.