Eating at School

RRSA Article 24 – Children have the right to good quality health care, clean water and nutritious food

School Meals

Children in Reception and Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) will all receive a free school lunch as part of the Universal Free School Meals programme. Children in Nursery and Key Stage 2 can pay for a school meal at a cost of £2.80 each day (£14 per week) or bring a packed lunch to school.

Teachers will select their class’s lunch choices using the Compass App from the daily menu.

School meals are prepared each day at school by our cook Mrs Malkin and there is a choice of both main course and dessert. We are extremely conscious of the importance of a healthy diet and healthy choices are always included on the menu.

Lunch Menus 2025-2026

Packed Lunches

As our school promotes healthy eating, please may we remind parents/carers of those children who choose to bring a packed lunch that fizzy drinks/juice, chocolate bars and sweets should not be brought to school. Crisps should be low fat and low salt. A guide on front of the package is that indicators should not be red.

If any parent wishes to discuss this further, please make an appointment to see Mrs Brentnall.

Snacks

We are proud to be involved in the Fruit in Schools scheme funded by the National Lottery. This provides all Key Stage 1 children with a piece of fruit each morning breaktime. Please tell us if you do not wish your child to be involved. Children can of course bring their own piece of fruit to consume if they wish.

Please note that sweets, crisps, chocolate etc are not allowed for breaktimes.

NUTS and NUT BASED PRODUCTS (e.g. Nutella spread, pesto) must not be brought to school as we have several children who suffer with severe allergies.

Water

Lots of research has been done into the benefits of children having access to drinking water. It is believed that drinking water throughout the day improves alertness, concentration levels and the ability to learn.

We have introduced a scheme that allows each child to have their own water bottle, filled each day from our filtered water machine, and kept on their desks for personal access. School can provide water bottles at a cost of £3.50 or children may bring their own. The bottles must be taken home each day to be cleaned and brought back to school, filled, each day.

Milk

Parents may choose to order milk for their child to have during the morning session, and this is free for children under 5yrs. The milk scheme is run by Cool Milk and parents wishing to take advantage of this should complete an application form available from Mrs Ebdon.

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