All children at the infant school receive a free school meal known as ‘Universal Free School Meals’.
If you prefer your child to have a packed lunch instead, please contact the School Office.
All pupils are monitored during lunchtime, and both school lunch and packed lunch pupils are encouraged to finish their lunches by our midday meal supervisors and TA’s.
Please see below the current Autumn/ Winter menu from our school caterer Twelve 15.
The current menu (3 week menu cycle) will run until the Easter Break and then Spring / Summer menu will follow after the Easter Break. Menus may vary from time to time due to supply issues.
If your child has a special diet or food allergy, parents must notify the school office and complete the Special Diet Request form. Our caterer Twelve 15 will assess the request to establish if it is possible to cater for the pupils need within their Special Diet Menus. Further details are available on the Twelve 15 website.
If you prefer your child to have a packed lunch, please pack a healthy selection of foods to provide your child nourishment and energy. Please use an insulated lunchbox.
We are a nut free school and we must ask that nuts of any kind are not sent into school in lunch boxes or as a snack – this includes peanut butter/Nutella sandwiches and Nutella snacks, as even these can trigger a serious reaction in some children who suffer from nut allergies.
Please note we do not permit sweets, chocolate or fizzy drinks in lunchboxes.
In addition to the Universal Free School Meals programme, in England, pupils are eligible to receive free school meals (FSM) if their parents are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:
Pupils who are eligible to receive free school meals outside the Universal Free School Meals Programme receive additional funding to be spent in school. This may include :-
If you think you are eligible to receive free school meals even though your child is receiving Universal Free School Meals, please click here to access our eligibility form. If eligible a claim can be made for additional funding to support your child.
All children are encouraged to bring a water bottle, clearly named, to school. Please make sure that the bottle is washed and replenished daily. During the day children can refill their bottles at the filtered water coolers fitted around the school.
New bottles are available for purchase through Scopay.
Our school runs a school milk scheme in conjunction with Cool Milk. Children can receive a carton of semi-skimmed milk every day. Government subsidies mean school milk is free for all under-fives and children aged five or older pay a subsidised rate a term. Visit the Cool Milk website for current rates.
You must register for your child to receive milk even if it will be free.
If your child is under five
Go to www.coolmilk.com/register. Register by a Tuesday for your child’s free milk to start the following week.
Free milk will continue until the Friday before your child’s fifth birthday. You will receive a payment request three weeks before this time. If you wish for your child to continue to receive school milk simply make a payment.
If your child is over five
Go to www.coolmilk.com/register. Pay Cool Milk online. Register and pay by a Tuesday for your child’s milk to start the following week.
For further information visit Cool Milk or contact them on 0800 321 3248.