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Lunchtime, Snacks and Milk

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We understand the importance of healthy eating and a balanced diet in making sure our pupils are ready to learn. Children have the option of dinners at the school or bringing a packed lunch. Our lunches are provided by Midshire Signature Services  and cost £2.50 per day. Options include sandwiches, a choice of hot meals and desserts, including fruit. Menus work on a three week rolling programme. Special dietary requirements can be catered for upon request. Payment for school meals should be made weekly, in advance, using Parentpay.

Parents are asked to support our approach to healthy eating if their child brings a packed lunch, and to help us meet health and safety requirements by ensuring that children do not bring hot food or drink in glass flasks, and that drinks are sent in unbreakable containers.

Free School Meals / Pupil Premium

If you are claiming certain benefits, your child could also qualify for free school meals all the way through to Year 6. To qualify you must be receiving:

  • Universal Credit, provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods (£616.67 per month)
  • Income Support
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support under part six of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • The guarantee element of Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit, provided you are also not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual household gross income that does not exceed £16,190 (as assessed by HMRC)
  • Working Tax Credit run-on, paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

If you think your child may qualify for Free School Meals / Pupil Premium Funding please click here

For more information, please visit the Pupil Premium page on the DfE website here 

Milk 

Milk is available for all children until their fifth birthday. This is free of charge to you as a parent/carer. Once your child is 5 years old, milk is available to purchase for a small fee payable at the beginning of each term through Cool Milk. 

Water

Children need to be well hydrated to be healthy and effective learners. Please ensure any water bottle brought into school is named, has a ‘sports’ top and is in a re-usable bottle. Please don’t send single use water bottles. Flavoured or fizzy water and squash is not allowed

Snacks

We encourage all children to have a snack at playtime to keep their energy levels up.

  • All Reception and KS1 children are given a piece of fruit or vegetable which is funded by the Government.
  • KS2 children need to bring their own healthy and easy/non-messy snack.

Appropriate snacks for playtime are: fruit, vegetables, cheese including cheese strings, dried fruits and cereal bars (no chocolate). 

No chocolate, sweets, biscuits and crisps for snack please. NO NUTS PLEASE.