School Dinners & Healthy Schools Info
Children in reception and KS1 all get Universal Free School Meals. Every child qualifies for a free meal until the end of Year 2. However, please notify us if you also qualify for benefit-related free school meals as this allows us to access Pupil Premium funds for your child – over £3,000 per child who qualifies each year. School could not run as it does without these funds. It is straight forward to apply for this online but Mrs Hutchinson can help if necessary.
Healthy Schools
In order to encourage children to lead a healthy lifestyle and eat a healthy, balanced diet we have a few rules.
Children may have a drink of cordial (not fizzy drinks) at lunchtime with their dinner but may only drink water during the rest of the day. If they bring in a clear bottle they can have water on their table in class and drink it whenever they like.
Children may bring in healthy snacks for mid-morning break. These may include fruit, malt loaf, breadsticks or nuts or but not chocolate, biscuits or crisps. The only exception to this is that they may bring a packet of crisps on Fridays only.
We do not routinely police packed lunch boxes but instead we will speak individually to parents of children who regularly have food of limited nutritional value to help them ensure their children are getting a healthy lunch.
Children will get at least 2 very active PE lessons each week and regularly take part in the daily run. We encourage children to come to school on foot, bike or scooter and most children currently do just that. All children may also have a free warm bagel at the start of the day to ensure that everyone has had a good breakfast before learning starts.
As in all areas, we are always happy to talk to parents about these rules and how we might best support parents to help us keep children healthy.
School Meals – Easy, Tasty & Totally Local.
We’re proud to partner with Totally Local Company to provide our delicious school lunches!
To make things super simple, we use School Grid – an easy online system where parents and carers can order and pay for school meals in just a few clicks.
✅ Please try to book your child’s meals a week or term in advance to help us plan ahead.
✅ Meals must be ordered by 8:50am each day. If no meal is booked by that time, you’ll need to send your child in with a packed lunch.
✅ This helps our kitchen team prepare the right number of meals and avoid food waste.
Important Reminders:
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All meal bookings are made by parents/carers through School Grid.
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If your child receives Free School Meals, you’ll still need to book their meals – but no payment is required.
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If you pay for your child’s lunch, payment must be made via School Grid.
- From September 2026, we will no longer be ordering dinners in school. They will need to be pre-booked.
Thank you for helping us keep lunchtimes running smoothly