School meals

Our school meals service provides a good range of healthy meal choices in order to fulfil some of the daily nutritional requirements of primary school children. Meals meet minimum requirements for protein, zinc, iron and vitamins and don't exceed maximum recommended levels of salt, sugar and fat.

The school meals service serves up some 3,000 meals a day, or well over half a million a year, to primary school pupils.

Menus are on a 4 week cycle (see below) and are completely changed twice a year, in the autumn and spring, to ensure pupils enjoy a variety of foods.

The school meals service welcomes feedback on its meals, new ideas and recipes. For more information on school meals please visit the wiki, telephone +44 1624 686278 or email the school meals office 

Children from families on one or more of the following benefits may be entitled to free school meals when attending schools maintained by the Department of Education and Children:

• Income based Jobseeker's Allowance
• Employed Person’s Allowance
• Income Support

You can apply online for free school meals.

For further information contact:

School meals menu

Week 1
Course	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Main course	omelette (V) Diced potatoes spaghetti hoops	saute chicken strips tortilla wrap, potatoes salad and mayonnaise	meat balls in tomato sauce sweetcorn wholemeal pasta	minced beef mashed potato seasonal vegetables	veg chicken burger (V) bread roll sweet potato wedges and salad
Salad bar	sausage roll	jacket potato (V) tuna	grated cheese (V) taco	hoummous (V) bread, carrot, cucumber sticks	cornish pasty
Dessert	tinned peaches fromage frais	fruit mousse	flapjack	carrot cake	fruit smoothie ice lolly fruit smoothie
Week 2
Course	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Main course	fish fingers saute potatoes garden peas	Chinese chicken noodles carrots	pasta bolognaise (V) garlic bread sweetcorn	roast turkey roast potatoes broccoli	pepperoni pizza potatoes spaghetti hoops
Salad bar	boiled egg (V) or tuna	smoked mackerel (V)	diced chicken in mayo jacket potato	cheese pasty (V)	tuna mayo (V) jacket potato
Dessert	currant bun	fruit jelly	chocolate whirl	fruit cocktail and cream	millionaires shortbread
Week 3
Course	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Main course	chicken nuggets diced potatoes peas and sweetcorn	jacket potato (V) baked beans grated cheese	chilli con carne tacos or wrap sweetcorn	sausages mashed potato seasonal vegetables	beef burger bread roll potatoes and salad
Salad bar	vegetarian sausage roll (V)	tuna bake	vegetable burger  (V) bread roll	grated cheese (V) or tunajacket potato	cheese quiche (V)
Dessert	iced finger	tinned pears custard	ice cream and fruit sauce	vanilla yoghurt dried fruit	shortbread
Week 4
Course	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Main course	breaded fish chopped potatoes garden peas	beef lasagne garlic bread sweetcorn	sausages hot dog roll baked beans	gammon roast potato carrots	cod fish cake smiley faces garden peas
Salad bar	vegetarian bake (V)	chicken goujons or cheese (V) pitta pockets	tuna jacket potato (V)	vegetarian sausage wrap (V)	ham or cheese (V) roll
Dessert	cheese and biscuits with grapes	chocolate crunch	tinned peaches and jelly	strawberry sponge strawberry custard	ice cream and sprinkles