School Meals

Our school meals are provided by Aspens Company Limited.

School meals are free for all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 (known as a Universal Infant Free School Meal (UFISM)). Your child can still bring a packed lunch from home, they just need to tell the class teacher at morning registration.

Meals cost £2.90 for all Key Stage 2 children.

Aspens Services, a market leading contract catering company and we specialise in school food. We make sure that our Food Festival menus are packed with comfort dishes and at the same time, we help pupils take their first steps with new tastes to explore. Our kitchens provide delicious home cooked food each day and cater for individual dietary requirements.

There’s a big difference in the appetites and needs of children as they progress through primary school, so we take this into consideration with our portion sizes. This not only cuts down on waste but also makes sure that there’s enough food and choice for everyone.

We make delicious food every day that also happens to be healthy. We make the most of fruit and vegetables that are in season because that’s when it tastes best, and is the most planet friendly too.

Aspens  – Eyes shine and mouths water with excitement when lunchtime comes around!

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Irrespective of the age of your child you may be entitled to a Free School Meal (FSM) if you receive welfare benefits. You must apply for FSM, to do so please click here. In addition to the money you will save on meals, the school receives additional funding which we use to support your child in their learning.

Criteria For Free School Meals



You are eligible if you are in receipt of the following:

• Income Support;
• Income Based Job Seekers Allowance;
• Income Related Employment and Support Allowance;
• Child Tax Credit, as long as you do not get Working Tax Credit and whose annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) does not exceed £16,190;
• Support under part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999;
• Guarantee element of State Pension Credit;
• Universal Credit (with an annual take home pay of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).
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All pupils in Reception, year 1 and year 2 are entitled to a free school meal under the government’s Universal Infant Free School Meal scheme.