.The Government recognise that good food at school is particularly valuable for the youngest of our children.  All children attending school in their first three years of schooling will be entitled to free school meals. By receiving our infant school meals you can save up to £400 a year and ensure your child is eating a healthy, balanced meal every day.

There are very high nutritional standards for school meals and they consistently offer children a third of their nutritional requirements every day which is essential to their growth and development. Having a meal at school has been proven to help children settle to learning quicker, improve their concentration and help with their energy levels to get them through an active school day.

Our school meals are provided by Hertfordshire Catering Limited. Their core aim is to improve school meals and make lunchtime a positive and integral part of a child’s school experience. They are passionate about fresh, local and seasonal ingredients that help to provide dishes that are not only popular with the children but also comply with healthy eating standards and guidelines.

Our meals are fun, nutritious and delivered by a dedicated team of catering professionals with a focus on taste, value and quality. We do this by ensuring that we use raw ingredients from a supply chain with a proven track record. We deliver dishes with a focus on taste, value and reassurance of the provenance of our meals.

Why choose a school lunch?

Children having a school lunch are:

• Encouraged  to eat a wider variety of foods
• More likely to eat fruit and vegetables every day
• Less likely to drink sweet drinks and have water instead
• Served balanced meals that are more likely to reach the guideline amounts of vitamins and minerals

Children having a packed lunch should be able to deal with any packaging independently. Containers should be clearly named.  Please do not send fizzy drinks, cans or glass bottles, a straw or plastic cup is better.  Ensure that the contents in your child’s packed lunch are as healthy as possible – we are a healthy school.

How do I Pay for School Meals?

School meals are £3.20 per day for meals for children in Years 3 to 6 .