School Meals

We encourage healthy eating and children may either bring a healthy packed lunch or you may prefer for them to eat a hot school meal. Hot meals can be taken on whichever days you prefer.

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There will be a slight change to the current menu on the following dates:

None at present

Infant Universal Free School Meals

All children of Infant school age are entitled to a free hot school lunch each day.  Meals are served to all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.  Meals must be ordered by 9:30am on the day of the meal via School Gateway.  You are able to order up to 3 weeks of meals at a time.

 

Junior Paid School Meals

For children in Years 3 – 6, paid hot lunches are available at £2.70 per day,  payable via our online payment system, School Gateway.  Meals must be ordered by 8 am on the day of the meal via School Gateway.  You are able to order up to 3 weeks of meals at a time.

Those entitled to a Free School Meal will continue to receive a hot meal in Years 3 - 6. Meals must be ordered by 8 am on the day of the meal via School Gateway.  You are able to order up to 3 weeks of meals at a time.  

See section below about how to apply for Free School Meals.

 

Packed Lunches

If you do not wish your child to have a hot meal, please supply your child with a packed lunch.  It is expected that a child’s packed lunch provides a balanced meal  – sweets and chocolate are not allowed.  Please provide a drink – juice or water – no fizzy drinks are permitted.  Please note that we are nut-free school so items in your child's packed lunch should not include anything that contains nuts. We request that children do not have chocolate spread in their sandwiches as some brands contain nuts and that all cereal bars should be checked to make sure they are nut free.

 

Free School Meals/Pupil Premium

If you think you may be entitled to a free school  meal and meet any of the following categories we would like to hear from you. 

• Income support
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support from National Asylum Support Service (NASS) under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The Guarantee Element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit(with no working tax credit)with an annual income of no more than £16,190
• Working Tax Credit run-on
• Universal Credit

There are many advantages in registering for Free School Meals/Pupil Premium Funding, even if you don’t want your child to have a school meal at this point in time, as well as helping support our provision through additional funding.  Full school details are available here.

The application process is very easy, either apply online https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/education-children-and-families/schools-and-colleges/free-school-meals/ or  pop in or phone the school and talk to one of office staff in confidence and further advice and information.  Alternatively, download an application form here and return to us.  Thank you.

 

Drink to Think

Each child may bring a named, clear, plastic, ‘sports’ type lid bottle of water in addition to their lunch time drink.  This will remain with them during the day for frequent sipping.  This is to help prevent dehydration and therefore help the children concentrate for longer periods.