We strive to be a healthy school and educate pupils on how to be healthy and consume a balanced diet.  The Government has set targets to improve the nation’s health and we in school have our part to play. School meals are rapidly moving towards more healthy options and our school has recently been accredited with the Healthy School plus. We listen to our pupil voice and serve the foods pupils want and know are part of a healthy lifestyle.

It’s good to know that when you send your child off to school they will be eating a hot, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime. When children eat better they do better and school meals help keep their mind and body working to it to its maximum until they return home. This also helps with health and development.

Children respond positively to a caring, happy atmosphere where their welfare is paramount and being at school certainly assures that. Eating nutritional, well balanced meals at school also plays an important part in this and is unquestionably the core to a healthy school life.

Our school meals service is continually reviewing and improving the school meals offer to update menus reflecting trends and tastes. Our school meals provider has attained Food for Life awards for quality since 2014.

There is a strong link between ensuing children east nutritious food and academic
attainment.

The current charges of our meals are as follows:

In primary schools the meal relates to a three-week set menu whereby pupils can choose
from a main course and dessert. All pupils who are our Foundation stage, year 1 and year 2
are entitled to a free hot lunch.

In secondary schools the paid meal price relates only to the standard two course meal offer
or the Meal Deal(s) which are offered as part of a much wider range of services available in
secondary schools.

Applying for Free School Meals

If you are on Income Support or receive certain other benefits and your child is in school on a full-time basis (including those in sixth-form) you are entitled to free school meals.

Applying for Free School Meals means that you can save £570.00 in primary each year with free school meals.

If you are on certain benefits and your child is in school on a full-time basis (including those in sixth-form or children at nursery for a full day) you may entitled to free school meals.

This will not only save you £570.00 every year, it also guarantees your child will get a nutritious meal at lunchtime to keep them going until home time.

It is really easy to check if you are eligible and sign-up to free-school meals. Find out more here or phone 0191 278 7878 and ask for Admissions and Information Service for free school meals.

Breakfast Club

Our school offers a breakfast club which offers a variety of breakfast-based foods the pupils can choose from. We hope this gives pupils the best possible start to the day.

Pupils will have the opportunity to catch up on any outstanding homework, as well as socialising with friends.

Payment of School Meals

There are various ways you can pay for your school meal:
Primaries:

• Parentpay – Pupils can pay for their school meal through an online system. The
  school office will be able to set you up an account and this is the most convenient
  way to pay for school meals, trips and much more.
• Cash at the school office, prior to your child having a meal.