School Day, School Meals & Uniform

For children in Reception, Years One and Two school dinners are provided free of charge. 

For children in Key Stage Two dinners are provided and cooked on site. Meals cost £2.50, which is payable via ParentPay.

Children may bring a packed lunch as an alternative to a school meal. 

If you think that you are entitled to free school meals for your child then you need to fill in a form available online by clicking
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Please note that free school meals cannot be given until the form is filled in and entitlement cannot be backdated. Even if your child is in Reception or Key Stage One we urge you to complete this form, because it also provides school with an additional stream of income (current value of £1,300 per eligible pupil per year) in order to further support your child.

Milk is available to all children in Reception up until their 5th birthday. After this point, parents can sign up to Cool Milk at a cost of 23p per day. Find out more at www.coolmilk.com

Children in Nursery, Reception and Key Stage 1 are provided with a piece of fruit at playtime as a healthy snack.

Children in Key Stage 2 can bring fruit to school for a healthy snack at morning playtime.

Our Food Explorers concept is designed to link nutritious fresh food with fun learning around the farm to fork journey. Our Food Explorer events are planned throughout the academic year providing interactivity with new flavour discoveries, healthy eating and worldwide food facts. Designed to engage all stakeholders and drive meal up take we focus on assisting advancement of food education that can be a great value-added tool for lesson plans all at the centre of the Hutchison Catering offer.

Nutrition is at the heart of the menus that we develop at Hutchison Catering. We wholeheartedly aim to provide a balanced diet that is not only nutritious but also engaging with our young customers. We can deliver Food for Life accreditations across schools and Multi Academy Trusts whether this is Bronze, Silver or Gold; we will meet your needs. This means all our meat is Red Tractor, all our fish is sourced from sustainable sources in line with MSC guidelines, eggs are free range, fruit and vegetables come from LEAF accredited suppliers and we also use Fairtrade products wherever possible.

At Hutchison Catering we have developed our very own school meal management system called Appetite, we want our parents engaged in the school meal process during a heightened time of allergy awareness and nutrition. Orders can be made on line at home or classroom based through interactive smart boards. The system allows allergen information to be shared ensuring all dietary requirements are adhered to. Payments can be made by direct debit and card payments. A complete system that supports children, parents and schools.