A hot school meal is available daily; this is provided by ABM Catering.

The children order their chosen meal in the classroom each morning at registration. There is a meat and a non-meat offering available daily. Special diets can also be catered for (see Special Dietary Requirements below).

ALL children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a meal, free of charge, under the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) programme and registration is not required. Infants can bring in a packed lunch if preferred.

Universal infant free school meals | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk)

Children in Years 3 to 6 can either bring a packed lunch or have a hot school lunch, which costs £3.25 and is payable online via SCOPAY in advance. Please remember to check and top up your balances regularly.

Please do not include nuts or nut based products in lunchboxes or as snacks as we are a nut-free school.

Children are allowed to bring squash or juice in a drinking bottle or carton but this can only be drunk at lunchtime (only plain water can be drunk in class).

At the very core of ABM Catering Ltd is the desire to provide a service of safe, fresh, nutritious food. We are a contract catering service that holds strong values to ensure that our young people have the opportunity to receive a healthy and filling meal at school every day. We believe that it is very important that every child can receive a balanced and wholesome meal irrespective of their dietary requirements. For this reason, we have devised a procedure for special diets which ensures that our staff are provided with the knowledge and understanding of any specific dietary requirement and that an alternative menu can be provided where necessary. It is very important that this special diet procedure is followed for every young person who has any food allergies or other medical requirements.

If your child has any dietary requirements you must complete the Special Diet Request Form.  Once completed, the Menus & Diets Department will create the Special Diet Menu for your child.

Please see the Special Diet Procedure document above.

Pupil Premium Free School Meals

A child is eligible for free school meals if their parent or carer receives one or more of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• income-based Job Seekers' Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit, provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit, and have an annual gross income, of no more than £16,190 as assessed by His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Parents who are made redundant or start working less than 16 hours per week, may find their children are entitled to free school meals for a limited period.)
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)

Applying for free school meals

To check if your child is eligible for free school meals and to sign up if you are, is a really simple online process.

Click on the link below and you will be asked to input your national insurance number and date of birth. This is an easy online service that will give you a quick answer to see if your child is eligible.