School Lunches
The school provides a free breakfast from 8am and Aspens provide a break time and lunchtime service.
Meals provided by Aspens are varied, freshly prepared and cooked on the premises.
The canteen provides a range of options each day, including sandwiches, pasta & noodle pots, wraps & pizzas, jacket potatoes as well as a meat and vegetarian option.
We have a special menu to celebrate particular events throughout the year e.g. Black History Month, Christmas or Chinese New Year.
Students are able to purchase food using the “cashless” catering system. Staff and students access their accounts using their fingerprint (a biometric scan, which generates a unique numeric code and does not store the fingerprint).
Students personal accounts can either to topped-up with cash in school or online via Arbor.
Students are also welcome to bring their own packed lunch, which they can eat in the canteen or at one of the picnic tables around the school.
Free School meals
We would encourage all parents to apply for free school meals if you think that you are or maybe eligible.
Students who are entitled to free school meals, automatically have their money added each day,
Each child registered for free school meals receives an extra £935 which we are able to use to support your child’s education.
Eligibility criteria:
From September 2026, a child will be eligible for Free School Meals if their parent or carer receives any of the following benefits:
- Universal Credit (no earnings threshold)
- Income Support
- Income‑based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income‑related Employment and Support Allowance
- Guarantee element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit and within income limits)
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
