School Meals and Online Payments

At lunch time, children are welcome to bring a healthy packed lunch or have one of our delicious school meals.  

The following information is taken from the School Meals Catering Service information page.

School meals catering service

Our school meals catering service works to provide a good range of meal choices, with nutritional food to help children grow and develop. 

What do school meals provide?

The school meals catering service in primary schools offers a fixed price two course menu, with a daily choice of two main course meals, or filled jacket potatoes and salad or a packed lunch, plus a freshly prepared pudding or fresh fruit. 

In high schools a fixed price two course menu is also offered, as well as a set price meal of the day, a full range of individually priced cafeteria items, including a range of salads, sandwiches, desserts and drinks.

A vegetarian option is available daily in primary schools and high schools.

If your child has any special dietary needs they can be catered for - contact your child’s school cook to let them know/discuss your child’s specific needs.  

School meal prices 

• All children are entitled to a free school meal

School packed lunches

• Choice of sandwich, wrap or roll (with a cheese, tuna, meat or egg filling) or a pasta salad box

• Choice of fresh fruit

• Water or milk

• Dessert of the day, shortbread, oaty biscuit or yoghurt

Packed lunches can be requested in advance or selected from the counter at lunchtime.

All school packed lunches are properly stored in fridges until needed at lunchtime.

The packed lunches provide a well-balanced healthy meal for your child and are fully compliant with national nutritional guidelines for primary schools.

School Meal Menus 

Primary schools have three different menus, which repeat on a two week cycle.

After each school holiday the first week back will always be the ‘week one’ menu.