School Meals
Eat Smart for a Healthy Start
Children are given an excellent choice of food, both hot and cold. Every menu is planned to be balanced, varied and healthy.
Meals are served between 11.30 and 1.00pm across the whole school. Year groups have dedicated times and are able to choose from a range of options with jacket potato, salad bar and sandwiches on offer each day.
How it works
Ordering, payment and timing
Cost
£12.00 per week (£2.40 per day). Payment is due on Monday morning, or the first day of the school week.
Lunchtime
Meals are served on a cafeteria system between 11.30am and 1.00pm.
Choosing
At the start of each half term, children choose either a school meal or a packed lunch.
Dietary needs
All menu options are catered for religious and special dietary requirements. Please contact school to arrange adjustments for your child.
Free school meals
Could your child receive a free school meal?
All Key Stage 1 children (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) receive a free school dinner as part of the Government’s Universal Free School Meals initiative.
However, even if your KS1 child already receives a free meal, we strongly encourage you to apply for Free School Meals eligibility if you think you may qualify. Our school’s Pupil Premium grant — which funds vital additional support for children — is directly linked to the number of pupils registered as eligible for FSM. Your application makes a real difference.
To check eligibility, send the following details to contactus@oc1st.co.uk or call us on 01642 242174. A check will be carried out and you will be advised of the outcome.
What to send us
1
Parent’s full name
2
Parent’s date of birth
3
Parent’s National Insurance number
4
Child’s full name
5
Up-to-date home address
Sample menus
Sample Menus
Each week offers two hot main options daily, one of which is always vegetarian (marked V), plus a selection of seasonal vegetables, a daily dessert, and a range of cold options available every day. The menus below are sample menus;
Week 1
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Option 1 | Baked sausages with mashed potato | Chicken curry and rice with naan bread | Roast chicken and stuffing with oven roasted garlic and herb potatoes | Minced beef pie with boiled potatoes | Salmon nugget / salmon finger and fish fingers with chips |
| Option 2 (V) | Pasta bolognaise with crusty bread | Homemade pizza with oven roasted wedges | Omelettes with oven roasted potatoes | Tomato wholegrain pasta bake and garlic bread | Quorn Cottage Pie |
| Sides | Selection of seasonal vegetables | ||||
| Dessert | Apple sponge and custard | Bakewell tart and custard | Peach flapjack | Ice cream with fruit compote or fruit jelly | Feathered sponge and custard |
Week 2
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Option 1 | Chicken Alfredo | Homemade cottage pie | Toad in the hole with mashed potato | Minced beef and dumplings with mashed potato | Battered fish or fish portion and chips |
| Option 2 (V) | Pizza wrap with oven roasted wedges | Quorn burger in a bun with roast potatoes | Macaroni cheese with crusty bread | Curry and rice with naan bread | Cheese and tomato crustless quiche with chips |
| Sides | Selection of seasonal vegetables | ||||
| Dessert | Steamed eve’s pudding and custard | Jam shortbread fingers | Beetroot chocolate brownie | Pear crumble and custard | Homemade biscuits |
Week 3
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Option 1 | Pasta beef bolognaise with garlic bread | Chicken and vegetable pie with boiled potatoes | Roast chicken in gravy with mashed potato | Burger in a bun with oven roasted wedges | Fish portion and fish fingers with chips |
| Option 2 (V) | Homemade cheese pasty or roll with mashed potato | Chilli con carne and rice | Lasagne and crusty bread | Singapore Quorn noodles | Wholegrain tomato and basil pasta bake with garlic bread |
| Sides | Selection of seasonal vegetables | ||||
| Dessert | Fruit sponge and custard | Fruit cheesecake | Apple and banana cake | Steamed chocolate sponge and custard | Apple oaty flapjack |
Also available every day
Jacket potato — cheese, tuna mayo or plain
Fresh salad bar
Sandwiches or wraps
Cheese and crackers
Fresh fruit
Sliced bread and fruit jelly
Questions about school meals or dietary requirements? Call us on 01642 242174 or email pkcontactus@oc1st.co.uk