School Meals

School meals are payable for all children in Years 3-6 unless you have applied and been granted free school meals. Meals are priced at £2.20 per day/ £11 per week.

Our menu runs on a 3 weekly basis and a copy of our latest menu can be found here.

Free School Meals

Children from Reception to Year 2 are all eligible for the Government Universal Free School Meal (UFSM) scheme. Once a child reaches Year 3 you will need to apply for Free School Meals (FSM) in order to continue to receive free meals. Below you can find the link to Rochdale Borough Council; Application form. If you have any difficulty with completing the form then please ring school and we will be happy to help you complete the form.

Free School Meals Application Form

Packed Lunches

A typical packed lunch would contain the following:

  • A sandwich (no chocolate / peanut butter spreads) or pasta/rice dish/ soup or meat/fish salad
  • Two portions of fruit or veg (e.g. a banana, an apple, a pear, strawberries, grapes, pineapple pot, carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, cucumber sticks) etc.
  • A yoghurt
  • Some cheese and possibly a cracker
  • One treat product e.g.  a packet of crisps, small cake or a biscuit
  • Water

Children’s packed lunches should include items from the 5 main food groups;

Bread, Rice, Potatoes, Pasta

These starchy foods are a healthy source of energy. Packed lunches should include 2 or more portions eg pasta salad, sandwich.

Milk and Dairy foods

These foods provide calcium for healthy bones and teeth. Include 1 portion at lunch eg yoghurt, fromage frais, milk.

Meat, Fish, Eggs, Beans

These foods provide protein for growth. Packed lunches should include 1 portion of these foods eg boiled egg, chicken, tuna, ham as filling in sandwich, mixed bean salad.

Restricted items

To ensure consistency and to keep packed lunches in line with food standards for school meals, packed lunches should not contain the following:

  • Fizzy / sugary drinks in cartons, bottles or cans (This includes fizzy flavoured water) / Energy drinks
  • Full size Chocolate bars
  • Sweets
  • Chocolate spread / Peanut Butter as a filling for sandwiches
  • Chewing gum
  • Take away meals e.g. subway, McDonalds
  • No nuts or products containing nuts (this includes Nutella bars)

Please note that as a healthy school we only allow pupils to drink milk or water during the school day, from their water bottles, this is to prevent dental decay.