School Meals
Who is our Caterer?
From September 2024 our school meals will be catered by Chartwells, who will provide freshly cooked, nutritious and delicious school meals every day.
Chartwells are able to cater for pupils with medical-based diets, allergies or intolerances. Please view their website for detailed information.
https://loveschoolmeals.co.uk/
What’s for Lunch?
The Chartwells 3-week menu and medical forms are available via the links at the bottom of this page.
For a copy of the Chartwells Medical Diet Policy or to speak to a member of the medical diet team, please contact Chartwells directly on chartwells.medicaldiets@compass-group.co.uk.
Throughout the school year, Chartwells offers fun & tasty “theme menu days” such as World Book Day, Chinese New Year etc. We will send these menu changes to you in advance.
How Much Does a School Meal Cost?
As per Government guidelines, all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a free school meal (UIFSM). We do expect all children who are entitled to UIFSM to take up this offer.
For children in Years 3-6, a school meal currently costs £2.60.
If your child is entitled to Free School Meals through benefits-related eligibility, there is no charge for meals.
Packed lunches may be brought in for any child in year 3 onwards, if they do not wish to have a school meal.
How do I apply for Free School Meals?
Parents who are in receipt of certain government benefits may qualify for their children to receive Free School Meals. Please inform the school of your eligibility (even if your child is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2) as this information may enable us to support your child in other ways in addition to providing a meal.
How Do I Pay for My Child’s Lunch? (Years 3 to 6)
School dinners are booked in advance using ParentPay. The cut-off is 5pm on a Tuesday for the following week.
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Please pay weekly in advance using ParentPay.
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New pupils will be given their ParentPay login as soon as possible into the new term, and once you have logged in you will be able to clear your balance and pay for meals in advance.
- If you need help with logging in to ParentPay after you have received your activation codes please speak to the school office.
Manor Primary School Meal Facts:
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It is our ambition to ensure that every Manor Primary student leaves our school with not only the practical skills to look after themselves, make great food choices and understand the importance of food in their lives – but also be passionate about good food and have the ability and understanding of how to eat well no matter what their budget.
We strongly encourage all pupils to have a cooked meal, particularly in Key Stage 1, as research shows that packed lunches are not as nutritionally balanced as cooked lunches.
"Only one per cent of packed lunches meet the nutritional standards that currently apply to school food."
www.gov.uk/government/news/improving-school-food
Please see the download section below for the Manor Primary School menu and if you choose to provide a packed lunch for your child please take a look at the Healthy Lunchbox guidance.
Packed Lunches
If you wou
ld prefer your child to have a packed lunch, it is important that it supports our school ethos around healthy lifestyle choices.
Therefore all packed lunches should:
- Be NUT free. This is essential for supporting pupils and staff with allergies and keeping all members of our community safe. This includes hazelnut chocolate spreads.
- Follow NHS guidelines on healthy lunch choices
- Swap high sugar snacks for low sugar choices
- Contain at least one piece of fruit or vegetable (bite sized pieces where possible - particularly grapes which must be halved to reduce the risk of choking)
- Contain high fibre options to support pupils feeling fuller for longer
- Where packed lunches are not in line with this guidance, high sugar snacks may be limited and a member of staff will discuss suitable alternatives with you.
Please click here for more guidance.
Break-time Snacks
All infant pupils are provided with a fruit snack at playtime. KS2 pupils are encouraged to bring in a piece of fruit for break-times as part of their 5 a day.
Water Bottles
All pupils should bring in a named water bottle each day. This should only contain water.
