School Meals and Snacks

Parents can choose whether to supply a home-packed lunch or school dinner for their child. Our kitchen is run by Herfordshire Catering (HCL) who offer well-balances, nutritious meals. Each day, our cooks prepare a selection of hot and hot meal options. The cost of school dinners is as follows:

Main School £3.30 per day (£16.50 per week)

Nursery/Acorns £2.55 per day (£12.75 per week)

Booking a School Dinner

Meals can be booked online via The School Grid and must be paid for in advance https://schoolgrid.co.uk/products/parentgrid/   

All School meals need to be booked before 8:55 am on the day. The school office are unable to book these on behalf of parents. Parents/Carers are responsible for removing a childs meal in advance if they are absent on the day of a booking before 8:55 am or Hertfordshire Catering will charge for the meal. Parents who are in receipt of benefits or other allowances may be eligible for free meals, please contact www.hertsdirect.org or telephone 01438 737370. 

• Log into the School Grid with your parent email and password (If you have forgottonyour password, please speak to the school office)
• Credit will need to be added for children in Year 3 and above if they are not eligable for free school meals. To do this, select 'Account' and 'Make a Card Payment'.  For all other children, skip straight to the next step.
• Select 'Order Meals'
• The menu for the current week will display to select a meal option for each of of the days of the week. 
• Select the blue icon with the white arrow to book for future weeks. Parents can book upo to a terms meals at one time.

If your child has any medically confirmed alleregy or dietary need, and you wish to book school dinners, please submit an application for a specialised menu before booking their first meal. This may includes allergies or needs such as no diary/low diary, no pork, halal etc. You can make your application here: https://specialmenu.hcl.co.uk/ 

Please note: The school office will contact parents to request a home-packed lunch is supplied before 11:30am if no school meal has been booked or home-packed lunch provided for the child.

Home-packed Lunches

If your child would prefer a packed lunch we ask that it is a well balanced meal without sweets or fizzy drinks. We are a nut and sesame free school and any fresh food wrapping should be foil rather than in plastic bags or cling-film. Lunch boxes must be clearly labelled with your childs name. 

Snacks

Acorns Preschool children are provided daily milk, fruit and a savory snack during their session. Nursery and Reception pupils are provided daily milk and fruit. Children in Year 1 and 2 will be provided daily fruit for a snack. Children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 should bring in a snack from home, if they would like one. We ask that homr snacks are fruit or cereal bars (with no nuts or chocolate). 

School Meals and Snacks

Parents can choose whether to supply a home-packed lunch or school dinner for their child. Our kitchen is run by Herfordshire Catering (HCL) who offer well-balances, nutritious meals. Each day, our cooks prepare a selection of hot and hot meal options. The cost of school dinners is as follows:

Main School £3.30 per day (£16.50 per week)

Nursery/Acorns £2.55 per day (£12.75 per week)

Booking a School Dinner

Meals can be booked online via The School Grid and must be paid for in advance https://schoolgrid.co.uk/products/parentgrid/   

All School meals need to be booked before 8:55 am on the day. The school office are unable to book these on behalf of parents. Parents/Carers are responsible for removing a childs meal in advance if they are absent on the day of a booking before 8:55 am or Hertfordshire Catering will charge for the meal. Parents who are in receipt of benefits or other allowances may be eligible for free meals, please contact www.hertsdirect.org or telephone 01438 737370. 

• Log into the School Grid with your parent email and password (If you have forgottonyour password, please speak to the school office)
• Credit will need to be added for children in Year 3 and above if they are not eligable for free school meals. To do this, select 'Account' and 'Make a Card Payment'.  For all other children, skip straight to the next step.
• Select 'Order Meals'
• The menu for the current week will display to select a meal option for each of of the days of the week. 
• Select the blue icon with the white arrow to book for future weeks. Parents can book upo to a terms meals at one time.

If your child has any medically confirmed alleregy or dietary need, and you wish to book school dinners, please submit an application for a specialised menu before booking their first meal. This may includes allergies or needs such as no diary/low diary, no pork, halal etc. You can make your application here: https://specialmenu.hcl.co.uk/ 

Please note: The school office will contact parents to request a home-packed lunch is supplied before 11:30am if no school meal has been booked or home-packed lunch provided for the child.

Home-packed Lunches

If your child would prefer a packed lunch we ask that it is a well balanced meal without sweets or fizzy drinks. We are a nut and sesame free school and any fresh food wrapping should be foil rather than in plastic bags or cling-film. Lunch boxes must be clearly labelled with your childs name. 

Snacks

Acorns Preschool children are provided daily milk, fruit and a savory snack during their session. Nursery and Reception pupils are provided daily milk and fruit. Children in Year 1 and 2 will be provided daily fruit for a snack. Children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 should bring in a snack from home, if they would like one. We ask that homr snacks are fruit or cereal bars (with no nuts or chocolate). 

School Meals and Snacks

Parents can choose whether to supply a home-packed lunch or school dinner for their child. Our kitchen is run by Herfordshire Catering (HCL) who offer well-balances, nutritious meals. Each day, our cooks prepare a selection of hot and hot meal options. The cost of school dinners is as follows:

Main School £3.30 per day (£16.50 per week)

Nursery/Acorns £2.55 per day (£12.75 per week)

Booking a School Dinner

Meals can be booked online via The School Grid and must be paid for in advance https://schoolgrid.co.uk/products/parentgrid/   

All School meals need to be booked before 8:55 am on the day. The school office are unable to book these on behalf of parents. Parents/Carers are responsible for removing a childs meal in advance if they are absent on the day of a booking before 8:55 am or Hertfordshire Catering will charge for the meal. Parents who are in receipt of benefits or other allowances may be eligible for free meals, please contact www.hertsdirect.org or telephone 01438 737370. 

• Log into the School Grid with your parent email and password (If you have forgottonyour password, please speak to the school office)
• Credit will need to be added for children in Year 3 and above if they are not eligable for free school meals. To do this, select 'Account' and 'Make a Card Payment'.  For all other children, skip straight to the next step.
• Select 'Order Meals'
• The menu for the current week will display to select a meal option for each of of the days of the week. 
• Select the blue icon with the white arrow to book for future weeks. Parents can book upo to a terms meals at one time.

If your child has any medically confirmed alleregy or dietary need, and you wish to book school dinners, please submit an application for a specialised menu before booking their first meal. This may includes allergies or needs such as no diary/low diary, no pork, halal etc. You can make your application here: https://specialmenu.hcl.co.uk/ 

Please note: The school office will contact parents to request a home-packed lunch is supplied before 11:30am if no school meal has been booked or home-packed lunch provided for the child.

Home-packed Lunches

If your child would prefer a packed lunch we ask that it is a well balanced meal without sweets or fizzy drinks. We are a nut and sesame free school and any fresh food wrapping should be foil rather than in plastic bags or cling-film. Lunch boxes must be clearly labelled with your childs name. 

Snacks

Acorns Preschool children are provided daily milk, fruit and a savory snack during their session. Nursery and Reception pupils are provided daily milk and fruit. Children in Year 1 and 2 will be provided daily fruit for a snack. Children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 should bring in a snack from home, if they would like one. We ask that homr snacks are fruit or cereal bars (with no nuts or chocolate).