School Meals
Our School Meal provider is Norse. Please see our current menu here
Meals are ordered daily when the Class Teacher takes the register. Children in Years Reception to Year 2 are entitled to the government funded universal free school meals. The cost for dinners for children in Years 3-6 is £2.70 per day. Children may be entitled to means tested free school meals please visit this link to see if you are eligible
https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/38166
School Meals can be paid for via your Arbor account.
Norse provide over 20,000 primary school meals every day in East Anglia, their food ethos is, and has always been, for high-quality, local ingredients freshly prepared by happy and well-trained catering teams. They believe that school meals offer a pathway for children to try new foods and tastes with their friends. Their menu is a three-week menu and offers two delicious hot main meal options every day – one of which is always vegetarian – and a packed lunch option as well. Every Monday is ‘meat free’ and plant-based menus are available in all of our schools. Every Wednesday is ‘Roast Day’ and Friday’s are the one day a week we serve chips!
They are also a bronze food for life provider, which means:
- At least 75% of the food they offer is prepared from scratch
- All the meat they serve is Red Tractor assured
- The fruit and vegetables they serve are seasonal and locally grown, wherever possible
- Their food is free from GM ingredients, trans fats and undesirable additives
Their pizza dough, breads and pastries all contain wholemeal flour to help support a balanced diet for your child/children. At least two desserts a week contain at least 50% fruit. Over the last few years, they have reduced the sugar content in their recipes by over 25% – helping them lead the way for sensible sugar reduction.
It is important for them to feed all children tasty and nutritious school lunches as safely as possible. They have an allergen aware menu which is free of most of the top 14 legal allergens. They also have an allergen matrix for our standard lunch menu. See their frequently asked questions for special diets here. If your child has an allergy, intolerance or medical condition please complete our special diet registration form.
Many children bring packed lunches. We must ask that lunches are only brought in a lunch box sized container, clearly marked with your child’s name, as we do not have the space to store rucksacks. Children should not bring chocolate, sweets, fizzy drinks or glass bottles in packed lunches.