School Meals
At Patrington CE Primary Academy we strive to provide our children with a healthy, delicious meal each day. Our meals are provided by Hutchison Catering who are an independent family-run business delivery a refreshingly different range of catering services. The meals are all freshly cooked daily using local suppliers.
School meals currently cost £2.60 per day
Free School Meals and Universal Free School Meals
From September 2014 all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have been eligible for Universal Free School Meals. However, we kindly ask you to still apply for Free School Meals, should you be entitled if you are in receipt of one or more of the listed benefits:
- Income Support (IS)
- Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA)
- The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- An income-related employment and support allowance
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) that as of 6 April 2010 does not exceed £16,190
- Working Tax Credit -during the four-week period immediately after your employment ceases, or after you start to work less than 16 hours per week, your children are entitled to free school lunches
Application to apply for free school meals: Free School Meal Application
Packed Lunches
Where children prefer to bring a packed lunch to school, they can bring a drink in a plastic bottle or paper carton but water is provided on each table every day. Patrington CE Primary Academy prides itself on promoting healthy eating and therefore do not allow fizzy drinks, energy drinks, chocolate bars or sweets in packed lunches.
Co-operation is requested on ensuring our school remains a NUT FREE ENVIRONMENT due to some children and staff in school suffering from allergies.
Special Dietary Requirements
If your child has any special dietary requirements, please complete the Special Dietary Requirements form (link below) and return this form together with a copy of a medical letter from the hospital or GP to a member of the Admin team. The school will then forward these documents to Hutchisons for processing.
If you require a paper copy of the form, please ask for one at the school office.
Snacks
Key stage 1 children receive a piece of fruit or vegetable, provided by the governments School Fruit & Vegetable Scheme, each morning break.
Key stage 2 children are invited to bring a healthy (nut free) snack, consisting of a piece of fruit, vegetable or a cereal bar. In order to support the School’s Healthy Eating programme, confectionary such as chocolate bars, chocolate coated biscuits, savoury snacks such as crisps or sweets are not allowed in school.
Current School Menus:
Patrington Primary menu – Spring 24 week 1
