Our school is equipped with its own kitchen and staffed by a cook for the provision of daily midday meals. The meals are of excellent quality and conform to the nutritional standards set by the Governments ‘Food Standards’ for school lunches which forms part of the ‘The School Food Plan’. We pride ourselves on providing traditional homemade food sourcing our ingredients from local suppliers wherever possible. We provide freshly baked bread, desserts, biscuits and cakes. All sauces for pasta, meats etc are freshly made in school and many are vegetable based.
We provide options for the following dietary needs:
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Egg Free
Vegetarian
Vegan
Allergy aware (free from)
Soya Free
We do not use nuts as an ingredient in the food we serve however at present, our suppliers cannot guarantee that all products supplied are nut free as products may be produced in premises where nuts are present.
Any food allergies MUST be notified in writing to the school.
Our cooks will also cater for religious dietary needs where possible.
To apply for a special diet menu, please contact the school office or download the Special Diet Request form below.
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 at St Peter’s are eligible for a free meal through the government’s Universal Infants Free School Meal Scheme.
Free School Meals/Pupil Premium
If you think your child may be eligible for free school meals, please contact the School Office in confidence for an application form or follow the link below – the details of the eligibility criteria are on the form. The information provided on the form will be used by Surrey County Council, to check eligibility for free school meals.
Parents are strongly encouraged to apply for free school meals even if their child receives the government funded meal (Universal Free School Meal) or they prefer their child to have a packed lunch, as this attracts valuable additional Pupil Premium funding for the school, which will also be used to give extra support to their child.
For further information on how the school uses Pupil Premium funding visit the ‘Policies and Reports’ section of the website.
Packed Lunch Guidance
If you are sending your child to school with a packed lunch, please ensure it contains healthy ingredients only – no chocolate, no sweets please! This applies to after-school snacks for clubs as well.
Grapes should be halved please to minimise choking risk.
Please may we remind you that we are a nut free school. We have several children and staff members who are severely allergic to nuts and the reaction can be life threatening. It would be greatly appreciated if you would not put anything containing nuts or sesame seed into your child’s lunch box or send anything containing nuts or sesame seed into school. This includes such things as chocolate spread and pesto which often contain nuts.
To protect those with severe allergy, if we are concerned about an item in a lunch box we reserve the right to remove it and find an alternative for your child.
Please also don’t send in a huge lunch as the children can get quite anxious if they are still trying to get through their packed lunch when the others are starting to go out to play. If your child has eaten all their provided lunch but is still hungry we will give them some extra fruit.
Please make sure lunch is in a clearly named container/lunch box and notify the school office if your child is bringing a packed lunch at any time (unless previously agreed) to avoid a school lunch being ordered unnecessarily.
Snacks
Sweets, chocolates, crisps etc are not permitted in school. Pupils up to the end of Year 2 benefit from the Government ‘Fruit in School’ scheme, which provides a piece of fruit for every child on a daily basis. All children have access to water in school and in the playground. Children are also encouraged to bring a bottle of water to school.
Milk
All children under the age of 5 can be provided with a free drink of milk every day. Milk for children above the age of 5 can also be ordered but charges apply. To order milk for your child please complete the online order form.