School Lunches
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We believe lunchtimes are an excellent opportunity for children to socialise with their peers and staff over a wholesome meal. All children have a range of hot and cold food provided daily by the school kitchen team. Our school lunches are provided by Autograph catering company. They provide well balanced meals in line with nutritional guidance from the Department of Education (DfE).
We are a nut free school.
If your child has an allergy you will be asked to complete a form and ask your doctor to sign the form. Autograph will then ensure your child has a menu designed for their needs.
- Allergies & Intolerances Referral Form - Autograph
- Allergies & Intolerances Referral Form - Autograph
All our meals are nut free. Our kitchen provides halal food too.
In Hammersmith & Fulham, we recognise that a healthy diet is important. Our school lunch service provides nutritious and affordable meals. A few of the benefits:
- Meals comply with national nutritional standards
- Varied and interesting menus
- Special dietary requirements catered for
- Freshly cooked wholesome food
- Vegetarian options
Our school meals are excellent value for money - a two course meal, including a choice of bread and salad, costs only £2.31 a day for pupils in Nursery.
Free school meals
These are available for pupils in Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Healthy balanced meals
We provide healthy balanced meals because they:
- Improve young people's concentration and performance in school
- Promote health, growth and development
- Increase resistance to illness
- Introduce good habits for later life
- Include freshly prepared food
- Have food which is sourced from quality suppliers and is prepared on the day of serving in hygienic surroundings by fully trained staff
- The last visit from The Food Standards Agency awarded the kitchen team 5 stars.
Value for money
Our meals offer excellent value for money. We comply with the government's primary nutritional guidelines.
Menu planning
When planning menus and recipes, we use a range of foods to encourage healthy eating:
- Fibre and starchy foods like bread, pasta, rice and cereals
- Fruit and vegetables, providing vitamins, minerals and fibre
- Protein through fish, meat, beans and pulses
- Calcium for bone development in milk and dairy products
- Semi-skimmed milk to reduce the intake of saturated fats
Getting the balance right
The best model for learning about healthy eating is The Eatwell plate model. It makes healthy eating easier to understand by showing the types and proportions of foods which make up nutritious and well balanced diet. Using this as a guide can help children learn that to meet our nutritional needs we need to select a variety of foods from all of the five food groups.
