We are part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust and are delighted to have our school meals supplied by our in-house catering team Chadwick’s Kitchen. To find out about our menu’s, medical diets, etc.
Please click here to visit the Chadwick’s Kitchen page on the Trust website.
Currently every child in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will receive a free school meal, this is called Universal School Meals.
However, if you are in receipt of some benefits your child is likely to be eligible to receive free school please still apply for Free School Meals (FSM) status. This provides our school with extra funding, known as the ‘pupil premium’, for every eligible pupil who is registered. Pupil premium allows our school to further support pupils learning.
To find out if you are eligible and apply visit your local council website: Durham County Council, South Tyneside Council, Together for Children Sunderland.
Packed Lunch
We encourage the children in our school to remain healthy through a variety of ways. We encourage regular exercise, eating healthily and drinking plenty of fresh water during the hot summer months. Our cooks provide a healthy hot lunch each day and we ask those parents, whose children stay for packed lunch, to be aware of the British Nutrition Foundation guidelines for healthy and nutritious packed lunches. As a school we would advise you to follow these recommendations. Our School Council will be promoting healthy eating this year and would like to remind parents and children that it is important to have a healthy packed lunch each day.
Please try to limit the inclusion of the following items in packed lunches:
- Sweets (including Winders), chocolate
- Crisps or any packeted savoury snacks high in salt and fat
- Fizzy drinks/sugary drinks
- Sweet cakes, e.g. sugary cakes, doughnuts
- Sweet nut bars
- Foods containing nuts (Please do not include products that contain nuts – we have children in school with severe nut allergies.)
Eligible for Free School Meals?
If you think that you are eligible for Free School Meals, please download the form below and forward to the school office. If you are already receiving Free School Meals you will also be entitled to free school milk should your child wish to receive it. Please contact the school office to arrange if required.
