From September 2025, we will be bringing our school catering provision in-house. This is a significant and positive step forward for our school, as it allows us to have full ownership and direct control over the meals we serve to your children.

Vision - Our vision is simple but ambitious — to deliver restaurant-quality food to our pupils every day. By running our own catering service, we will be able to elevate the quality, variety, and presentation of school meals, ensuring they are not only nutritious but also delicious!

What will this mean for your child? Here are some of the key changes you and your child will notice:

• A new kitchen: We are working with Harrow to build a new, larger kitchen. This new space will support us to deliver our vision - the plan is to build the foundations during the summer holidays

• Higher-quality ingredients and presentation: Meals will look and taste better, using fresh, high-standard ingredients (we have budgeted for an increased spend on food products).

• Simplified menu cycle: We are moving to a two-week cycle (instead of three). Only Fridays will remain constant, with the classic offering of battered fish and chips with mushy peas, tartar sauce and ketchup (do note we will be removing fish fingers from the menu due to the low fish content in these products).

• Two main options: We will reduce our daily offering to two main options — one meat and one vegetarian. This "less is more" approach allows our chefs to focus their skill, time, and creativity on fewer dishes, ensuring they are flavourful and thoughtfully prepared (currently, we prepare four meals a day). We will continue to be a beef, pork and nut free kitchen - and we will continue to serve halal meat too. 

• Parallel menu design: Both the meat and vegetarian dishes will be similar in structure to support preparation and quality. For instance, pupils might choose between a Chicken Open Burrito or a Soya Open Burrito. This approach helps the kitchen team prepare consistently high-quality meals.

• Cultural and regional themes: Each day will be themed around a different culture, region, or cuisine. For example, on Japanese Day, pupils might enjoy Katsu Curry (with chicken or tofu) served with Japanese cucumber salad. On Italian Day, pupils will be served pasta in tomato or white sauce, with garlic bread and a mozzarella salad. 

• Sharing the experience with families: We’re planning to invite parents and carers into school to sample the menu yourselves. In addition, we’ll be sharing our recipes — inspired by some of the UK’s most popular restaurants (including Wagamama and Chipotle) — so you can recreate your child’s favourite meals at home.

School Lunch Menu

Please find our lunch menu below effective from Wednesday 3th September 2025. 

Special Dietary Requirements

If your child has special dietary requirements due to a diagnosed allergy, intolerance or medical condition, please register their details by completing our special diets form.

Free School Meals

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

• All pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are eligible for a free school lunch under the current government's Universal Infant Free School Meal scheme. We will continue to expect our pupils to enjoy a school meal as one class / year group / community with their peers.

Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

• Since September 2023, state primary school children in London, like those in our borough, have access to free school meals, saving families approximately £440 a year. The Mayor of London has confirmed that this provision will be extended until August 2026. 

Nursery

• Pupils in full-time Nursery can enjoy a school meal at a charge of £2.75 or bring a packed lunch. 

Selecting Meals on Arbor

Parents need to select their child's meal for every day of the week on Arbor.

Selecting a meal each day will help us:

• Monitor pupils' meal choice
• Track meal preferences for future menus
• Avoid food waste

Follow this guidance on how to book a meal choice on Arbor. You can book for the full term, weekly or daily (before 07:00 for the same day). If you do not select a meal option for your child(ren), they will be given the vegetarian main as a default option.

Packed Lunches

If you decide to opt for packed lunches for your child, we ask that you ensure these lunches provide the pupil with healthy and nutritious food that is similar to food served in schools, which is now regulated by national standards. Every day, a balanced child's lunchbox should include:

• a starchy food such as any type of bread, pasta, rice, couscous, noodles, potatoes or other type of cereals
• dairy food such as milk, cheese, yoghurt, fromage frais or custard
• meat, fish or other source of non-dairy protein (e.g. lentils, kidney beans, chickpeas, hummus, and falafel)
• At least one portion of vegetables

Packed lunches should not include:

• Crisps
• Chocolate bars and sweets
• Cakes and biscuits
• Nuts
• Fast and deep fried foods: pizza, chicken nuggets, chips etc.

If your child’s packed lunch contains any items that are not permitted, these will be removed, returned at dismissal and you will be sent an email letting you know.

Government Guidelines for Food at School

We fully adhere to The Requirements for School Food Regulations which set standards for school food into law, and specified which types of food and drinks should be served at school and how often. The requirements state that a healthy, balanced diet for pupils should include:

• plenty of fruit and vegetables
• plenty of unrefined starchy foods
• some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein
• some milk and dairy foods
• a small amount of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt

For more information please visit the School Food Plan website.