School Meals
Our school meals are provided by Hertfordshire Catering Limited. We encourage you to pre order your meals with your child from home. Please see instructions below.
We have a fabulous catering team led by Mrs Rabeya Begum. Meal choices can be found below or via parentpay.
Meal selections
ParentPay - Parents - Meal Booking Guide.pdf
Cypad - Parents - Benefits of Meal Selection.pdf
HCL Hero Menu Summer 2026
School Meals Fact Sheet
Lunchtime is an important part of the school day. During this time food, recreation and relaxation all play an important part in preparing the children both physically and mentally for the afternoon’s work.
This fact sheet aims to answer some of the questions about school meals that parents frequently ask.
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The school’s catering service is provided by Hertfordshire Catering Limited. The contract is agreed at County Council level and is taken up by about 450 schools across the county.
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All infant children are able to have a free school dinner every day.
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All meals provided must comply with the national school meals nutritional standards.
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A single three week rolling menu is planned for all of the schools catered for. Simple meals are planned to meet the needs of infant children.
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The Reception children dine at 12 o'clock, followed by KS1.
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There is always a vegetarian choice and at least one other main dish.
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The amount of processed food used has decreased greatly and there is very little processed food on the menu. Sausages (one of the children’s favourites) have one of the lowest salt and fat contents available.
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Both fish and a roast dinner are served once a week.
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Potatoes are roasted, boiled, mashed, oven baked (wedges) or chipped. Jacket potatoes are served every day, chips are only served once a week. Other processed potato products are not served.
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Fruit and vegetables are widely available across the menu. New recipes have been added and existing recipes adapted, e.g. adding fruit to sponge puddings. We offer at least one pudding containing fruit each day. Fruit is also served with a biscuit upon request.
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Our cooks prepare their own cookies on the school premises.
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The canteen provides meals for children with a range of dietary requirements. If your child has an allergy or food intolerance special arrangements can be put in place via Hertfordshire Catering using the following link https://specialdiet.citrus.online . The school can cater for most dietary needs. Cultural and lifestyle requirements also need to be registered using the same link.
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Children eat their food in the dining hall. It doesn't matter if they have a hot dinner or a packed lunch - everyone eats together.
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The lunchtime supervisory team may have to support as many as 200 children in just over an hour. That is a challenge in itself!!
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Packed lunches are not governed by national nutritional standards but parents are encouraged to think carefully about the nutritional and energy value of the food that goes into them. No nuts and sweets, please. Packed lunch children are always welcome to sample a meal.
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The Lunchtime Staff are proud of the meals that are offered to the children and we urge you to support them.
Please let us know if there are any further questions you would like answered.