School lunch
In planning our menus the school aims to provide a healthy selection that will appeal to the age range of the pupils including those with special dietary requirements, preferences or needs.
School lunch service comprises:
- Main Counter – serving a choice of three hot main meals cooked on site daily from fresh ingredients and served with vegetables. A selections of hot and cold desserts is also available.
- Pasta and Jacket Potato Bar – serving pasta and jacket potatoes each day with a choice of hot and cold fillings and toppings; this counter also has a salad bar with a selection of cold meats, vegetarian options, and salads, and a selection of cakes and cold desserts.
- Sandwich Bar – serving a selection of sandwiches and filled rolls.
- Fresh Fruit - a selection of fresh fruit (whole fruits and slices of fruit) is available from all counters.
Sample menus for these various counters are detailed below.
For week by week menu details, please log on to the portal.
| MAIN COUNTER | ||||||||||
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| Choice 1 | Chicken casserole and dumplings | Beef Jalfrezi | Roast turkey and gravy | Chef’s Special | Battered fish | |||||
| Choice 2 | Creamy tuna pasta bake | Poached smoked haddock with cheese and chive sauce | Moussaka | Sweet and sour chicken with rice | Chicken and sweetcorn pie | |||||
| Choice 3 | Lentil Shepherds pie (v) | Four cheese and potato bake(v) | Potato gnocchi with tomato and basil sauce(v) | Chickpea burgers with coriander and garlic cream(v) | Spinach and red onion frittata (v) | |||||
| Potatoes | New potatoes | Mash Rice | Roast Potatoes | New potatoes | Chips Jacket wedges | |||||
| Vegetables | Seasonal vegetables | Seasonal vegetables | Seasonal vegetables | Seasonal vegetables | Peas | |||||
| PASTA AND JACKET POTATO BAR | ||||||||||
| Pasta | Spaghetti or Penne | Fusilli or mushroom ravioli | Farfalle or Macaroni | Tagliatelli or Tricolour Fusilli | Penne or Fettuccini | |||||
| Sauce of the Day | Carbonara or Arrabiata (v) | Bolognaise or Basilico (v) | Tuna Napoli or Spinach and ricotta (v) | Spicy Sausage or Tuscan bean (v) | Chicken Torino or Basil and sun-dried tomatoes (v) | |||||
| Baked Potato Fillings | Tuna and sweetcorn | Chilli beef | Chicken curry | Bacon and beans | Creamed mushrooms and garlic (v) | |||||
| Baked Potato Fillings | Baked beans and cheese | Baked beans and cheese | Baked beans and cheese | Cheese and coleslaw | Baked beans and cheese | |||||
| SALAD BAR | ||||||||
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Core salad selection Cut tomato Sliced cucumber Lettuce Grated cheese Coleslaw Potato salad | Hot potato, spinach and crispy bacon Roasted and fish salad Beetroot/Sweet onion and Pickle salad(v) | Sweet onion, orange and avocado(v) Salad Nicoise Bean salad with cherry tomatoes(v) Mushrooms a la greque(v) | Baby leaf and citrus salad (v) Thai grill beef salad Carrot and orange Salad(v) Rice salad(v) | Mint Tabbouleh (v) Beetroot and rocket salad with orange and walnuts (v) Fennel, apple and pine nut salad (v) Celery avocado and walnut salad (v) | Avocado, tomato and feta salad(v) Warm potato and tuna salad with pesto dressing (v) Waldorf salad (v) Five bean salad(v) | |||
| SANDWICH BAR | ||||||||
Core fillings BLT Cheese and tomato Tuna and sweet corn Ham and salad Beef and salad Egg and cress Healthy eating/no mayonnaise options are also available | Sausage and egg Prawn Marie Rose Brie and cranberry(v) Smoked chicken | Salmon and cucumber(v) Coronation chicken Cheese and pickle(v) Salami | Brie and bacon Tuna and Prawn Cream cheese and cucumber(v) Turkey and pickle | Cream cheese and grape(v) Seafood special Thai chicken Ham with Dijon mustard | Lemon chicken Ham and pickle Avocado and prawn Egg and bacon | |||
(v) Vegetarian Choice