School Dinners
Menus
Our menus offer a variety of tasty, nutritious meals, with daily salad, healthy vegetables and fresh fruit, alongside a selection of delicious desserts.
Meals are prepared in school by Aspens, using locally sourced ingredients wherever possible, and are nutritionally balanced to meet government guidelines.
School lunches provide children with a healthy meal while encouraging social interaction, good table manners and the opportunity to try new foods.
Our menus are available to download below.
Meals can be ordered in advance via Arbor, or your child can choose in class on the day when registers are taken. Please note that school dinners must be paid for in advance via Arbor, unless your child receives free school meals.
Free School Meals
From 1st September 2026, there are three types of free school meal:
- Universal Free School Meals
- Targeted Free School Meals
- Expanded Free School Meals
Universal Free School Meals
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to free school meals, regardless of household income.
Targeted Free School Meals
Your child may be entitled to targeted free school meals if you receive one or more of the following:
- Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- the guarantee element of Pension Credit
- support through the no recourse to public funds (NRPF) scheme
Other support for children, such as the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme and extra help with school travel, will be based on targeted free school meal eligibility.
Schools also receive additional funding, known as pupil premium, for children who qualify for targeted free school meals.
You must apply to receive targeted free school meals.
Expanded Free School Meals
Your child may be entitled to expanded free school meals if you receive Universal Credit and your annual household income is more than £7,400.
Children who qualify for expanded free school meals are not eligible for pupil premium.
You must apply to receive expanded free school meals.
Applying for Free School Meals
You must apply for free school meals via Cheshire East. Visit the Cheshire East free school meals page or call 0300 123 5012.