Children can either have a school meal or bring a packed lunch from home. Our school meals are provided by Caterlink and are freshly prepared on site each day. The menus are carefully planned to be healthy, balanced, and appealing to children, and our catering team works hard to ensure that mealtimes are a positive experience.

There is a choice of hot and cold options each day, including a vegetarian option and jacket potatoes. Parents are encouraged to select their child’s meal choice in advance using the Arbor Parent App, although children can also make their choice in class each morning. Current menus are sent home regularly and available via the link on the right of this page.

School meals are free for all children in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 through the Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme. Children from eligible low-income families in other year groups may also qualify for free school meals. The current cost of a school meal for children in Year 3 and above is £2.90 per day, payable through Arbor.

Children may bring a healthy packed lunch from home if preferred. Water is available throughout the day, although children are welcome to bring a drink to have with their lunch (please no fizzy drinks). As a school, we encourage healthy choices and ask that packed lunches do not contain sweets. Please note that Kedington Primary School is a nut-free school, and we ask families not to send any products containing nuts.

All children should bring a named water bottle to school each day. Water bottles are kept in classrooms and are accessible throughout the day and at break times.

Snacks

Children in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 receive a free piece of fruit or vegetable each day as part of the government’s school fruit and vegetable scheme.

Children in Key Stage 2 are welcome to bring a healthy snack from home for break time. Suitable snacks include fruit, vegetables, cheese, crackers, or similar healthy options. To promote healthy eating, crisps, sweets, chocolate, and other confectionery should not be brought into school as snacks.

We encourage all children to develop healthy eating habits and make positive choices that support their wellbeing and readiness to learn.