Our school meals catering service works to provide a good range of meal choices, with nutritional food to help children grow and develop. 

What do school meals provide?

The school meals catering service in primary schools offers a free two course menu, with a daily choice of two main course meals, or filled jacket potatoes and salad or a packed lunch, plus a freshly prepared pudding or fresh fruit. 

The free meals are partly funded by the Welsh Government Universal Primary Free School Meal (UPFSM) scheme. 

In high schools a fixed price two course menu is also offered, as well as a set price meal of the day, a full range of individually priced cafeteria items, including a range of salads, sandwiches, desserts and drinks.

A vegetarian option is available daily in primary schools and high schools.

School meal prices 

  • Nursery school meal - £2.40 
  • Infant school meal - Free 
  • Junior school meal - Free 
  • Secondary school and St Christopher’s daily special and free meal allowance – £2.80
  • Adult meals - £3.48

School meal menus - primary

Primary schools have two different menus, which repeat on a two week cycle.

After each school holiday the first week back will always be the ‘week one’ menu.

Week 1

Monday

  • Chicken pie or tomato and basil pasta
  • Mashed potatoes /crusty bread
  • Broccoli or sweetcorn
  • Flapjack and fruit

Tuesday

  • Beef burger bap or Quorn curry and naan
  • Fries or rice
  • Baked beans or peas
  • Mini donuts and fruit

Wednesday

  • Pork sausage or Quorn fillet
  • Yorkshire pudding
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Farmhouse vegetables
  • Jam sponge and custard, and fruit
     

Thursday

  • Meatballs in tomato sauce or omelette
  • Pasta or filled potato skins
  • Broccoli or beans
  • Cocoa cookie and fruit
     

Friday

  • Fish fingers or Quorn dippers  
  • Chips
  • Peas or rainbow salad
  • Jelly and fruit

Week 2

Monday

  • Pulled pork bap or cheese and bean pasty
  • Skin on fries
  • Corn on the cob or beans
  • Angel whirl and fruit

Tuesday

  • Chicken curry and naan or Quorn nuggets with a dipping sauce
  • Savoury rice
  • Broccoli or mixed veg
  • Shortbread and fruit
     

Wednesday

  • Pasta bolognaise or macaroni cheese
  • Garlic bread
  • Peas or sweetcorn
  • Ice cream and fruit
     

Thursday

  • Roast chicken and stuffing or Quorn fillet
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Farmhouse vegetables
  • Chocolate sponge and chocolate sauce, and fruit

Friday

  • Salmon fillet or Chicago Town pizza
  • Chips
  • Coleslaw or peas
  • Krispie cake and fruit

A filled jacket potato can be pre-ordered daily as an alternative main course choice.

Yoghurt, fresh or tinned fruit will be offered as an alternative dessert.

Menu may be subject to change.

School meal menus - high school

High schools have two different menus, which repeat on a two week cycle.

After each school holiday the first week back will always be the ‘week one’ menu.

Morning break

Week 1

Individual prices from 44p to £1.70

Monday
  • Bacon and cheese bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Tuesday
  • Sausage bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Wednesday
  • Bacon bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Thursday
  • Bacon bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Friday
  • Bacon and cheese bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Available daily
  • Yoghurts 66p
  • Fresh fruit from 51p to 84p
  • Shortbread 68p
  • Flapjack 91p

Week 2

Individual prices from 44p to £1.70

Monday
  • Bacon and cheese bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Tuesday
  • Sausage bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Wednesday
  • Bacon bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Thursday
  • Bacon bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Friday
  • Bacon and cheese bap
  • French bread pizza
  • Toast
  • Cheese toasties
  • Croissants
Available daily
  • Yoghurts 66p
  • Fresh fruit from 51p to 84p
  • Shortbread 68p
  • Flapjack 91p

Main course

With any dessert £2.80, without dessert £2.30

Daily specials £2.80

A minimum of two choices of vegetables available with all main courses.

Lunch time only (available daily)

  • Salads from £1.91
  • Cocoa cookies 85p
  • Krispie cake 91p
  • Muffins 91p 

Week 1

Monday
  • Cottage Pie, broccoli and carrots
     

or

  • Macaroni cheese with garlic bread, peas
     
Daily special
  • Chicken curry and accompaniments
Tuesday
  • Baked pork sausage, chips, beans or peas 
     

or

  • Omelette, chips, peas or beans
     
Daily special
  • Breakfast grill
Wednesday
  • Roast dinner and accompaniments, farmhouse mixed veg
     

or

  • Quorn curry, rice and naan, farmhouse mixed veg
     
Daily special
  • Roast dinner and accompaniments
Thursday
  • Beef lasagne with garlic bread, side salad
     

or

  • Margherita pizza with side salad
Daily special
  • Hunters chicken
Friday
  • Oven baked fish with chips, peas and sweetcorn
     

or

  • Fishless fingers with chips, peas and sweetcorn
     
Daily special
  • Fish and chips

Week 2

Monday
  • Chicken curry with rice and naan, broccoli
     

or

  • Quorn sausage with mashed potato and gravy, peas
     
Daily special
  • Chicken curry, rice and accompaniments
Tuesday
  • Hunters chicken with chips, corn on the cob
     

or

  • Quorn and sweet potato curry with rice and naan,
    broccoli
     
Daily special
  • Breakfast grill
Wednesday
  • Minced beef pie with new potatoes, farmhouse mixed veg
     

or

  • Macaroni cheese with garlic bread, side salad
     
Daily special
  • Roast dinner and accompaniments
Thursday
  • Pasta bolognaise, with garlic bread, side salad
     

or

  • Margherita pizza, jacket potato, side salad
     
Daily special
  • Hunters chicken
Friday
  • Baked salmon fillet with chips, peas or beans
     

or

  •  Quorn nuggets with chips, peas or beans
     
Daily special
  • Fish and chips

Deli bar

Individual prices from £1.47 to £2.54

Monday

  • Chicken burger
  • Pasta dish of the day

Tuesday

  • Jumbo hot dog
  • Pasta dish of the day

Wednesday

  • Ranch wrap
  • Pasta dish of the day

Thursday

  • Chicken burger
  • Pasta dish of the day

Friday

  • Beef burger bun
  • Pasta dish of the day

Also available

  • Chicago town pizza  £2.54
  • Sandwiches £2.35
  • Wraps and baguettes £2.80
  • Pasta salads £1.91
  • Jacket potatoes, 1 filling £1.88, 2 fillings £2.43
  • Drinks from 45p to £1.28

Subscribe to primary school menu emails

You can subscribe to have menus sent straight to your inbox every week. Once you’re signed up you’ll receive the set menu for the following week every Sunday, at 3:30pm. 

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School packed lunches

A school packed lunch costs the same as the cooked meals, and includes...

  • Choice of sandwich, wrap or roll (with a cheese, tuna, meat or egg filling) or a pasta salad box
  • Choice of fresh fruit
  • Water or milk
  • Dessert of the day, shortbread, oaty biscuit or yoghurt

If your child is entitled to a free meal, a packed lunch can be provided on request.

Packed lunches can be requested in advance or selected from the counter at lunchtime.

All school packed lunches are properly stored in fridges until needed at lunchtime.

The packed lunches provide a well-balanced healthy meal for your child and are fully compliant with national nutritional guidelines for primary schools.

Why should I choose a school meal for my child?

All meals are prepared by fully trained and qualified catering staff. They cover a range of food groups which fit the nutritional standards set for school lunches by the Welsh Government. 

A choice of vegetables are provided with meals, along with a variety of carbohydrate options to choose, including rice and pasta (chips should be available only once a week)

All primary school children (with the exception of part time nursery) are entitled to a free meal of their choice under the Welsh Government Universal Primary Free School Meal (UPFSM) scheme. 

At just £2.80, the “meal of the day” option in secondary schools offers excellent value for money.

Can special dietary needs be catered for?

If your child has any special dietary needs please contact your child’s school cook to let them know.

You can find contact details for a school through our list of schools.

Paying for school meals
Cashless dining information
Free school meals