School Meals

Our school dinner menus work on a three week rolling program and were devised with the support of the children on the BGPS School Council.

Our current menu can be read below:

• Dinner Menu – From September 2026

School Meal Prices

Key Stage 1 children are entitled to UIFSM (Universal Infant Free School Meals).

Payable school meals for Key Stage 2 children cost £2.75 per day (£13.75 per week)

School meals are payable in advance through ParentPay – see the link in the footer area of our web pages.

Free School Meals

You can claim free school meals if you receive any of the following benefits:

• Universal Credit: Net household income of £7,400 or less per year.

• Income Support

• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• The Guarantee element of Pension Credit

• Child Tax Credit: Gross annual income of £16,190 or less (provided you are not also receiving Working Tax Credit).

• Working Tax Credit run-on: Paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit.

• Universal Infant Free School Meals: All pupils in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 get free meals automatically, regardless of household income.

If your application for Free School Meals is successful, our school will also receive extra funding from the Government to use in support of teaching and learning (see Pupil Premium).

How to Apply

If you would like to apply for Free School Meals you can use the Free School Meals Checking Service website

Healthy Eating

Food served in some schools and academies in England must meet the school food standards so that children have healthy, balanced diets.

The school food standards apply to all maintained schools, and academies that were founded before 2010 and after June 2014. They must provide:

• high-quality meat, poultry or oily fish
• fruit and vegetables
• bread, other cereals and potatoes

There can’t be:

• drinks with added sugar, crisps, chocolate or sweets in school meals and vending machines
• more than two portions of deep-fried, battered or breaded food a week

You can read more on the School Food Standards website

Packed lunches should follow healthy eating guidelines, for example, a sandwich, a piece of fruit, a yoghurt and juice drink. Packed lunches should not contain chocolate, crisps, sweets or fizzy drinks.

Break Times

• At morning break Key Stage 1 children are provided with a piece of fruit and a drink.
• Key Stage 2 children can bring a portion of fruit in from home to eat during break time.
• Water remains available at all break-times from the water coolers around school.