School Lunches
Please Note: We operate a No Nuts Policy
No nut products are used in our kitchen, and we ask that no such products be part of children’s lunches
Schoool Dinners
Lunch Menu, medical diets, payments & further information
SUMMER MENU
Please see our 25/26 Summer Menu by clicking on the box below. Effective 14.04.2026.
Our menu includes a wide variety of options to suit all tastes based on feedback from pupils, staff, the catering team, parents and guardians.
Paying For School Meals
Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM)
All children in F2, Y1 & Y2 are entitled to UIFSM.
UIFSM stands for Universal Infant Free School Meals. It is a policy in the UK where all government-funded schools offer free school meals to pupils in reception, year 1, and year 2. This initiative provides a guaranteed nutritious meal to these children, regardless of their parents’ income or circumstances. If your child is in one of these year groups, you do not need to pay for school meals or register, as it is automatic.
Free School Meals (FSM)
For eligible families
Check if your child can get free school meals via the online Suffolk County Council FSM checker.
If your child is eligible for free school meals, they’ll also qualify for the Holiday Activity and Food Programme.
All families can check their eligibility and be entitled to both FSM and UIFSM simultaneously.
Paying for School Dinners
F1, Y3, Y4, Y5 & Y6 children (non-FSM / UIFSM)
All dinner monies must be paid in advance via the Arbor Parent Portal.
Pricing: 1 Day £2.80 / 5-day week £14
The WPS Kitchen Team
Our school catering service is provided by Edwards & Blake, the school caterer of choice for thousands of primary pupils across the UK.
Our school menu is appetising, nutritious, balanced, and designed to encourage children to enjoy food, learn, play, and grow. Lunch is an integral part of the school day and something all children should look forward to. Edwards & Blake’s dedicated catering team ensures the dining hall is a welcoming and happy place for your child.
Our menus meet the Government’s School food standards and the bronze Food for Life standards.
✓ 89% of meals are freshly prepared daily
✓ No undesirable additives or artificial trans fats are used
✓ Our menus provide for all dietary and cultural needs
✓ Our suppliers provide appropriate food safety standards
✓ Our catering team is supported with skills training in fresh produce
Edwards & Blake’s dietitians ensure our menus are nutritionally sound, shaping recipes to ensure they meet the School Food Standards and standards set by Public Health England for salt and free sugar.
Allergies & Medical Diets
Edwards & Blake’s dietitians and catering team work together and follow a robust process, so you can feel reassured that whenever safely possible, an alternative menu will be provided. All their staff receive allergy training annually, and whenever there’s an update to allergen laws.
Medical Diet Request
If your child requires a medical diet due to a food allergy, food intolerance or a medical condition, please read the guidance below and submit an online application.
About Our Food
Our menu is sourced responsibly and uses:
• Red Tractor-certified meat
• Marine Stewardship Council fish (MSC)
• Free-range eggs
• Local suppliers for bread, fruit & vegetables, and dairy products to reduce food miles
• Seasonal produce
Eat & Learn
We encourage pupils to learn about food through our food education program which includes fun-themed events, assemblies, and displays with messaging around health and wellbeing.
School Lunches:
• Can save time & money
• Nutritionally balanced
• Promotes a varied diet & encourages new tastes
• Inclusivity, dining with friends
• Help academic attainment by being linked to improved concentration
Morning Snack & Packed Lunches
Information and guidance
Please Note: We operate a No Nuts Policy
No nut products are used in our kitchen, and we ask that no such products be part of children’s lunches
Morning Snack
All pupils
Learning requires lots of energy, and sometimes children need a little something between meals to keep them going.
EYFS & KS1
Children are provided with a government-funded healthy fruit or vegetable snack.
KS2
Children are encouraged to bring a healthy mid-morning snack. Please see the guidance below:
Examples of healthy snacks:
- Fruit or fresh fruit salad
- Dried fruit (raisins, dates, apricots, prunes etc)
- 100% fruit bar
- Vegetable sticks (carrot, cucumber, peppers) with a plain yoghurt dip
- A yoghurt or fromage frais (avoiding those with a high added sugar content)
- Home-made muffin, scone, cookie or flapjack
- Crackers
- Breadsticks
- Rice cakes
- A stick of cheese
Please do not bring any chocolate bars, sweets or nut products.
Building on our commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and in line with our Healthy School Status, we operate a packed lunch policy.
Please Note: We operate a No Nuts Policy
No nut products are used in our kitchen, and we ask that no such products be part of children’s lunches
Packed Lunches
Non-School Dinners
We will always encourage children to make healthy food choices and this extends to what food they bring to school in their packed lunch boxes. If you do elect to send your child in with a packed lunch we ask that you help us maintain our healthy school status by packing healthy and nutritious foods that are low in sugar. We have some children in school with severe nut allergies so we ask that you do not put any nuts (in any form) into your child’s packed lunch.
Please include:
At least one portion of fruit and/or vegetables
Do not include:
Sweets
Chocolate or chocolate bars
Drinks (water is provided at the tables)
Nuts (in any form, including peanut butter and Nutella)
Our packed lunch policy is part of your child’s PHSE education. Having a packed lunch policy not only gives our students a consistent message about what constitutes good nutrition it also helps prepare them to make healthy food choices later in life.
For ideas about what to pack in your child’s lunch box please visit the links on the right.