Lunchtime at Holy Trinity

Autumn / Winter menu 2026 – 2027

All children have the option to eat a hot school meal at lunchtime. Meals are cooked on site using fresh ingredients by cooks from the school catering company Caterlink.

Each day, pupils can choose from 3 different delicious main options (including at least one vegetarian meal), served with a choice of 2 side vegetable dishes and a dessert. Children can also help themselves to our fully stocked salad bar, enjoy freshly baked bread, and choose from fresh fruit and yogurt. To keep variety high and meals exciting, our menu operates on a 3-week rolling basis that changes weekly and is refreshed seasonally.

All children (academic year 26/27) are entitled to free school lunches. Some children are also eligible for benefit-related free school meals (apply online ) If children are eligible for free school meals, it is important that parents apply even if their children have a packed lunch; it is important to still apply as this will include other benefits.

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Packed Lunches

Should you have to provide a daily packed lunch may we remind you that Holy Trinity is, for the safety of some of our children, strictly a nut free school. As we have gained Healthy School status we must insist that pack-lunches are well balanced and no crisps, chocolate, sweets, nuts, sesame seeds or fizzy drinks are permitted in packed lunches. If children are eligible for free school meals, it is important that parents fill in the application form even if their children have a packed lunch. For more help visit the School Food Trust for ideas for healthy packed lunches.

Follow the link below to a website that has a month of healthy lunch box menu ideas:
http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2004/sep/lunchbox2

Top tips for a healthy lunch box

Please remember that the school is “nut free”, as we have a number of pupils with nut allergies, so please don’t include anything that has nuts in the ingredients.
Base the main part of the lunch on starchy foods like bread, cereal, rice, pasta or potatoes.
Get creative with some alternatives to sandwiches, for example, wholemeal pitta pockets, tortilla wraps or pasta salad.
Include some protein such as lean meat, chicken, tuna, ham, cheese or egg.
Aim to have at least one fruit or vegetable based food or drink in the lunch box to count towards your child’s five fruit and vegetable portions a day.
Add a portion of semi-skimmed milk or other dairy food such as cheese or fromage frais.
Try a variety of different drinks such as a carton of fruit juice, water, yogurt drink or milk drink.
Put a cool pack or a frozen drink in the lunch box to keep it cool.

Food & Drink at Holy Trinity

Break Time

All children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are given a piece of fruit at break time. This is financed by government. Children in the juniors are also encouraged to bring their own fruit to eat at playtime. Sweets, crisps, nuts, sesame seeds and chocolate may not be brought to school.

Hydration

Studies have shown that concentration can drop by up to 30% if children are not properly hydrated. Please send in a named sports cap bottle every day.

Birthday Treats

Please do not send cakes and sweets into school on your child’s birthday. Consider instead, buying a ‘Birthday Book’ for the school which will have a much greater, long-lasting impact – thank you!

Lunchtime at Holy Trinity

Packed Lunches

Packed Lunches

Top tips for a healthy lunch box

Food & Drink at Holy Trinity

Break Time

Hydration

Birthday Treats

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