School Meals
We want lunchtime to be an enjoyable part of every child's school day. Children can choose to have a school meal or bring a packed lunch from home.
Our school meals are prepared on site, with a choice of meals available each day.
🍴 Lunchtime at Primrose Hill
Lunchtime is an important part of the school day and a chance for children to relax, socialise and enjoy time with their friends.
Children eat together in our school halls and are encouraged to develop independence, good table manners and consideration for others.
Our welfare team supervise children throughout lunchtime, both in the dining hall and during play.
🍽️ School Meals
Our meals are freshly prepared in school each day, with a choice of hot and cold options available from a varied and nutritious menu.
We aim to provide meals that children will enjoy, while supporting their health, wellbeing and learning.
Drinks are provided with school dinners, and fresh drinking water is available for children bringing a packed lunch.
Payment for school meals should be made in advance through Parent Pay.
If you have any questions about school meals or payment, please contact the school office.
🍎 Free School Meals
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a free school meal through the Universal Infant Free School Meals programme, regardless of household income.
However, your child may also be eligible for benefit-related Free School Meals (FSM) if your family meets certain income criteria. Registering for FSM can provide access to additional support and educational benefits, so we encourage all families who may be eligible to apply.
You can check your eligibility and apply through Lancashire County Council:
Check your eligibility for Free School Meals
For children in Key Stage 2 (Years 3–6) who are not eligible for benefit-related Free School Meals, school dinners should be paid for weekly or monthly in advance using our online cashless payment system, ParentPay.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the school office.
🥪 Packed Lunches
Children are welcome to bring a packed lunch from home.
We ask that packed lunches are brought in one small container and that families support our approach to healthy eating.
Children bringing a packed lunch have access to drinking water throughout the day.
💧 Drinks in School
We encourage children to drink plenty of water throughout the school day.
Children may bring water from home in a plastic bottle or container. Please do not send glass bottles or flavoured drinks.
Milk is also available mid-morning for children in KS1 for a small annual charge.
🍎 Playtime Snacks
We encourage children to bring fresh fruit or vegetables to enjoy at break time.
Children in KS1 receive a piece of fruit each day as part of our commitment to promoting healthy eating.
Toast is also available to purchase from the school cook.
We ask that children do not bring cereal bars, confectionery or other snacks to eat at break time.
🍎 Why do we ask for fresh fruit or vegetables?
We recognise that families have different preferences and that some children have dietary needs which mean that they cannot eat certain foods.
To make break time fair and inclusive for everyone, we keep our expectations simple and consistent: fresh fruit and vegetbales.
This means that children have the same choices available to them and helps to ensure that no child feels different because of what they can or cannot have.
Thank you for supporting us with this.
🥜 Allergy Aware School
Euxton Primrose Hill is an allergy-aware school.
Some members of our school community have severe nut allergies. To help reduce the risk of exposure and keep everyone as safe as possible, we ask that nuts and products containing nuts are not brought into school.
We ask all families to check food packaging carefully before sending snacks, packed lunches or food into school, and to follow our allergy safety arrangements.
Thank you for your support in helping us create a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.
