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School Meals

Lunchtime is in safe hands with Twelve15. 

Twelve15 is part of Surrey County Council and it has been providing school meals for over 70 years, it feeds thousands of school children daily and is St Matthew’s caterer.

About School Meals

Pupils’ wellbeing is at the heart of Twelve15’s recipes.  Every weekday it focuses on providing fresh, healthy, and nutritionally balanced lunches that adhere to Government Food Standards.

80% of meals are cooked from scratch, using locally sourced produce whenever possible.

There is a three-week menu cycle, offering three daily hot meal including a vegetarian choice.

For the menu for this term, please click here. 

Special diets and allergies

Twelve15 caters for the 14 key allergens identified by the Food Standards Agency.  It also has a range of Special Diet menus including ‘Dairy Free’ and ‘Free from Gluten’.  Our Primary school kitchens are nut free. 

Click here for more information and allergen menus.

How much does a school meal cost and what’s included?

There has long been a positive association between learning outcomes and nutrition.

School meals are FREE for all Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils, regardless of household income (a saving of over £480).  This entitles your child to a balanced main course, dessert, fresh bread daily and access to a salad bar.

If your child is in Year 3 or above, the cost per meal is £2.80 from September 2024.  Lunches need to be paid online via the Arbor Parent Portal or Arbor App under 'Meals' and ‘Account Top Up’

Your child may be entitled to a Free School Meal, please speak in confidence to a member of the School Office. 

 

Free School Lunches

Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are part of a government initiative whereby they are provided with a hot, healthy meal every lunchtime. This is a saving for parents of around £400 a year!

In addition, your child may be eligible to get free school meals if you receive any of the following:

  • 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 guaranteed element of Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Working Tax Credit run-on 
  • Universal Credit

If you think you may be eligible for free school meals apply here or please speak to Mrs Cale in the school office. 

Latest News

What's On

  • 04:19 PM - Wed 10 September Chef John back with us today teaching the children about the different taste sensations and food groups
  • 09:21 AM - Wed 10 September Happy, belonging, excited, active, amazing, great, energised - all words our children used to describe their feelings as we came together to praise in song in collective worship
  • 03:30 PM - Fri 5 September A great start to the term for the whole school, but particular mention for 6A with 100% attendance and no lates so far!
  • 10:50 AM - Mon 1 September Teachers back in school, making sure we can give our children the best possible!
  • 07:58 PM - Fri 25 July Nothing says Summer quite so much as enjoying ice cream.
  • 01:11 PM - Tue 22 July In a busy couple of days we even had two theatre productions.  One was The Gingerbread Boy and these are pictures from Robin Hood Saves The Forest!
  • 12:03 PM - Tue 22 July Nothing says "Hello Summer" better than an ice cream. We really enjoyed the visit by the Ice Cream Van pic.twitter.com/7kp9VUKuw7
  • 11:29 AM - Mon 21 July Fantastic way to finish at St Matthew's! Year 6 having a great time at Go Ape in Crawley
  • 12:58 PM - Fri 18 July Good luck to our leavers who shared their memories and ambitions with us.
  • 05:38 PM - Tue 15 July We were lucky enough to visit Crystal Palace today, building on the great work that has already been done by them coming in and taking groups at school.
  • 02:44 PM - Mon 14 July Today we were visited by John and his guide dog Oliver during Collective Worship. Afterwards, John spent time talking to reception classes about his life and how Oliver helps him.
  • 08:48 AM - Wed 9 July The children really enjoyed their visit from The Animal Man
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