Lunchtime - School Meals

St Anne's Primary School are our chosen Food Provider.

St Anne’s have wonderful catering facilities which enables them to expand their operations beyond their school and provide other schools with nutritional and tasty meals.

The emphasis is on fresh ingredients, sourced locally where possible, freshly prepared and well presented. All the food complies with the School Food Plan, is nutritionally balanced and has a strong emphasis on allergens.

They believe children eat with their eyes and strive to provide colourful, enticing food, helping children to make healthy choices and promoting a well-balanced diet.

They have an experienced, friendly and smiling team, who understand how food can sometimes be stressful for young children and strive to ensure that lunchtime food is fun! The team pride themselves on getting to know the children and understanding likes/dislikes and specific needs.

They are passionate about food, they don’t just want children to eat their food, they want them to love it!

• All meals are offered with salad, wholemeal bread and at least two vegetable selections.
• They use various local businesses including Bewdley Farm Shop, Ashley’s Bakery and Mawley Milk.
• All fish used on the menus is Marine Stewardship certified (MSC).
• No salt or sugar is added to any of the meals.
• All eggs are free range.
• All cakes and biscuits served are freshly made.
• Puddings are made using reduced sugar/fat recipes and fresh fruit is available daily.

Menus are on a 3 week cycle and reviewed twice a year.  

Meals are £2.50 a day and there is also the option of daily toast at morning snack time at £1.60 per week.  All meals should be ordered through ParentPay, by the Friday evening before the week commences.

If you have any queries or wish to discuss any food allergies directly, please email catering@stannesprimary.worcs.sch.uk

A lunch is provided for all Reception and Key Stage One children free of charge but parents are still required to select the meal option via ParentPay for their child. 

Ordering and paying for lunch

Parents can order and pay for meals at Parent Pay. You can choose from a meat or vegetarian meal or a range of jacket potatoes and sandwiches.

Children are still able to bring a packed lunch if they prefer but the scheme is aimed at providing Reception & KS1 children with a balanced meal and a range of foods to try as part of developing a healthy life style.

Packed Lunches

Children who do not have a school meal may bring a packed lunch and drink. In the interest of safety we ask that children do not bring drinks in cans or glass bottles, and no fizzy drinks please. 

Free School Meals - Who can get free school meals?

If your child attends a state school, and you get one or more of the following you can get free school meals:

• Universal Credit, and your annual household income is £7,400 per annum (£616 per month) or less after tax, and not including any benefits
• Income Support 
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance 
• Support under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act, 1999 
• Child Tax Credit, provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and your annual income is less than £16,190, as assessed by HMRC 
• Guaranteed Pension Credit 
• Income-based Employment and Support Allowance 
• Working Tax Credit run-on paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

Applying for free school meals

You can register your child for Free School Meals if you get any of these benefits listed above. Applications are made to Worcestershire County Council. The system uses the same portal you used to apply for your child’s school place. You should use your admission application login details on the Citizen Portal to apply for Free School Meals. You can access the portal using this link: If you think your child may be eligible for free school meals you can apply online by clicking the following link -  Apply for a school place | Worcestershire County Council

The office staff will be more than happy to help any eligible parents/carers apply.  You are welcome to pop into the school office or phone 01299 403796.

Once you have applied using the new system, you will receive a confirmation message that your application has been received and is being processed. You will then receive further notifications via the Citizens Portal as your application progresses.

What about Universal Free School Meals?

Universal Infant Free School meals for pupils in Reception, Y1 and Y2 will continue to be managed by the school and are not managed via the Portal.