School Meals

Children attending our 30 hour provision, or who stay for a full day, will be provided with a cooked lunch by our external catering contractor, Herts Catering Ltd (HCL).  The daily charge is £2.66 from September 2026. 

Parents are asked to make school meal payments via Arbor, either using the Parent App or the online Parent Portal.  Information on how to register and activate an account can be obtained from the School Office.  Please ensure that you register using the email address and mobile phone number held by the school for the prime parent, as given on the admissions application form.

Arbor will show you your child's current school meal balance.  This will reduce each day when a school lunch is booked.  Please ensure that you make regular top-up payments to your meal account to keep the account in credit at all times.

Parents wishing to pay from a tax-free childcare account should contact the School Office in advance to arrange this.

A lunch will be booked for all children marked on the register as present at 9.30am each day.  If your child will be arriving late, due to an appointment or for some other reason, you must contact the school office by 9.30am or a lunch will not be booked for them.

School Lunch Menu

HCL operate a 3-weekly meal programme, which is changed twice a year.  A copy of the current menu is available here.  On most days, the meat option will be booked for all children unless we have been informed of medical allergy or a cultural preference. 

Special Dietary Requirements

We cater for children with medically diagnosed allergies and with cultural preferences.  These must be recorded on the admissions form at the time of applying.  Parents will be asked to complete an online application and provide medical evidence in advance of their child commencing lunches where allergies exist.