Following the introduction of funding for London schools, all school meals are provided free of charge.
Year 3 & 4 children all have school meals.
Children in Year 5 & 6 can choose but we strongly encourage you to take up this opportunity of a freshly prepared meal for your child each lunchtime.
School Meals at St John’s are prepared freshly onsite each day and served by our NEW school caterers - ABM Catering (GROW).
"At the very core of ABM Catering ltd is the desire to provide a service of safe, fresh, nutritious food. We are a contract catering service that holds strong values to ensure that our young people have the opportunity to receive a healthy and filling meal at school every day.
We believe that it is very important that every child can receive a balanced and wholesome meal irrespective of their dietary requirements. For this reason, we have devised a procedure for special diets which ensures that our staff are provided with the knowledge and understanding of any specific dietary requirement and that an alternative menu can be provided where necessary.
It is very important that this special diet procedure is followed for every young person who has any food allergies or other medical requirements.
Please click here for our Special Diet request form.
(This form must be completed and returned to ABM Catering using the on-line portal, along with supporting medical evidence if requested. I ask that you ensure that a special diet request form is completed for every young person with dietary requirements, by the parents/guardian or carer)
Once completed, the Menus and Diets department will create the Special Diet Menu. All information will be treated in confidence and in line with the General Data Protection Regulations."
Simon Ashburner, Operations Manager for ABM Catering Ltd
We take all pupil's allergies very seriously and can cater to most requirements if made aware of them - please don't hesitate to contact the school office to make the appropriate arrangements.
We would ask you to pre-book via your ParentPay account on Wednesday for the following week, especially if your child requires school packed lunch.
You are able to choose which day your child has school meals and can choose a mix of hot meals and packed lunch. We do ask that you have the same meal pattern for every week. The current menu is below.
If you would like your child to stop having school meals, please give the school a minimum of one week's notice via email to office@stjohnshamptonwick.school.
If you think you may be entitled to Free School Meals, please contact the Local Authority (details below) as soon as possible, who will be able to check your eligibility. Please also inform the school office that you have made contact with the Local Authority, so that we can follow up on your behalf if there is any query or delay.
School Services and Benefits Officer - Free School Meals
Achieving for Children
Phone: 020 8547 5448
Every December we hold our annual Christmas lunch and at St John's we like to get together as a family to celebrate. We invite all children and staff to join in on this happy occasion, even if they usually eat a packed lunch from home.
Look out for our letter to parents in December with the dates and details.
(Please note there is no additional payment necessary for our Christmas lunch)