School Meals

At St Peter’s our meals are provided by Aspens.

       

The meals at our school are cooked onsite by our friendly team whom you can get to know below.

WELCOME TO ASPEN SERVICES

It’s pretty simple… we feed:
  • children
  • students
  • staff

at schools and colleges.

Our kitchens provide delicious home cooked food each day and cater for individual dietary requirements. You can learn more about our primary school work here.

Aspen Catering Team at St Peter’s

Our Catering Team

Mrs Chalokarn Cownden

Mrs Divorah Cook

Miss Jarawan Ridthiwong

Menu

St Peter’s lunch menu Summer 2026

 

Occasionally there are variations to this due to deliveries and other factors that are out of the caterers control.  We will endeavour to communicate any changes to as soon as possible, however sometimes this may not be possible.

Dietary Requirements

The vast majority of dietary requirements can be provided for. Please let the school office know of any requirements children have.

Allergies

A full list of ingredients for all meals can be provided and checked. Please keep the school office informed of any allergies.  

Free School Meals

You could save up to £450 a year with free school meals for your child. School meals can also save you time and provide peace of mind that your child is enjoying a healthy, fresh, and nutritious meal at lunchtime.

From September 2026 the Department for Education is introducing new benefit criteria which will mean that all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit will be entitled to receive a free school meal.

Transitional protection is ending too

If your child currently gets a free school meal because they have been protected under transitional protection rules but you no longer receive Universal Credit, then their entitlement will end in August 2026. From then on, only families in receipt of Universal Credit will qualify.

Free school meals for all Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils (UIFSM)

All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to free school meals under the Universal Infant Free School Meal Scheme (UIFSM). You do not need to complete an application form, just get in touch with your school and they can arrange this for you.

Although this is not means-tested, if you do qualify for any financial support shown below, we would encourage you to complete the Council’s online form as this could enable your child’s school to claim the Pupil Premium Funding to further support them in the school journey.

Free school meals for all years for pupils whose families receive financial support

If you get certain benefits, your child could also qualify for free school meals during all school years. To qualify you must be receiving:

  • Universal Credit, provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods (£616.67 per month);
  • Income Support;
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance;
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance;
  • Support under part six of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
  • The guarantee element of Pension Credit;
  • Child Tax Credit, provided you are also not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual household gross income that does not exceed £16,190 (as assessed by HMRC); or
  • Working Tax Credit run-on, paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit.

Please note that contributions-based benefits, including contribution-related Jobseekers’ Allowance do not entitle you to claim free school meals.

Free school meals claims cannot be backdated. They are awarded from the date we receive the application, once eligibility is confirmed. This is because there is a legal requirement for a request to be made, before a free school meal can be provided.

Apply for Free School Meals here.

 

 

 

 

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