School Meals

At Westborough meals adhere to national standards. As a school we owe it to the children to provide them with a level of nutrition that will promote future health and overall wellbeing.

As a school we also need to respect the right of parents to make decisions about food and diet.

PLEASE REMEMBER WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL -
WE HAVE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND OUR SCHOOL WHO HAVE EXTREME REACTIONS TO NUTS.

Is Nutella allowed in nut free schools?

No, Nutella is not allowed in nut-free schools. Nutella is made from hazelnuts, which are tree nuts. Nut-free school policies ban all tree nuts and peanuts to protect students with severe, life-threatening allergies

Supermarket Free From chocolate spreads

Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons all carry "Free From" chocolate or cocoa spreads in their dedicated allergy aisles. Sainsbury's runs a nut-free section online that is worth bookmarking. Quality varies — most own-brand spreads still rely on a lot of sugar and rapeseed oil to do the work — but they are the cheapest entry point if a child suddenly needs a switch and you are not sure what they will actually eat.

Congratulations Westborough Kitchen

Following the most recent local authority hygiene inspections
our kitchen has been judged to be VERY GOOD,
rating the highest score of 5.

Breakfast Club

Runs from Monday to Friday and starts at 7:45am

COST - £2.50 - sign up on Gateway under 'clubs' - book in advance.

LUNCH MENUS FOR the first half of the Autumn Term 2026

We are now on a 4-week rotation.

Week 4 features a "chef's choice" every Thursday, when the children can try a new dish, which will hopefully introduce them to new delicious and nutritious foods and flavours.

The chef's choice will be sent to parents/carers on the Friday of the week before.

Thursday 3rd September	week 1
Monday 7th September	week 2
Monday 14th September	week 3
Monday 21st September	week 4
Monday 28th September	week 1
Monday 5th October	week 2
Monday 12th October	week 3
Monday 19th October	week 4

As you know, our meals are prepared on site by our lovely kitchen team of Julie, Lee and Natasha.

Wherever possible, we cater for all dietary requirements be they medical, religious or cultural.

Staff sit with our younger children to reinforce good table manners and encourage friendly conversation.

We hope your child will enjoy the yummy new menu!

school dinner package 4 week rotation may 2025.pdf

Check the allergen charts below!

school meals allergen charts.pdf

What do school meals cost?

All Key Stage 1 children are now entitled to a free school meal.

The price of a school dinner for Key Stage 2 children is £2.50. You may be entitled to free school meals for your KS2 child or children. Scroll down for further important information.

If you pay for school meals, please pay through the Gateway app, as we are unable to take cash.

Did you know that you could save over £480 a year if your child ate a FREE and healthy school meal every day? Just imagine what a difference that money could make.

Are you eligible? Find out here,

www.southend.gov.uk/fsm

or ask in the school office.