School Lunches
Children can have a school meal or bring a packed lunch of their own
School Meals
Thriplow Primary School contract the catering to Aspens to provide school meals for pupils.
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a Universal Infant Free School Meal.
The cost of a school lunch for children in Years 3,4, 5 and 6 is currently £2.35 per day.
School meals should be booked in advance via ParentPay. https://www.parentpay.com/
To book meals, simply log onto to ParentPay at www.parentpay.com.
Once logged on go to-
'MAKE BOOKINGS' and select your meal choices and proceed to 'Checkout'.
Please pay for your meals at the time of booking or they will be cancelled. If your child receives Free School Meals or is in Key Stage 1, then no payment is required; you can simply ‘Confirm Bookings’ and log out.
If you require any assistance with activating your account, please speak to the school office or complete a Parent Support request form in the ‘Parent Support’ section of the ParentPay website.
Please remember the cut off time for all orders is midnight on Thursday for the following week’s meals.
Criteria For Free School Meals
You are eligible if you are in receipt of the following:
- Income Support;
- Income Based Job Seekers Allowance;
- Income Related Employment and Support Allowance;
- Child Tax Credit, as long as you do not get Working Tax Credit and whose annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) does not exceed £16,190;
- Support under part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999;
- Guarantee element of State Pension Credit;
- Universal Credit (with an annual take home pay of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).
All pupils in Reception, year 1 and year 2 are entitled to a free school meal under the government’s Universal Infant Free School Meal scheme.
List of services
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Packed LunchesList Item 1
Parents should encourage their children to eat a healthy packed lunch. Fizzy drinks, sweets, chewing gum and chocolate are not permitted.
As there are currently children in school with allergies, it would be appreciated if chocolate spread, peanut butter or packets of nuts were not included in your child’s packed lunch.
Lunch boxes should be clearly labelled with the child’s name and class.
Children are taught in school that they must not share food.
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Snacks and WaterList Item 3
As a healthy mid-morning snack, we encourage children to bring fruit (fresh or dried) or raw vegetables. Reception. Year 1 and Year 2 pupils are provided – free of charge – with a portion of fruit or vegetable each day.
For younger children, where parents wish to provide the mid-morning snack themselves, it is recommended that it is prepared for easy eating and stored in a small plastic container. Children are encouraged to drink water throughout the day.
Drinking water is available on tap in every classroom. It is recommended that every child brings in an individual, labelled water bottle.