School Lunches

Our school lunches are made on site each day by our Edwards and Ward chef and her team. To support healthy eating, we make our own sauces, curries, pies, lasagnes, pizzas, cakes and biscuits etc and buy very little ready made food. We recognise that we cannot cater for everyone's tastes and as such, some children and families, may not choose a school meal but we aim to offer food options that the majority of children enjoy. 

Packed Lunches

Children may bring a healthy packed lunch, however please avoid:

• Nuts – please pay special attention to food that may contain nuts
• Sesame - includes tahini – a paste used in Middle Eastern cooking, hummus, sesame snaps/bars, breadsticks, crackers and biscuits, burger buns, bagels and some breads
• Bars of chocolate (although chocolate covered biscuits are fine)
• Food on wooden skewers
• Fizzy drinks

Special Diets

If your child has special dietary requirements due to a diagnosed allergy, intolerance or medical condition, please register their details by completing our special diets registration form via this link:  https://edwardsandward.co.uk/registration-form/

Dinner Money Payments

Payment for school lunches is via an online system called ParentPay. Please refer to this link for help and support with ParentPay.  The cost of a school lunch is currently £2.53. Anyone who has not set up an online account and would like to, please contact the school office.  https://www.parentpay.com/parents/using-parentpay/help-and-support

Free School Meals

The Government has confirmed that from September 2026, all children in households receiving Universal Credit will be entitled to Free School Meals, regardless of household income. In order to qualify for this, you must register using the link below before 31^st August 2026.

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead OFSM Application Form

For further information about Free School Meals, please visit the Government website by clicking on this link: 

Free School Meals: guidance for local authorities, local-authority-maintained schools, academies and free schools

Universal Free School Meals

All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a meal, free of charge, under the UIFSM programme:

• registration is not required
• each child will be able to have a hot, two course meal at their school which includes a meat or non-meat main item, vegetables, potato, pasta or rice, salad and a dessert

Cool Milk

Our school provides a milk scheme that is available to all of our pupils and we would like to invite you to register your child.  School milk is free for under-5s, and for over-5s it is available at a subsidised price.

Each child that registers with Cool Milk will receive a 189ml portion of semi-skimmed milk every day, delivered fresh and chilled to the classroom.  Their school milk will not only provide them with essential nutrients, but as it is rehydrating and energy boosting it also bridges the gap between breakfast and lunch to help children stay focused.

How to register if your child is five or older:

• Register and pay online at www.coolmilk.com
• You can pay Cool Milk online in half-termly, termly or annual instalments.
• Please pay by a Tuesday at 5pm for your child’s milk to start the following week

If you have any questions regarding school milk please visit www.coolmilk.com  or contact Cool Milk directly on 0800 321 3248.