What's on the menu today?
See the link on this page for our parent information leaflet.
Price
£1.95 for the school year from April 2011. Payable daily, weekly, monthly or per term depending on each school's individual cash collection method. Please contact the school office for more information.
Payment methods
Cash or cheque. Cheques should be made payable to Shropshire Council. If more than one child attends the same school, the cheque can be written to cover the whole amount. If payment is made by cheque we require a minimum amount of £9.75, which is one week’s meals.
Menus
New menus are continually developed each year. The school meals service provides its meals from traditional kitchens without the use of mass production or re-heating processes, and sources its ingredients as locally as possible. Meals are nutritious and designed to meet the government’s standards for all 14 main nutrients, including carbohydrate, fat, protein and fibre. Menu items have been analysed using the ‘Saffron Nutritional Analysis System’, software which monitors the levels of nutrients present in food.
- Meat and poultry products used on the menus are sourced from within the UK, with many coming from Shropshire and the West Midlands. All of these products meet the ‘Red Tractor Assured Food Standards’ criteria.
- Eggs used in schools, which are all free range, are from farms in Oswestry and south Shropshire.
- Salmon fish products used on the menu are produced in Britain, and meet the ‘Marine Stewardship Council’ standards.
- Pork meatballs, sourced from the UK Foodhall in Shrewsbury, are made from British pork, and meet the ‘Quality Pork Standard’.
Primary school menus include an increase in the use of:
- Fresh fruit and vegetables
- Seasonal and local produce
- Local fresh meat and poultry
- Non-refined carbohydrates
- Healthier cooking methods
and a reduction in the use of:
- Processed foods
- Food additives
- Fat, sugar and salt
The new menus aim to reflect the extensive research that has been conducted with headteachers, pupils and parents, as well as meeting the School Food Standards.