Hot Meals
We work with Chartwells for your children’s school lunches.
Note from Chartwells: To continue delivering a high quality service that meets the School Food Standards, we have increased the meal price at your child’s school to £3.20 from 1st September 2025.
Our menu will continue to provide children a choice of nutritious meals, while catering for those with allergies.
How to order: Log on at www.parentpay.com to choose and book your meals. Orders need to be placed by midnight Thursday, ten days ahead of the week required.
The menu and other Chartwells West Sussex information can be found here: West Sussex | Chartwells the link takes you directly to the West Sussex page, just scroll down for all the information.
For children with food intolerances and allergies, Chartwells have a dedicated team of medical diet nutritionists on hand to support allergen aware children and their parents. More information on their medical diet process can be found here: The Chartwells Approach to Medical Diets | Chartwells
Parents and guardians can contact the medical diet nutrition team directly on: westsussexspecialdiets@compass-group.co.uk.
To find out more about Chartwells, visit their website or contact the school catering team. Weblink: Primary School Caterers You Can Trust | Chartwells
Eligibility For Free School Meals
If you are in receipt of benefits you can apply for free school meals and your child’s school will receive a Pupil Premium grant to support your child’s education. The grant is currently £1300 per eligible primary pupil. This applies even if your child is currently receiving a Universal Free School Meal in Reception or Key Stage One.
From 1st January 2024 there is a new process for parents to submit their applications for Free School Meals. The process will now be entirely online.
This system will give parents an instant indication of their child’s eligibility status, with the aim of ensuring eligible children receive their entitlement as quickly as possible.
A guide to the application process for parents can be found here Free school meal applicaton process
