Ashlands Primary School

"Every child has the right to shine"

School Meals, Milk and Daytime Snacks

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School Lunch Menu – Ashlands Primary School

Mellors Catering

We’re delighted that Mellors Catering Services will be providing the catering at Ashlands from January 2023. Mellors are a family run business with over 27 years’ experience in catering services.

Meals are prepared on the premises using fresh local produce wherever possible.

We run a 3 week cycle of lunches and our Catering Manager operates a Healthy Options menu. Both hot and cold options are available and we cater for children who are vegetarian or have food allergies.

On occasion it may be necessary to change the menu; we do try to keep this to a minimum.

We operate a nut and seed free kitchen.

We also ask that nuts / products containing nuts (including peanut butter and Nutella) are not sent into school.

Children decide on a daily basis if they would like to have a school dinner or packed lunch. Teachers take the dinner register at the start of the school day, this will then charge your child’s dinner money account accordingly.

From September the cost of a school meal will be £2.20 and is reviewed annually by the school Governors.

Parents are able to view the current balance and pay for their child’s / children’s school meals by signing into Arbor at any time if you are unsure how to do this please contact the school office.

We ask that children who do bring packed lunches do not bring hot food / drinks in vacuum flasks and we do not allow children to bring sweets. Drinks should be sent in a non-breakable leak proof container. Although we do not feel it is the school’s responsibility to ‘police’ lunch boxes, parents are asked to ensure that packed lunches are balanced, healthy and properly satisfying.

A team of Lunchtime Supervisors look after the children in the dining room and in the playground. In the event of wet weather children are supervised in classrooms. We make every effort to ensure that children are catered for with games and peer leaders.

Ashlands kitchen has a 5 Star Hygiene rating.

Universal Free School Meals

Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 receive a free school meal via the Universal Free School Meals initiative.

Economic Free School Meals

Children in Years 3-6 and Nursery may be entitled to a free school meal if your joint family income is less than £16,190 per year or if you (*1) are in receipt of any of the benefits listed below:

This is the top rating possible and means that that our kitchen hygiene standards are very good.

  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
  • Income- related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support from NASS (National Asylum Support Service) under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
  • Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190
  • Working Tax Credit run-on
  • Universal Credit
  • The guarantee element of State Pension Credit

*1 This includes those who have parental rights for the child/children named on this form.

Parents should make their Free School Meal claim online at:

Children in Years 3-6 and Nursery may be entitled to a free school meal if your joint family income is less than £16,190 per year or if you (*1) are in receipt of any of the benefits listed below:

  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
  • Income- related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support from NASS (National Asylum Support Service) under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
  • The guarantee element of State Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190
  • Working Tax Credit run-on
  • Universal Credit

*1 This includes those who have parental rights for the child/children named on this form.

Parents should make their Free School Meal claim online at: www.bradford.gov.uk/schoolmeals

This is the quickest method of application. There is a downloadable pdf form on this page that can be printed off from this link. If you have any difficulties please contact the school office for assistance.   

School Milk

Milk is available for pupils all pupils. This is free to Nursery and Reception children. A small charge (reviewed annually) payable at the end of each term (for the next term) is made for all other children.

Day Times Snacks

Children in Key Stage 1 are provided with a fruit or vegetable snack at morning break. This is through the National Fruit and Vegetable Scheme and there is no charge.

Children in Key Stage 2 may bring fruit snack/vegetable snack if they wish. Sweets, chocolate, biscuits or crisps are not allowed. Snacks should be marked with the child’s name.

Children are encouraged to bring in bottled water and bottles can be filled at the fountains around school. Other drinks are not allowed. Please ensure that your child has a named bottle.

Children in nursery and reception do not need a water bottle as water is available through the day at the snack table.

CEO: Ms Helen Williams
Cowpasture Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8TR
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