School Meals

An important part of our ethos is around the provision of hot, fresh, nutritious meals. Sharing tasty, healthy school lunches is an integral part of the educational experience at an Avanti school. It’s also an opportunity to enhance social skills and table etiquette, ensuring lunchtimes are a positive experience for all. School staff often enjoy taking lunch with pupils, creating a family atmosphere.

School meals are prepared and cooked on-site by the catering providers, Govindas. Please click here to see Govinda’s website for further information.

The lunch meals cooked on-site are vegetarian (in line with the faith ethos of the school) and half-termly menus are also available on the School’s website.

If the lunch provision on offer does not meet your child’s needs, or if your child has specific diet requirements/preferences, please do speak to us so that we can provide for your child accordingly. We encourage parents to visit the school to sample the school lunches in order to satisfy themselves with the quality of provision.

Meals can be designed to meet the needs of children with specific allergies.

We strongly encourage parents who have financial constraints to apply for Free School Meals. An application form can be obtained from the school office. Any forms received by the school will be kept confidential.

Please click here to view the Avanti School Lunch Menu from Summer Term 2023-2024

NB: The following are available daily:

• Salad bar – a selection of 4 items: lettuce, tomato, cucumber, mixed peppers, grated carrot and one dressed salad such as coleslaw, potato salad, pasta salad, Russian salad

• Selection of fresh bread

Ekadashi Dates 2023-2024 (dates which fall during the school week)

Tuesday 6th February 2024 – Sat-tila Ekadashi

Tuesday 20th February 2024 – Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadashi is observed on this day

Wednesday 6th March 2024 – Vijaya Ekadashi

Thursday 21st March 2024 – Paksha Vardhini Ekadashi

Friday 19th April 2024 – Kamada Ekadashi

Monday 17th June 2024 – Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi

Tuesday 2nd July 2024 – Yogini Ekadashi

Wednesday 17th July 2024 – Sayana Ekadashi


Learn more about entitlement to Free School Meals »


Application form for Free School Meals (PDF format) »