School Catering

Schools 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 Avanti Grange, therefore school meals are compulsory for every student.

Lunch time is an opportunity to enhance social skills and table etiquette, as well as a time to have meaningful conversations with peers and staff, ensuring a positive experience for all.

The lunch meals cooked on-site are vegetarian and menus are available below. Meals can also be prepared to meet the needs of children with specific allergies. At breaktime fresh fruit will be provided for our students as well as a mid-morning snack option. There is also an optional breakfast menu available from 8.00am.

Free School Meals – FSM

Your child could be eligible for a Free School Meal (FSM) if you satisfy the qualifying criteria. Please note, if you are currently in receipt of Free School Meals you must reapply on joining the school using the link: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals.

Should you live outside of Hertfordshire (i.e. an Essex resident) you must apply via the Hertfordshire link above for this to be transferred to Avanti Grange.

No student will be identified as FSM other than on our internal systems. ParentPay will be automatically updated to reflect the value of a school lunch each day.

Drinks

Students will have access to drinking water at all times, parents are requested to provide a reusable water bottle.

We do not allow students to bring any food or drink (other than water) onto the school site and therefore please do not provide any for your child.