Meals and nutrition

Breakfast

Basic breakfast options are provided free of charge as part of our before school care for girls from Nursery to Lower 3 with a wider selection available for a small fee for which she will need to bring cash. 

Breaktime snacks

Whilst in Nursery, and for the majority of the year for the Reception class, we provide varied snacks consisting of fresh fruits, vegetables, salads, carbohydrates and dairy products. The food provision across the day is balanced so girls can widen their understanding of different foods.

It is possible to order either milk or fruit juice and a snack for your daughter to have at morning break, for a small charge. 

In addition, the Snack Shack, run by the Lower 3 girls, is open each breaktime selling a selection of healthy sweet and savoury snacks. Tokens for the Snack Shack are available for purchase from the Prep School Reception. 

Please do not send sweets or chocolate bars as breaktime snacks and be reminded that we are a nut-free school. 

Lunch

All girls have school lunch provided which is added to the fees bill. Lunch is freshly prepared every day, and all girls from Nursery to Lower 3 eat in the main school dining room.

A choice of meals is available each day and there is always a vegetarian alternative (see below for links to the termly rotating menu). Special dietary requirements are catered for including dairy free, gluten free and vegan options. The hot meal can be supplemented from a self service salad bar which offers a selection of vegetables, tuna and cheese. 

Students are encouraged to try unfamiliar foods, but we fully understand and cater for those with conservative tastes. The catering team get to know the girls and their preferences and are just as willing to serve a taster of a new dish to try as they are to supply a second helping. Please get in touch if you wish to discuss your daughter’s requirements further.

Water bottles are provided for Early Years. From Kindergarten, girls need to bring a water bottle to school each day.

After school care

A light tea of sandwiches, fruit and cake is provided during after school care at around 4:45pm with no additional charge.

Breakfast

The dining room is open from 7.30am to 8.15am, serving a range of breakfast items for Senior School girls and Lower 3 girls, as well as those attending the Prep School breakfast club. Daily menu items include cereals, fruit juice, toast, hot drinks, continental and English breakfast items. Costs vary, but girls can buy a breakfast with drink from as little as £1 to £1.50.

Hot porridge is available free of charge.

Breaktime

At breaktime, we offer a wide range of snack items. Items available – many from as little as 50p – include paninis, muffins, biscuits, sausage rolls, sandwiches, scones and cartons of drink. Fruit from the basket is free for all students.

Lunch

Girls from Upper 3 to Upper 5 have a school lunch (hot or cold) and this cost is added to the fees bill. Girls can choose a two-course meal or a school picnic lunch. Students in the Sixth Form can buy a school lunch or bring in their own packed lunch. 

A choice of meals is available each day and there is always a vegetarian alternative (see below for links to the termly rotating menu). Special dietary requirements are catered for including dairy free, gluten free and vegan options. The hot meal may be supplemented from a self service salad bar.

There is an option to order a packed lunch instead of having a hot meal. Pupils are emailed each morning by Chef Barker with the details of what is on the hot lunch menu and a link to order a packed lunch should they wish. The packed lunch consists of a choice of sandwich, piece of fruit, a snack and a drink.

Girls are invited to eat together in the dining room and are not permitted to eat lunch in the classrooms. In good weather, girls may eat outside.

After school

The dining room is open after the school day from 3.50pm until 4.30pm for Senior School girls to buy a snack and a drink before working in the Library, joining rehearsals or PE matches, or even just before going home. 

A choice of snack items are available ranging from baked potatoes to sandwiches or homemade biscuits and muffins. Drinks and fruit are always available. 

The food forum

Form leaders and club captains have the opportunity to take part in the food forum which is held termly with Chef Barker. Girls can use this forum to shape the school menu for future terms. Chef Barker would also like to reassure parents that meat products are sourced from local butchers.