School Meals & Milk
Milk
Children under the age of 5 enjoy free school milk.
Did you know that once they turn 5 they can continue to receive the great benefits school milk offers – at a subsidised cost? To register your child, simply click on the link below and follow the on-screen instructions.
School Meals
Please click here for the menu as of 15th April 2024
Please click here for the jacket potato menu as of 15th April 2024
Please click here for the menu as of 30th October 2023
School lunches are prepared on-site using fresh, locally sourced ingredients wherever possible.
Children may bring sandwiches or pay for school lunches.
Packed Lunches and Snacks
Downton Primary School has a nut free policy and so we ask all parents to only provide nut free lunchboxes and snacks. All Reception and Key Stage One children are provided with a fruit or vegetable snack for playtime. Key Stage Two children can also bring in fruit or vegetables for a playtime snack. The school recommends that parents do not send in sweets, chocolate, crisps or cakes high in salt, fat or sugar for snacktime or as part of a lunchbox. We would also request that parents do not send it fizzy or sugary drinks as water is provided to all children.
For some packed lunch inspiration, have a look at this leaflet from Healthy Schools!
There are also loads of easy-to-prepare ideas, as well as tips on what else to put in their lunchbox on the Change4Life website!
Payment
Lunches can be ordered on a daily basis. Dinner money can be paid via the SchoolGateway on-line payment system and this automatically keeps account for each child at school.
There is a charge of £2.50 per day. Some children may be eligible for free school meals (see below).
FREE SCHOOL MEALS
Are you entitled to receive free school meals? Are you receiving either, Income Support, Income Based Job Seekers Allowance, or Child Tax Credit, (those who are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and whose annual income does not exceed £16,190 with effect from 5 April 2010). If so, please visit Wiltshire Councils website where you can find more information