Our school is committed to healthy eating and works closely with parents and Twelve15 to ensure children receive a balanced diet. From September 2014, all children in reception, year 1 and year 2 in state-funded schools in England are eligible for free school meals. 

Please remember we are a NUT FREE SCHOOL due to children with severe allergies in our school community.

School Lunches:

From September 2026, St Mary's is looking forward to working with Olive Dining to provide school lunches for our children.

Already serving our partner school, Limpsfield C.E. Infant School, Olive Dining has an established reputation for delivering high-quality meals. Our School Business Manager has worked closely with the company to ensure that the quality and consistency of our school lunch provision will be maintained to the highest standard.

We will be sharing more information about Olive Dining, including menus and other details, in the coming weeks. In the meantime, please read the welcome message from Olive Dining below.

Welcome to Olive Dining

Olive Dining are delighted to be the new catering provider for your school. Olive are passionate and committed in providing the most nutritious and delicious school meals. Our food is always freshly prepared on site, using the highest quality ingredients. We offer exciting and innovative menus which run in 3-weekly cycles, each of which contain a variety of hot dishes with different concepts. Our cold deli bar also offers plenty of delicious, fresh salad options with a selection of freshly filled sandwiches and baguettes. We have a dedicated onsite catering team who are skilled and trained in creating all our menus and dishes. We also have several fun theme days for students to enjoy which run throughout the school academic year.

Please click here for more information from the Olive Dining Website.

For further information you can view our website and social channels.

School lunches for Juniors (Year 3, 4, 5 & 6) cost £2.70 per day.  Please pay on-line using scopay which can be accessed from the 'Parents' drop down list on the home page. If necessary, you can also pay by cash at the school office, but we prefer all payments to be made on-line if possible.

Free School Meals

Some families are eligible for Free School Meals which will ensure children get at least one hot cooked meal a day.

The Facts:

• registering is confidential
• taking up the meal is recommended but is not compulsory
• cashless payment systems for school food can be introduced to reduce the perceived stigma associated with free school meals
• a child may receive additional help as a result of being registered, for example help with the cost of music lessons or school trips
• registering a child for free school meals will bring more money to their school

Applying for free school meals

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

For further up to date information please click here.

If you've asked for asylum and you're getting asylum support while you wait for a decision, you can also apply for free school lunches.

Please come and talk to a member of the Senior Leadership Team if you would like further information about Free School Meals.

Packed Lunch 

A number of children from our school choose to have packed lunches. We regularly monitor the contents of these and will contact parents if we are concerned about the balance of different food stuffs. Please remember we are a NUT FREE SCHOOL. This is due to the number of children with severe allergies in our school community. You may refer to the resources below for further information about healthy packed lunches and do not hesitate to come and have a chat with our staff if you have a question relating to lunches or any other aspect of our Healthy Schools agenda.