About Your Child's School Menu

The catering team work hard to develop an appealing cost effective menu which meets the nutritional standards. There has never been a better time to send your child for a school lunch.

• Ten Good Reasons To Choose A School Lunch

  • 1. Daily choice of tasty meat or non meat main meals.
    2. Portions of meat increased to provide extra iron and zinc.
    3. Daily menu items suitable for vegetarians.
    4. Standards exceeded for protein and carbohydrate.
    5. Standards exceeded for vitamins and minerals.
    6. Unlimited salad from the salad bar or servery.
    7. Up to 2 of your child's five a day portions of fruit and vegetables.
    8. Extra bread without spread.
    9. Fresh drinking water available daily.
    10. No confectionery or added salt.

• Milk in Schools Scheme

  • Your child can benefit from drinking milk every day at school. Allowing your child to enjoy a carton of semi skimmed milk at school each day provides great health benefits. In some schools fluoridated dental milk is also available if you want your child to take part in the dental milk scheme, please contact your school.

    
    

    Diet and vitamin intake
    Research indicates that drinking milk is associated with improved intake of vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, zinc, calcium and magnesium

    
    

    Bone health
    A carton of milk will help contribute to a child's daily calcium intake. Adequate intake of calcium in childhood and adolescence are important for the development of healthy bones and reduces the risk of dental erosion and decay.

    
    

    Who is entitled to free milk at school?
    Children under the age of 5 years (payment is due in the term in which your child turns 5 years) are entitled to receive a daily carton of milk free of charge (the scheme is subsidised by the European Union & the Welfare Food Scheme). Children receiving free school meals also benefit.

• Nutritional Information

  • What can you expect from the menus available?

    More Fruit and Vegetables included in every meal. Recipes have been amended to include more fruit and vegetables in the food we serve.
    Salad bars are encouraging pupils to enjoy additional salad with each meal combination.
    

    
    

    More Oily Fish

    It is recommended that oily fish such as mackerel and salmon should be served at least once every three weeks. Mackerel and salmon contain omega 3 oil which is essential in our diet as it plays an important role in the immune system, health and development.

    
    

    Healthier Drinks

    The only drinks we serve are water, pure fruit juices, milk and milk drinks with less than 5% added sugar.

    
    

    No confectionery or savoury snacks are served at all.

    Confectionery such as chocolate bars, sweets, crisps, and savoury snacks are no longer served.
    
    Choosing a tasty filled jacket potato, traditional two course meal or food from the deli counter will ensure your child's school lunch will provide the essential nutrients required.

    
    

    Deep fried foods

    Our menus do not contain more than two deep fried foods, such as chips and batter coated products, in a single week. This helps to reduce pupil's intake of fat.

• Special Diets

  • Vegetarian meal options are available every day of the week, along with the daily salad bar selection where your child can help him/her self to as much as they want!
    
    We are also able to cater for various diets (medical, cultural and ethical) and food intolerances. There is a set procedure for dealing with medical diets and allergies, your dietitian or Doctor should inform us so that we can be sure we are providing your child with the right diet. If your child is prescribed a special diet, please contact your school and ask them to make contact with us.

• 4 Week Cycle Nutrition Chart

  • Please see below our nutrition graph for our new menu commencing Sept 2010. CLICK HERE to download

Sample School Menu

Traditional Meal of the Day

Fillet of Salmon, Chips or New Potatoes

Vegetarian Option

Tasty Bean Bake

Accompaniments

Peas, Carrots, Parsley Sauce Or Tomato Ketchup

Main Desserts

Treacle Sponge and Custard

Daily Selection of Desserts

Cold Dessert, Fresh Fruit, Homebake Selection

Filled Jacket Potatoes

With a Selection of Hot and Cold Fillings Daily

Deli Trolley

Assorted Sandwiches Bagels or Wraps, Pasta or Salad Boxes

Salad Bar

Selection of Salads Fruits & Breads

Please Select Your School From The List Below

• Athersley North Primary
• Athersley South Primary
• Barugh Green Primary
• Birdwell Primary
• Birkwood Primary
• Burton Road Primary
• Carlton Primary
• Cawthorne Church of England Primary
• Cherry Dale Primary
• Cudworth Churchfield Primary
• Darfield, All Saints Church of England Primary
• Darfield Upperwood Primary
• Darfield Valley Primary
• Darton Primary
• Dearne Carrfield Primary
• Dearne Goldthorpe Primary
• Dearne Highgate Primary
• Doncaster Road Primary
• Elsecar Holy Trinity Church of England Primary
• Gawber Primary
• Gooseacre Primary
• Greenfield Primary
• Heather Garth Primary
• High View Primary Learning Centre
• Holy Cross Deanery Church of England Primary
• Holy Rood Catholic Primary
• Hoyland Common Primary
• Hoyland Springwood Primary
• Hoylandswaine Primary
• Hunningley Primary
• Joseph Locke Primary
• Jump Primary
• Kendray Primary
• Keresforth Primary
• Kexbrough Primary
• Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre
• Lacewood Primary
• Ladywood Primary
• Littleworth Grange Primary Learning Centre
• Mapplewell Primary
• Milefield Prima
• Millhouse Primary
• Oakhill Primary
• Oxspring Primary
• Penistone St Johns the Baptist Church of England Infant
• Pipers Grove Primary
• Richard Newman Primary
• Royston Meadstead Primary
• Royston Parkside Primary
• Royston Saint John Baptist Church of England Primary
• Royston Summer Fields Primary
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary
• Sandhill Primary
• Shafton Primary
• Shawlands Primary
• Silkstone Common J & I
• Silkstone Primary
• Springvale Primary
• St Dominic's Catholic Primary
• St Helen's Catholic Primary
• St Helen's Primary
• St John the Baptist Church of England Junior
• St Mary's Church of England Primary
• St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary
• Summer Lane Primary
• Tankersley St Peters Church of England Primary
• The Ellis Church of England Primary
• The Hill Primary
• Thurlstone Primary
• Ward Green Primary
• Wellgate Primary
• West Meadows Primary
• Wilthorpe Infant
• Wilthorpe Junior
• Wombwell Park Street Primary
• Worsbrough Bank End Primary
• Worsbrough Common Primary

Frequently Asked Questions

The catering team work hard to develop an appealing cost effective menu which meets the nutritional standards. There has never been a better time to send your child for a school lunch.

• How often do the menus change?

  • We currently have a 4 week menu cycle, ensuring we offer a varied choice. Brand new menus are introduced periodically. Click here to see the current menu in your child's school.
    The weekly menu is on view in all schools and copies are issued to parents on a periodical basis.

• How much does a school meal cost?

  • The school meals selling price in Barnsley Primary Schools is excellent value for money at £1.70 per day
    
    
    

• What Vegetarian options are available?

  • There is a vegetarian / non meat option available every day. The Salad Bar also has a fresh selection available daily from which your child can choose as much as they want.
    
    

• How do I find out if my child is entitled to a free school meal?

  • There has never been a better time to stay for a school lunch and finding out if your child is eligible couldn't be simpler, click here for more details.
    
    

• My child is so fussy, what if he/she doesn't eat anything?

  • All catering staff are extremely vigilant, as are the teaching staff and midday assistants in school. They are skilled in gentle encouragement and flexible in catering for individual requirements. Children are never forced to eat anything they don't like and our staff would always have a discreet word with teachers if difficulties arose.

• My child requires a special diet, how will they be catered for?

  • We are able to cater for various diets (medical, cultural and ethical) and food intolerances. There is a set procedure for dealing with medical diets and allergies. These are normally arranged through your child's dietician or Doctor to ensure that the meals we provide are appropriate to the individual child. In these cases the first point of contact would be your school, and then we will deal with it from there.

• Does anyone check the kitchens?

  • Yes, there is a team of managers who make sure standards are adhered to in every school. Kitchens are inspected by Environmental Health Officers for hygiene standards and cleanliness. We welcome feedback from parents and are positive about requests and suggestions from our customers.

• How do I work for Barnsley catering service?

  • Your local schools are on the lookout for enthusiastic people who will enjoy working in a team in a school environment. We have excellent rates of pay; hours are term time only with good opportunities. Click here for more information.