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Merryhills Primary School

School Lunches  

The Office of the Mayor of London is continuing to fund universal free school meals for children in Years 3-6 for the academic year 2026/27. This means that all primary aged children will be able to enjoy a hot, nutritious meal every day they are at school at no cost.  

At lunchtime your child may have a school meal or bring a packed lunch from home. Our school meals are cooked on-site by Dolce Catering Services. Our dedicated kitchen team have worked at the school for many years. 

Words from Dolce's welcome letter:

We are delighted to introduce ourselves as your new school catering provider. Our aim is simple: to provide every child with tasty, nutritious meals that they enjoy, while giving them the energy and focus they need for learning throughout the afternoon.

If your child has special dietary requirements, we recommend you look at the downloadable Allergens menu for a detailed breakdown. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions  regarding school meals, allergens, payments etc, please do not hesitate to contact our friendly Dolce Customer Care team:
Availability - Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm
Phone - 01942 707709
Email - customercare@dolce.co.uk

 

All children eat in the canteen, whether they have school meals or bring a packed lunch. If your child is bringing a packed lunch from home please make sure that it does not contain sweets, nuts, chocolate or fizzy drinks and that the drink is not in a glass bottle. Crisps and cereal bars are allowed.  Children must be able to open all containers themselves. All lunchboxes and containers must be clearly marked with your child’s name.

Please use this link to discover healthy lunchbox ideas. 

Healthier Lunchboxes 

Meals must be pre-ordered through SchoolGrid by 8:30am on the day. You can book up to 2 weeks in advance. We have special meals and ‘theme days’ which you will be notified about. 

 Please use the link below to access the SchoolGrid website:

SchoolGrid

Government's School Fruit Scheme

We are very pleased to be part of the Governments’ School Fruit Scheme, which provides a piece of fruit to every child from Reception to Year 2. Children are also welcome to bring their own fresh fruit or vegetables in addition to this and we are very happy for our older children to bring in fresh fruit or vegetables to school to eat during their morning break. All children are encouraged to drink water regularly – either from our drinking fountains or from their own water bottles.