School Meals

At The Gordon Children's Academy, we believe that every pupil should enjoy healthy and nutritious meals to support their learning. 

We partner with a catering specialist called Innovate, a member of Impact Food Group, who offer quality food choice, flexibility and speed at the heart of everything they do. 
Their food is inspired by the best and most fashionable high street concepts, fusing fantastic quality food with the industry's leading quick service style food markets and cafes.

Impact Food Group believes that it's important to treat students with more respect and to help them make more sophisticated decisions about the food they eat. 

Their message focuses on their ability to be more than a school canteen, and continually look at ways to provide restaurant-style school food that's well cooked, presented, and helps to build a better knowledge of food.

Our kitchens will use the best technology to serve students quickly, ensuring they have time to enjoy their meal to keep them ready to learn.

Innovate, make all meals from scratch in our kitchen daily. School lunches have changed enormously over the years and are now really delicious!

If your child has a specific dietary requirement, Impact Food Group will be able prepare meals to meet their needs.

All children from Reception to Year 2 are entitled to a free school meal, however, if you prefer, your child may bring a packed lunch to school. Packed lunches should be healthy and balanced with no more than one small piece of chocolate or cake. No fizzy drinks or sweets packed with e-numbers please.

Finally, we are a nut-free school, meaning that no nut based products should be in packed lunches as we have children with severe allergies. This includes but is not limited to: Nutella/Hazelnut Spread, Peanut Butter, Peanut Chocolate (eg Snickers, Peanut M&Ms), Baklava/Paklava, etc.

Term 5 and 6 Menu

Term 5 and 6 Allergen Aware Menu

September Term 1 Menu

September Term 1 Allergy Menu

Booking Lunch Through Arbor

At Gordon Children’s Academy, all school lunches are booked and paid for through Arbor. This system makes it simple and secure for families to choose meals in advance and manage payments.

How to book a lunch
1. Log in to the Arbor App or website using your parent account.
2. Select your child’s profile and click on the three lines (which is the main menu).
3. Go to Meals and choose the date.
4. Pick from the menu options available for that day.
5. Confirm your booking.

You can book meals for the week ahead or for the whole term - whichever works best for your family.

For additional guidance on how to book a lunch on Arbor, please view here. 

Payments
• If your child is entitled to Free School Meals or Universal Infant Free School Meals (EYFS–Year 2), no payment is required, but you still need to book the meal choice.
• For all other children, payment is made directly through Arbor at the time of booking. Our caterer has a no debt policy so you will need to ensure you have money in your account in order to pre-book your child’s meal.

Why pre-book?
• Helps ensure all children gets their preferred meal choice.
• Helps our kitchen staff prepare accurate numbers, reducing waste.
• Gives you control and visibility over what your child will be eating each day.
If you have any difficulties booking lunches, please contact the school office and we will be happy to support you.

Free School Meals

Your child might be able to get free school meals. A parent may wish to check their child’s eligibility for Pupil Premium.

You will need to enter your name, address, national insurance number or asylum support service number.  In addition, you will need to provide your child’s name, date of birth and identify the school they are attending.

Find out more about Free School Meals here

If you have any questions or would like to know more about Pupil Premium funding and how it is being used to benefit your child, please speak to a member of the Senior Leadership team or the Inclusion Manager.