School Lunches
Eat Them to Defeat Them Campaign
Caerphilly Catering Services are taking part in the Eat Them to Defeat Them programme, which will promote the following vegetables on a weekly basis from week commencing 28th February 2022.
W/C 28th February 2022 – Carrots – Carrot Cake
W/C 7th March 2022 Peppers – Stuffed Peppers
W/C 14th March 2022 Broccoli – Broccoli & Cheese Bake
W/C 21st March 2022 Tomato – Baked Tomato
W/C 28th March 2022 Peas – Minted Peas
The above recipes can be served alongside the published menus for that week on a day that suits each individual site.

School Dinner Menu's - Caerphilly Catering
A two course set main meal for a primary school child is £2.10. All catering is run by Caerphilly Catering on site at school.
All school meals are to be paid for through our cashless system UPay.
For more information on how to set this up please contact the school office on crmpa@caerphilly.gov.uk.
Our Current Menu
Schedule of Weeks
Here you can see which menu is being served each week
Menu's week 1 to 3 are displayed below ...

School Menu's Weeks 1 - 3

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3
Free School Meals
How to claim ...
The quickest and easiest way is to apply online.
Are you eligible for Free School Meals?
Free school meals are available to eligible pupils who attend school full-time. This includes:
Younger children who attend nursery for full days
Sixth form school pupils
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
Guarantee 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
to 31 March 2019, Universal Credit – This was done as a temporary measure, pending the development of new eligibility criteria
from 1 April 2019, Universal Credit - provided your household has an annualised net earned income (Net earned income is defined as household income after taxes and deductions. It does not include income from Universal Credit or other benefits) of no more than £7,400 ( as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
If your children receive Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance in their own right, they could also be able to receive free school meals.
For children/young people to be eligible to receive free school meals:
you, as a parent, or your child, must receive the relevant benefit or support payment
you should have submitted an application for free school meals to the local authority (or an application should have been submitted on your behalf)
the application should have been approved by the local authority, or documents should have been seen by the local authority which strongly indicate your child is eligible.
Packed Lunches
Guidance on what to include in lunchboxes for school



Bringing lunches into school during COVID-19

Healthy Packed Lunch - Nutrition for Life

Change 4 Life - Make Lunchboxes Healthier
Handy Lunchbox Recipes

Crunchy Coleslaw

Tomato Salsa

Cheese & Herb Scones

Easy Pizzas

Fruit or Savoury Muffins

Fruit Crumble Flapjacks

Fruity Cheesecake Pots

Healthy Wraps

Homemade Tortilla Chips

"Me" Size Pizzas

Rainbow Couscous Salad

Sunshine Pasta Salad