2026-27
School meals are freshly prepared, by our school catering team, each day on the premises. Our meals are of a high standard and wide variety. The children have a choice of hot meals, salads/sandwiches and a choice of dessert. All our meals comply with government standards developed by the School Food Trust.
Children may bring a packed lunch if preferred. If your child does bring a packed lunch please ensure that it is in a sealed, plastic container with the child's name clearly marked. No hot drinks or glass containers are permitted for safety reasons. As with our school meals, we encourage a healthy lunchbox - check out this NHS Link for quick and easy healthy lunch ideas.
If you want to change your child's lunch arrangements (from packed lunch to school meal or vice versa) you must notify the school office and give two weeks notice. Failure to do so could result in you being charged for meals that have not been taken.
Pupils are encouraged to eat healthily and to show courtesy and good manners at the table.
Dinner Money
School meals are £12.75 per week (which is £2.55 per day).
We cannot accept cheque's or cash for dinners taken. Dinner money must be paid via the School Money App and is payable in advance on a Monday for the coming week. You will receive a reminder if dinner money is not paid promptly.
Please use the link to the School Money App - School Money
If you have any problems using the app, please contact the school office staff.
School Menu
Please click on this link for our Autumn 2026 menu.
|
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY – Meat Free |
Week
1 |
*Savory beef & Dumplings
Fish Fingers
Mashed Potato Sweetcorn
Arctic roll |
*Chicken Fajita wraps & Pilau Rice
Omelette
Diced Potatoes Sweetcorn & Beans
*Jelly & Cream/sprinkles |
*Lasagne Quorn Nuggets
Chips
Carrots or Broccoli
*Butterfly cupcakes |
* Vegetarian Sausage Roll * Tomato pasta Bake
Wedges
Sweetcorn & Beans
* Flapjack |
Bubble Fish *Pizza
Chips Beans or Sweetcorn
Donuts |
Week
2 |
*Chicken Curry & Rice
Fishcakes
Wedges Sweetcorn or Carrots
Arctic Roll |
*Sausage Quiche
Mashed Potato Beans & Mixed Veg
* Chocolate Orange Cake |
* Meat & potato pie *Mac & Cheese
Roast Potatoes Broccoli & Carrots
*Fruit pot with chocolate sauce |
* Spaghetti Bolognese * Pizza Pasta
Diced Potato Sweetcorn
*Cornflake cakes |
‘Chip shop’ Sausage Fish Fillet
Chips Beans Curry Gravy Mushy peas
Donuts |
Week
3 |
*Chilli & Rice Mac & Cheese
Wedges
Mixed Veg
Arctic Roll |
*Cheese Pie Bubble Fish
Chips Beans & SweetCorn
*Cookies |
* Meatball subs Omelette
Diced Potato Broccoli & Cauliflower
* Jam cake |
* Chicken Pie * Tomato pasta bake
Mashed potato Mixed Veg
*Cupcakes |
‘Burger Day’ Fishcakes
Chunky Chips
Beans & Sweetcorn
Donuts |
In addition to the menu items overleaf there is a daily option of;
- Baked Potato & Fillings Options
- Wholemeal Bread
- Salad Options
- Water
- Fresh Fruit Options
- Yoghurt
Please note that menus may be subject to change at short notice depending on the availability of food items from suppliers.
Most daily options on this menu are homemade by our school Catering Team and cooked fresh on site each day.
Homemade items are marked with an asterix (*) on the menu.
We use high quality products that are sourced from reputable suppliers; these include organic milk & yoghurt, MSC Fish and Higher Welfare Meat (Red Tractor Certified supplier).
Our lunch menus are planned in accordance with the School Food Standards which are intended to help children develop healthy eating habits and to ensure that they get the energy and nutrition they need across the whole school day.
We adhere to the Food Standards Agency ‘Safer Food, Better Business’ guidelines.
Apply for Free School Meals
If you think that you may be eligible for free school meals please use the following link - Oldham Council Free School Meals for further information and the application process.
Birthday Treats
Birthdays and celebrations are an important part of school life. There are various non-food ways of celebrating birthday’s in school.
Due to our ‘Healthy Eating School’ status and Health and Safety concerns around allergies we ask that parents do not send ‘edible’ treats in to school to celebrate their child’s birthday. If parents would like to celebrate with gifts for their child’s class they could perhaps send small items such as pencils, rubbers or a book that is donated for use by the entire class.
School Water Bottles
Please continue to support the school's Healthy School's policy to ensure that your child brings a clean, fresh water bottle to school. No squash and cordials please.
Healthy School Award
St Margaret’s has signed up to the Positive Steps Oldham 'Healthy Schools' programme, with an aim of gaining a 'Healthy School' status.
To achieve this award the school has to meet certain criteria based on PSHE, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and Emotional Health and Well-being.
As part of the programme we are intending to implement a ‘Whole School Food Policy’ and a 'Packed lunch monitoring and reward scheme'. We will work with children and families to encourage parents providing packed lunches to provide healthy options; examples of healthy lunch-box items are ham, chicken, cheese or tuna sandwich, salad, fruit, yoghurt, carrot sticks etc.
All our school meals are nutritionally balanced and comply with government standards developed by the School Food Trust.