School Meals
Food at Nelson Academy is produced and provided by Aspens catering team and is of very high quality. All meals are nutritionally balanced and designed to appeal to children. Options available on a daily basis include a hot meal, pasta, and jacket potatoes.
A ‘complete meal’ is currently £2.50 per day, which includes a main course/pasta/jacket potato, pudding/fruit/yogurt/jelly and a drink.
Vegetarian meals are provided daily, and special diets can also be catered for.
Provision is also made for pupils to have a home packed lunch. Pupils may switch between an academy meal and a home-packed lunch for your convenience.
Please note that Nelson Academy is a cashless school, so all school meals must be ordered and paid for on the Aspens Select Website.
All children in Reception and Key Stage 1 (Year 1 and Year 2) are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals. Children in Reception, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 of families receiving Income Support or Income-Based Job Seekers Allowance my be entitled to Free School Meals. Families receiving Child Tax Credit but who are not entitled to a Working Tax Credit, may also be entitled. An application form for Free School Meals can be obtained from the academy office or parents can apply directly using the link below.
National School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS)
All children in Reception and KS1 (Year 1 and Year 2) are entitled to receive a free piece of fruit or vegetable each school day as part of the Government’s School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS). This is eaten at morning break time.
This provides one of their 5 A DAY portions, and the scheme also helps to increase awareness of the importance of eating fruit and vegetables, encouraging healthy eating habits that can be carried into later life.
Teachers find that distributing the fruit in class groups helps to encourage a sharing, calm, social time. It also encourages the children to try different fruit and vegetables.
The fruit and vegetables are delivered to schools three times a week to ensure freshness. Depending on the season, there is a choice of:
- bananas
- apples
- pears
- carrots
- tomatoes
- easy-peel citrus fruits, such as satsumas
- strawberries
Healthy Snacks
You may send your child in with a healthy snack from home if you wish. No sweets are allowed.