Lunches
We pride ourselves in serving the best meals possible to our students, offering them the best value for money around.
Our catering offer is managed by Taylor Shaw.
Every day we offer:
- a selection of hot meals. The menu changes each day
- a selection of fresh sandwiches and salads
- marinated halal chicken wraps
- pizza slices
- pasta with a selection of hot sauces
- fresh fruit
- a wide range of healthy drinks
All our meals are nutritionally analysed to help our students make informed choices about healthy eating.
Halal meals are cooked separately to avoid contamination and are clearly labelled on the menu.
A vegetarian main meal and a vegetarian pasta choice are available every day, as well as a selection of vegetarian sandwiches.
Meal times
Breakfast is available to students before the start of their school day, for any students who wish to join us.
Students will then have a 20 minute break time (where they can purchase drinks and snacks) and a 35 minute lunch time. We have two sittings, so not all students are on lunch at the same time.
How to pay
When buying their lunches, students use their fingerprints to manage their accounts. This means they don’t need to carry money around with them.
If your child is registered for free school meals their account will be automatically topped up.
Parents and carers are asked to use the Arbor Parent App or Arbor Parent Web Portal to top up their child’s lunch account. Arbor also lets you monitor what your child is spending their money on.
Web portal ➡️ coopmanchester.uk.arbor.sc or
Download the app for iOS (Apple/iPhone) | download the app for Android (Google Play Store)
Free dinners
If you are entitled to free school dinners, you first need to apply for this.
Which pupils qualify for free school meals?
Your child may be eligible for free school meals if you receive any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (as long as you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on
- Universal Credit
What are the benefits of claiming free school meals?
School meals are a good way to ensure that your child eats well at lunchtime, and they can also save you time and money.
Claiming free school meals also helps the school. We get extra funding, known as the ‘pupil premium’, for every eligible pupil who is registered
Providing feedback on our catering service
Our catering offer is managed by Taylor Shaw.
If you have any feedback on our catering service, we would really like to hear from you. If you would like a response to your feedback, don't forget to include your email address.