School meals and breakfast clubs

Breakfast Club

Only some of the county's primary schools have a breakfast club. Contact your school for more information. 

There is a cost of £1 per child for the child care element before the breakfast club. You must pay £1 for your first and second child. There is a discount for families with 3 or more children in primary school.

£2 a day is the maximum a parent will pay.

You must book a space through your Gwynedd Council on-line account.

 

School lunch

Primary schools: 2 courses - free for all children in Reception up to Year 6.

Pay primary school dinner on-line

Parents guidelines: pay your school online

Secondary school: Prices vary – please contact the school directly

 

Free school meals

From September 2023, every primary school in Gwynedd will offer free school meals for all children in Reception up to Year 6.

By 2024 all primary school children in state schools in Wales will get free school meals.

Free school dinners are also available for some pupils from low income families. To find out if your child is eligible, go to the Free school meals web page.

If you receive any of the qualifying benefits, you should still register for free school meals through the Local Authority as you may be entitled to grants such as school uniform and PE kits. 

 

What is there for lunch? 

Primary schools

School lunch

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Week 1	Bubblecrumb Salmon fillet   (v) Filled jacket potato cheese baked beans & salad potato wedges   Pineapple sponge & custard	Pork meatballs in tomato sauce  (v) vegetable sausage in tomato sauce broccoli & cabbage  pasta          Oaty biscuit & milk	Roast turkey or beef  (v) quorn roast or fillet  carrots & swede roast potato gravy         Ice cream & chopped peaches	Beef bolognese (v) quorn bolognese sweetcorn & peas pasta  salad        Chocolate & banana cupcake & milk	Bbq chicken & spinach wrap (v) Bbq quorn & spinach wrap salad  chips    Strawberry whip with coulis & raisins
Week 2	fish bites (v) fishless fingers baked beans or broccoli & salad potato wedges       Chocolate sponge & chocolate custard	sausage pasta bake (v) vegetable sausage pasta bake sweetcorn & green beans garlic bread         Shortbread & banana pieces	savoury minced beef (v) quorn mince with a yorkshire pudding peas & carrots, creamed mashed potato       Yogurt & apple pieces	chicken pie (v) quorn & vegetable pie broccoli & cabbage boiled or new potatoes gravy   Fresh fruit salad & dream topping	(v) cheese & tomato pizza vegetable sticks beetroot chips         Apple crumble muffin & milk
Week 3	v) Mac ‘n’cheese (v) Neopolitan bake garlic bread peas & pepper sticks           Chocolate krispie square	Fish stars or breaded salmon fillet (v) Fishless finger baked beans or salad creamed mashed potato         Sticky toffee sponge & custard	Roast pork (v) quorn roast or fillet apple sauce & gravy roast potatoes or boiled potato carrots & broccoli        Cheesecake & mandarins	Chicken korma (v) Vegetable korma peas & sweetcorn rice naan bread       Rasberry bun & milk	Beef burger in a bun (v) Quorn fillet in a bun chips coleslaw & cucumber         Yogurt & apple pieces

CThe Gwynedd Primary Schools Summer Menu meets the The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013. And has been approved by the Welsh Local Government Association’s School Food Co-ordinator.

• A fresh drink of water is available  to all at lunchtime. Fruit is available every day as an alternative to the pudding. Bread (without spread) is available throughout lunch. Oil free potatoes are offered as an alternative to chips and roast potato. We prepare food from the original ingredients and we do not knowingly use food that has been genetically modified.

 

Secondary schools

• every secondary school in the county offers a variety of fresh hot and cold food every day.
   

Milk

A third of a pint of milk is provided every day, free of charge to:

• pupils Under the age of 5
• Key Stage 1 Pupils (National Assembly for Wales Initiative)
• pupils in special schools
• any pupil of primary age who requires milk on medical grounds in respect of when a certificate has been submitted by the School’s Medical Officer.

Key Stage 2 pupils can purchase a third of a pint of milk for 10p.

 

Pupils bringing sandwiches

A beaker, plate and drinking water is provided for pupils who choose to bring their own food.

 

Eating Healthily

Every school in Gwynedd is part of the healthy schools’ scheme. For more information go to the Gwynedd Healthy Schools website.