School Meals

🕒The College refectory serves hot meals, snacks, cold food and drinks during Breakfast (before school), Morning Break, and Lunch. 

Free porridge is available every morning until 8:15am for students and staff.

💳The refectory operates a cashless system. The account is opened and can then be topped up through Arbor. The default spending limit is £8.65 per day, across breakfast, break and lunch service. Parents can change this limit anytime by emailing: mail@wimbledoncollege.org.uk 

Students use meal proximity cards to make meal purchases. Cards are issued to Figures (Year 7) and Poetry (Year 12) students each September. For Sixth Form students, these cards also function as student ID. Lost cards should be reported immediately. A replacement costs £1 and can be obtained from Main Reception. Students can check their account balance and remaining allowance at the terminal in the refectory. 

🍽️Entitlement to Free School Meals is credited automatically. Parents may add credit via Arbor to increase the daily allowance. Free meal status is confidential—not visible to other students.

🥗Packed Lunch Guidance - Healthy, balanced packed lunches include : vegetables, fruit, carbs (e.g. sandwiches, pasta) and protein. Only water, fruit juice, plain milk, or diluted juice are permitted.  Please ensure your child does not bring in nuts, large packets of crisps, cakes, biscuits or sweets. For lunch box tips: NHS Healthier lunch boxes

 💧Reusable water bottles are encouraged and can be re-filled at fountains on site. Still water is allowed in class (unless unsafe, e.g. labs/workshops).

📦A pre-order bag lunch is available to order before school. Students receive a numbered ticket and first access to the refectory at break and lunch (skip the queue).

Allergy advice is available at the point of sale. The catering manager holds full allergen data on all items sold, if needed.

The Catering System stores basic student info (name, class, photo, balance, entitlement). Data is handled securely under the Data Protection Act.

👨‍🍳The catering team are employed 'in house', the service is not outsourced, food standards and quality are high. Wimbledon College is a London Living Wage employer. Food is sold at or below cost (includes wages and food).

 

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