Lunch Menus

Our menus are:

  • Gold Standard Food for Life award winning
  • Seasonal and changed twice a year
  • We have monthly theme days and we run fun cooking events to educate children about healthy eating and cooking

All key stage 1 (KS1) pupils, including reception children, are entitled to free school meals. Your child could also get free school meals if you are receiving certain benefits.

If your child has any special dietary requirements, please can you inform us as soon as possible.

Thurrock Catering

Every day more than 15,000 school meals are served in Thurrock.

Thurrock provide affordable, nutritious meals for local school children.

Over 75% of the food is made using local ingredients:

  • organic and traceable farm fresh British meat
  • 200,000 kilograms of fresh fruit and vegetables every year
  • fish that is caught from sustainable sources

Breaktime Snacks

Bulphan Academy is part of the Government’s School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme. Under the scheme, each child aged four to six (Early Years and Years 1 and 2) receive a free piece of fruit or vegetable each school day.

All children are allowed to bring in the following snacks for breaktime:

  • Fruit
  • Dried Fruit e.g. raisins
  • Vegetables
  • Bread sticks
  • Plain crackers

Week 1 – Week commencing 17th April, 8th May, 29th May, 19th June, 10th July, 4th Sept, 25th Sept and 16th October

Week 1
Red BandBlue BandJacket PotatoSidesDesserts
MondayPork Sausage with Mash PotatoSalmon Fingers with Mash PotatoJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansPeasIce Cream
TuesdaySweet & Sour Chicken with RiceTomato & Vegetable Pasta BakeJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansMixed VegetablesLemon Drizzle Cake
WednesdayRoast Chicken with Roast Potatoes and Yorkshire PuddingRoast Quorn Fillet with Roast Potatoes and Yorkshire PuddingJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansFresh CarrotsFruit Jelly
ThursdayCheese & Tomato Pizza
with Potato Wedges
Meat Free Sausage Roll with Potato WedgesJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansSweetcornIce Cream Roll
FridayBreaded Lemon Fish Bites with ChipsVegetable Fingers with ChipsJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansPeasApple Crumble Cake with Custard

Week 2 – Week commencing 24th April, 15th May, 5th June, 26th June, 17th July, 11th Sept and 2nd October

Week 2
Red BandBlue BandJacket PotatoSidesDesserts
MondayPork Sausage Hot Dog with Herby Diced PotatoesMacaroni CheeseJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansSweetcornFruit Smoothie
TuesdayChicken Burgers with Potato CrispersQuorn Burger with Potato CrispersJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansBaked BeansCocoa Sponge & Cocoa Sauce
WednesdayRoast Gammon
with Roast Potatoes and Yorkshire Pudding
Roast Quorn Fillet with Roast Potatoes and Yorkshire PuddingJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansCarrotsFruit Jelly
ThursdayCheese & Tomato Pizza with Potato WedgesQuorn Dippers with Potato WedgesJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansSweetcornLemon Shortbread
FridayFish Fingers with ChipsTomato & Vegetable Pasta BakeJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansPeasBanana Muffin

Week 3 – Week commencing 1st May, 22nd May, 12th June, 3rd July, 18th Sept and 9th October

Week 3
Red BandBlue BandJacket PotatoSidesDesserts
MondayBeef Bolognese BakeQuorn Vegan Balls in a tomato sauce with PastaJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansPeasFrozen Yoghurt
TuesdayBBQ Chicken with RiceQuorn Vegetable Curry with RiceJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansGreen BeansFruity Iced Sponge
WednesdayRoast Chicken
with Roast Potatoes and Yorkshire Pudding
Roast Quorn Fillet with Roast Potatoes and Yorkshire PuddingJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansBroccoliFruit Jelly
ThursdayCheese & Tomato Pizza
with Potato Wedges
Quorn Dippers with Potato WedgesJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansSweetcornCarrot Cake
FridayFish Fingers with ChipsCheese & Red Onion QuicheJacket Potato with Tuna Mayo, or Cheese or BeansPeasRocket Ice Lolly