Healthy, nutritious food is an essential part of helping our children learn, grow and thrive. At St Luke’s, we are committed to supporting good wellbeing through high-quality meals, clear guidance for families, and an inclusive approach to dietary needs.

Healthy Schools Bronze Accreditation

St Luke’s is proud to be a Bronze Accredited Healthy Eating School.
This accreditation recognises our commitment to:

• Promoting healthy and balanced food choices

• Teaching pupils about nutrition and wellbeing

• Providing families with clear guidance around healthy eating

• Creating a dining environment that supports positive relationships with food

This reflects our whole-school approach to health and our continued focus on improving food education and provision.

Our School Meals – Caterlink

Our lunches are freshly prepared on site each day by Caterlink, a specialist school catering provider delivering high-quality, nutritious meals across Islington. Caterlink:

• Prepare fresh, balanced meals daily

• Offer a range of choices including vegetarian options

• Provide a daily salad bar and jacket potato station

• Support allergy and dietary requirements safely

• Work in partnership with the school to promote healthy eating

We use a three-week rotating menu to provide variety and seasonally balanced meals.

This can be accessed below.

What Children Can Expect Each Day

• Hot meal options

• Vegetarian options

• Jacket potatoes with a variety of fillings

• Salad bar selection

• Fresh fruit and balanced desserts

• Access to water throughout lunchtime

• A Halal meat option 

Our lunchtime team works hard to ensure that mealtimes are calm, supportive and enjoyable.

Dietary Needs and Allergies

We recognise that some children have dietary needs linked to allergies, intolerances, sensory preferences or anxieties around food. Our approach is flexible, careful and child-centred.

Key staff who support this area:

• Soroya Mustaf – Senior Midday Meals Supervisor

• Anisa Lucey – Welfare Officer

Together with the leadership team, they oversee allergy management, dietary adjustments and consistent mealtime routines. Please speak to us if your child requires a personalised plan or adaptations

Packed Lunches

Although we encourage all children to have a hot school meal, we understand that some children—with specific dietary needs, sensory sensitivities or food-related anxieties—may prefer to bring a packed lunch.

Packed lunches must follow our healthy eating principles. We use the traffic-light system to guide pupils’ understanding of balanced eating:

• Green foods: everyday healthy foods

• Amber foods: foods to enjoy in moderation

• Red foods: treat foods that should not appear in daily packed lunches

This system supports our teaching in class and helps children make informed choices.

For detailed information, please see:
📄 St Luke’s Packed Lunch Pamphlet
📄 Packed Lunch Ideas for Families

NHS Guidance on Healthy Lunchboxes (recommended resource):
https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes/

Supporting Positive Eating Habits

We aim to support all pupils to:

• Build confidence around food

• Explore new foods at their own pace

• Understand what makes a balanced meal

• Enjoy calm, sociable mealtimes

Our partnership with families is central to helping children establish healthy lifelong habits.