Lunches
Twelve15 is part of Surrey County Council and it has been providing school meals for over 70 years, it feeds thousands of school children daily and is Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres caterer.
About School Meals
Pupils’ wellbeing is at the heart of Twelve15’s recipes. Every weekday it focuses on providing fresh, healthy, and nutritionally balanced lunches that adhere to Government Food Standards.
80% of meals are cooked from scratch, using locally sourced produce whenever possible.
There is a three-week menu cycle, offering three daily hot meal options including a vegetarian choice.
Primary school menu | Twelve15 (itstwelve15.co.uk)
Special diets and allergies
Twelve15 caters for the 14 key allergens identified by the Food Standards Agency. It also has a range of Special Diet menus including ‘Dairy Free’ and ‘Free from Gluten’. Our Primary school kitchens are nut free.
Click here for more information and allergen menus.
How much does a school meal cost and what’s included?
There has long been a positive association between learning outcomes and nutrition.
School meals are FREE for all Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils, regardless of household income (a saving of over £480). This entitles your child to a balanced main course, dessert, fresh bread daily and access to a salad bar
If your child is in Year 3 or above, the cost per meal is £2.80 from September 2024.
Your child may be entitled to a Free School Meal, please speak in confidence to a member of the School Office.
Ordering and registering
- School lunch request and changes email school-lunches@epsomdowns.surrey.sch.uk It is essential to have half a term notice if your child is changing from a school meal to a packed lunch and vice versa. A charge will be made if no notice is received and a lunch was ordered for your child.
- New Starter Pack
- Special Diet Request form
- Payment system
- Information about Universal Infant Free School Meals.
- Free school meals Eligibility & Pupil Premium application - Download
Packed Lunches 
If you prefer your child to have a packed lunch, please pack a healthy selection of items that will give your child nourishment and energy. Please only include packets that the child can open independently. We must ask that nuts of any kind are not sent into school in lunch boxes or as a snack – this includes peanut butter/Nutella sandwiches and Nutella snacks, as even these are enough to trigger a serious reaction in some children who suffer from nut allergies.
As packed lunches will not be refrigerated we ask that an insulated lunchbox is used and placed on the trolley in the corridor outside your child’s classroom.
Useful websites for healthy Lunchbox ideas:
Loveable LunchboxesWater
We recommend that children drink water throughout the day in order to maintain concentration levels and prevent headaches. Children are allowed a bottle of water in the classroom, which they can re-fill at break and lunchtime from the water-cooler in reception. Please note that fizzy drinks, juice or squash must not be bought into school – only water is permitted.
