Catering
Weekly Food Menu
Food plays an important part of our school day, and we encourage a strong healthy eating ethos amongst staff and students alike.
In addition to complying with Government regulations, as a school, we have standards of our own. Seasonal fruit and vegetables are sourced from the UK and where possible locally and with the exception of lamb (sourced mainly from New Zealand) and our fresh meat is also sourced from the UK.
Parents are asked to support the school in encouraging students to eat a hot, healthy and balanced lunch each day and our HOT DEAL in our main Dining Room still remains the best value for money.
Cashless Catering
At Leventhorpe we operate a cashless system; we ask parents to pay for food in advance online via ParentPay. Once accounts have been set up, students will purchase food via our Biometric system.
To help students to manage their own accounts we limit their maximum daily spend. From September 2025, this will be £6.50, however this can be changed to an amount of your choice. If you would like to alter the maximum daily spend for your child, just contact finance@leventhorpe.net stating your child’s name and form.
As each child pays the same way, free school meal (FSM) students are unrecognisable to all other students. However, if your child is entitled to FSM you are still able to make payments to their account. The system ensures that their FSM allowance of £3.30 is available each day and this funding will be used before your own income is used.
Using Biometrics ensures that charges are made to the correct pupil’s account and reduces lunchtime queues.
It is the school’s ethos that no child should go hungry. Should students have insufficient funds on their account they can come to the Finance Office where we will allow them to call you in order to arrange a top up. Should you be unavailable we will loan your child £3.30 by way of an overdraft. This should be repaid as soon as possible but also bear in mind that the amount you put on will immediately be reduced by the amount spent from the overdraft.
To avoid the school being left with any debt we will refrain from giving any students in Year 11 overdrafts during the summer term unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Is there a Meal Deal?
All items are individually priced at all our food outlets.
However, our £3.30 HOT LUNCH DEAL served in the Dining Room remains our best value-for-money deal and includes a hot, healthy and balanced main meal as well as a delicious dessert.
Does the menu change on a regular basis?
Each week's menu is bespoke and completely different!
Our in-house catering team prides itself on offering an extensive variety of food and drink in our weekly menu. You can find each week's menu right here on this webpage!
Can my child spend as much as they like?
No, students are automatically limited to a daily spend of £6.50.
But if you would like to change this daily spend limit, please contact finance@leventhorpe.net stating your child's name and form and how much you would like the limit to be.
What happens if my child runs out of money?
You can add money to your child's food account via ParentPay at any time.
We recommend an automatic top-up facility, which is easy to set up via ParentPay and will ensure that your child's account does not fall below a certain amount.
Students attempting to purchase food with no credit will be sent to the Finance Office where they will be permitted to phone home to arrange a top-up or be given an overdraft of £3.30 for the day.
Will my child go hungry?
No! It is the school's ethos that no child should go hungry.
If a student has not eaten and has no money on their food account and we are unable to contact their parent/carer, we will loan students £3.30 by way of an overdraft to enable them to eat that day.
Overdrafts should be paid back as soon as possible (bearing in mind that the amount added to a food account will be immediately reduced by the amount spent from the overdraft).
Is Leventhorpe a nut-free school?
No.
We recognise that some of our students suffer from allergies and intolerances, and although we cannot guarantee a completely allergen-free environment, we ensure that there is sufficient information/instruction to encourage self-responsibility for students to make informed decisions on their food choices.
Please ensure that the school is aware of your child's food allergies and keep that information up to date.
