There are meat and vegetarian versions of each type of meal provided. The meals were selected with student involvement. Menus are reviewed regularly by the health promoting school co-ordinator and cook supervisor with input from the school’s council representatives.

Our catering team often produces a dish or menu in celebration of international events and Festivals. For instance, on European Day of Languages there were French Pastries on the menu, and dishes had an oriental flavour at Chinese New Year.

Fresh drinking water is provided by drinking stations throughout the college.

Nutritional school food Standards

Food prepared by the college catering team complies with the Government school foods standards, which provides healthy, tasty and nutritious food and drink.

Cashless Catering

The College operates a cashless catering system. Students are not able to buy food using cash. All students are issued with a card on their first day which allows them to purchase food from our dining facilities.  The card stores credits and other information. The cost of a school meal for students is £2.05. Credit can be placed onto the card in the following ways:

• via coins and notes placed by the students into one of the two cash machines located in the school.   (not 1p, 2p and 5p coins)
• by sending a cheque made payable to Judgemeadow Community College. This should be placed in an envelope addressed to the Judgemeadow Finance Office, with the student’s name and form on the envelope.   Students should then place the envelope into the grey Post Box at Student reception. If posted before 8.30am the Finance Office will credit the card for that day. It is also be possible to make payments online with a credit or debit card through www.parentpay.com. Letters have been sent to all parents and carers with a username and password to enable payment to be made through this secure website.  If you did not receive a letter or it has been mislaid please contact the school and we will send you a replacement.  Please note that if you change your password, and then forget your new password, you will need to contact Parentpay direct, as we do not have access to changed password information.

If a child receives a free school meal the credit will be automatically placed onto the card by the College. Parents can choose to credit further monies if required.  When your child visits the dining area and buys food, credit will be deducted from the card.

Free School Meals

One in five students in England are entitled to a free school meal. On average a family with 2 children spends over £600 per school year on school meals so it’s well worth checking out your entitlement. To do so, simply contact the Free School Meals Service at Leicester City Council (0116 2527865).

If you think you qualify why not apply straightaway? All you have to do is complete a simple form (available from the College office or Leicester City Council) and return it with proof of benefit to the Free School Meals Service at Leicester Education Department. If you prefer, you may apply on-line at: www.leicester.gov.uk.

Even if you don’t want the free school meals we would still encourage you to apply. The more children in school who are entitled to free school meals, the more funding the school will get – this will benefit all Judgemeadow students.

School Menu

The school lunchtime menu is changed every 4 weeks - each 4 week block is broken into separate weeks  - click below to view the menu for that particular week

In addition to the dishes listed above, alternatives such as baguettes, panini's, other snacks and drinks are available.

To see prices please click here

Our menu includes Halal dishes - see certification below