School Meals

We are excited to introduce Chartwells as our new catering provider, serving wholesome and delicious meals to the children of The Federation of Guillemont Junior and Pinewood Infant Schools starting January 2026.

At Chartwells, they are passionate about encouraging and enabling more children to enjoy a nutritious school meal to get the most out of their day.

Cost of School Meals & How to Pay

Meal Price: From January 2026, the cost of a school meal at Guillemont Junior School will be £2.75.
Online Payments: You can pay online once you have set up your Tucasi Online Payments Confidential Account. All parents and carers have been sent a letter on how to do this.
Ordering Meals: You can view food choices through Scopay, and parents and carers can order meals online one day before the meal is required. Meals can be ordered online up to a week in advance.
Advance Payment: All meals must be paid for in advance, as no credit will be given. Payment is required before a meal can be ordered.
Support: If you require assistance with your account, please contact Mrs. Vivian Lee on 01252 666846.

Healthy Eating & School Policy

Nut-Free School: Due to children with severe nut allergies, we thank you for not sending nuts into school.
Healthy Lunchboxes: In line with our policy on healthy eating, we promote healthy lunchboxes for the children. Please be aware that we do not allow chocolate bars or sweets in our school lunchboxes.
Morning Snacks: Children are only allowed to bring fruit for their snack at morning break.

Lunchtime Lounge

We recognise that, for some children, playtimes can be rather daunting and an hour of unstructured time might be challenging. For this reason, we invite some of our children to attend lunch in our newly established ‘Lunchtime Lounge’.

Atmosphere: Children here will enjoy their lunch in a quieter atmosphere where there are fewer children.
Social Development: They will bring with them a friend of their choice. Following lunch, games are organised with a focus on social skills development.
Activities: After eating lunch, children play board or card games for 10–15 minutes before going outside, where their play may be supported by a buddy.

Free School Meals (FSM)

If you think you may be eligible for free school meals, please click on the following link to check your eligibility:

Applying for free school meals

Delicious and Nutritious Menus

Chartwells’ school meals are lovingly created by a team of talented chefs and dedicated nutritionists. Their menus are designed to be both tasty and nutritious, to fuel children’s learning throughout the school day.

‘Thumbs Up’ Taste Tested: Chartwells ensures their food is ‘thumbs up’ taste-tested in schools with the real critics—the children.
Menu Variety: Look out for familiar favourites like pizza, pasta, roast, and fish, plus fibre-rich additions like Chicken and Vegetable Pie, Chicken and Sweetcorn Pasta Bake, and Potato and Lentil Curry.
Tasty Desserts: The dessert selection includes fruity favourites, warming custard cakes, crumbles, and popular chocolate delights to finish off nourishing lunchtime meals.
Latest Menu: An up-to-date copy of the latest school meals menu is available on the Love School Meals website.

Allergy and Medical Diet Management

Chartwells believes every pupil should be able to enjoy coming to school and feel safe eating with their friends.

Their expert team of nutritionists helps thousands of pupils with food allergies enjoy school meals safely every day. Their work has been recognized with the LACA Nan Berger Award (2022) and the LACA + Natasha Allergy Research Foundation Award for Allergy Management (2023).

Find out more about the medical diet process: