Primary School
School lunches —
what parents told us
Survey results · June 2026
49
Families responded
67
Children covered
97%
Use school lunches
54%
Often come home hungry
Children by year group
16
Reception
16
Year 1
13
Year 2
1
Year 3
0
Year 4
21
Year 5
Year 6 not shown — 1 child represented. Year 4 has no respondents yet.
The two biggest concerns
54%
say their child often or almost always comes home hungry
44%
reported concerns about children being served food they didn't want
What parents said about food quality
What parents are asking for
Plain option always available
Friday menu preview
Regular feedback survey
Components separate on plate
Taster portions
Open feedback channel
SEN-aware serving staff
What's working
97% use and value school lunches
Taster sessions well received
Many parents broadly positive
"I think we are lucky to get free school meals in London. They are doing well with the money they have."
"The taster day was lovely. We continue to be perfectly happy with the lunch situation at the school."
Suggested next steps for the school
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Contact: kimberly@moxie89.com