"Pupils understand how to stay healthy through exercise and diet."

ISI Inspection Report, 2023

School Meals and Healthy Eating

A Healthy Environment

At Highfield Priory we encourage a healthy lifestyle which includes many and varied sports and activities. Highfield Priory is committed to raising nutritional standards and promoting healthy eating and has been awarded Healthy School's status. All aspects of food and nutrition in school support the health and well-being of pupils, staff and visitors. Our experienced chef provides a fine selection of food including vegetarian and halal prepared foods.

All food is freshly prepared in our kitchen by our own fully qualified chef and kitchen assistants.

Their challenge is to provide healthy meals that are interesting and exciting, taking into account pupils likes and dislikes and their religious and cultural requirements. There is no point in offering food that is technically healthy if it is so dull and repetitive that little gets eaten.

Wherever possible our menus are cooked using alternative cooking methods that will make them healthier, for example, baking or grilling rather than frying. Our chef avoids artificial flavourings and colourings, uses semi-skimmed milk and reduces fat, sugar and salt in homemade cakes and biscuits.

Healthy eating is promoted in the classroom with fresh fruit and milk available in the morning.

Studies have shown that de-hydrated children have low levels of concentration, consequently we ensure that each child has a personal bottle of water in their classroom which they can access at any time.

Our lunch menu works on a three week cycle. 

Table Manners

Within HPSED, the children are taught how to hold their cutlery correctly, how to eat, how to converse, how to seat themselves and how to excuse themselves from the table. This is reinforced by monitors and teachers in the Dining Room.

The latest from Highfield Priory

It was an action-packed week in Nursery and Forest School last week!

We were developing our fine motor skills and hand eye co-ordination as we used hammers to create our own wooden police cars. After all that crafting work, we were very happy to relax in the forest hammocks! πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚Photos from Highfield Priory School and Nursery's post
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9 hours ago

We are very excited to launch our Art Competition for Nurseries across the region in the Pre-School age group! πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ¨ πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ¨

The theme is β€˜Our Favourite Story’ and we are asking each Nursery to produce an A1-size collage based around their favourite book. Important dates to note:

- Registration deadline: Friday 28th February (see link below)
- Artwork to be ready for collection: Monday 17th March
- Exhibition at Highfield Priory: Saturday 22nd March

The winning Nursery will receive a Β£250 prize to spend on art and craft materials and there is also the opportunity for individual Pre-schoolers to submit their own A4 entry for the chance to win an art set.

We really hope this inspires all the budding young artists in the area and we can't wait to see what you come up with! 🀩 πŸ˜ƒ

Ready to create? Register your Nursery here:
form.jotform.com/250365104056044We are very excited to launch our Art Competition for Nurseries across the region in the Pre-School age group! πŸ‘©‍🎨 πŸ‘¨‍🎨

The theme is ‘Our Favourite Story’ and we are asking each Nursery to produce an A1-size collage based around their favourite book. Important dates to note:

- Registration deadline: Friday 28th February (see link below)
- Artwork to be ready for collection: Monday 17th March
- Exhibition at Highfield Priory: Saturday 22nd March

The winning Nursery will receive a £250 prize to spend on art and craft materials and there is also the opportunity for individual Pre-schoolers to submit their own A4 entry for the chance to win an art set.

We really hope this inspires all the budding young artists in the area and we can't wait to see what you come up with! 🀩 πŸ˜ƒ

Ready to create? Register your Nursery here:
form.jotform.com/250365104056044
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2 days ago

We are very excited to launch our Art Competition for Nurseries across the region in the Pre-School age group! πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ¨ πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ¨

The theme is β€˜Our Favourite Story’ and we are asking each Nursery to produce an A1-size collage based around their favourite book. Important dates to note:

- Registration deadline: Friday 28th February (see link below)
- Artwork to be ready for collection: Monday 17th March
- Exhibition at Highfield Priory: Saturday 22nd March

The winning Nursery will receive a Β£250 prize to spend on art and craft materials and there is also the opportunity for individual Pre-schoolers to submit their own A4 entry for the chance to win an art set.

We really hope this inspires all the budding young artists in the area and we cant wait to see what you come up with! 🀩 πŸ˜ƒ

Ready to create? Register your Nursery here:
https://form.jotform.com/250365104056044
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