We expect pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 to remain on the premises unless parents send a note requesting that permission be given for the pupil to go home for lunch. Given that lunchtime is only 40 minutes long, this will only be possible if the pupil lives very close to school. The school canteen provides a varied and healthy menu for pupils who wish to take a meal while pupils bringing packed lunches are expected to eat them in the canteen. At breaktime, snacks are available.

Pupils in the Upper School (Years 10-13) are expected to remain on the premises unless parents have provided a note allowing them to go home or up to town to purchase food. Permission for pupils to be off premises is given on the strict understanding that parents accept full responsibility for the actions of their children at lunchtime.