PRIMARY school children in Weymouth are enjoying hot school meals with students at Wey Valley school.

More than 100 pupils at St Nicholas and St Laurence primary school are enjoying the hot school meals served daily at the Wey Valley School and Wyvern Academy.

This is as part of the Government’s universal free school meal initiative for all children from reception class to year two.

Kerri Walker, manager of The Diner at Wey Valley, said: “We are delighted to welcome pupils from St Nicholas and St Laurence primary school to our diner.

“There is a great buzz in the dining room and the pupils are certainly enjoying the menu we offer.”

From the start of the new academic year even the youngest pupils have been taking the short walk across campus for their midday meal, and eating the same food as the students at the senior schools. Helen Williams, head teacher at St Nicholas and St Laurence primary school, said: “The children are really enjoying their lunch at Wey Valley and Wyvern and the setting, which includes table cloths and flowers, gives a real formal restaurant ambience.”

The children are joining their older schoolmates from St Nicholas and St Laurence who have already been heading over to Wey Valley for lunch for the last two years, as the demand for hot school meals has grown.

Philip Thomas, principal at Wey Valley, said: “This is another fantastic example of the schools working co-operatively across the campus, providing all the youngsters with opportunities to experience various aspects of school life on the campus.”