Huge variety is offered by Farleigh's own resident catering manager and his team, who provide home made food with fresh local ingredients.

Fish and chips on Friday is a particular favourite

Breakfast is extremely popular. A full English breakfast is served every day, as well as cereals, toast, fruit juice and milk. On Sundays, children have waffles, pancakes, cereals, toast, fruit juice and milk.

At lunch, children have the choice of three main courses, one of which is vegetarian. From Year 4 (age 8) the children have an additional choice of a baked potato and salad. There is a choice of hot pudding or yogurt and fruit.

Fresh fruit is available at any time of the day

As well as fresh fruit and wholegrain bread and butter being available to your child at any time of the day, they have a mid-morning biscuit, fruit and milk break; mid-afternoon biscuit break; and sandwich or freshly made cake at the end of the day.

At supper children have a hot meal with salad and cheese. The celebrated boarders' themed suppers, which take place twice a term, give the children opportunity to taste different foods: caviar on blinis at Russian Night; fresh crab for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; buffalo burgers on Wild West Night; and other dishes from around the world.

"All of the pupils interviewed were very complimentary about the food provided." Commission for Social Care Inspectors (CSCI) 2005

"The inspectors evidenced a great deal of attention being placed on nutritional value." CSCI 2005

"I like school because the lunches are really nice and you can have a choice of hot and cold; and they've made an effort to make the dining room lovely." Katie, Year 4