St Paul's School in Leamington don't need a visit from Jamie Oliver; healthy school dinners are already on the menu.

The children are spoilt for choice and they love it. All meals are freshly prepared on site. They can choose from a wide range of sophisticated options, from ham platters to cheese and biscuits to dried fruit. But traditional foods like spaghetti Bolognese and cheese and tomato pizza are still on offer.

The school never stops; they've got more clubs than a university, and they are frequently out competing in sports events.

Cricket is big. The pupils receive free coaching from the Warwickshire County Cricket club once a week.

Headteacher Pete Farrell said: "It's a fantastic opportunity, and we don't even have to pay for it. We don't win very much but we don't care. "

The scheme will run free of charge for an initial six months but Mr Farrell hopes the benefits will be acknowledged and it will be able to continue.

The school takes part in the national fruit scheme in which infant pupils receive a piece of fruit a day, and the milk scheme, which provides subsidised milk to youngsters.

Even the caretaker Mr Swan plays a part in making sure the pupils don't miss out on sport. At 6.30am every school day morning he assembles the goal posts in the playground and takes them down at the end of the day.

Mr Farrell said: "It's the small things like this that make a school run, the details. We're lucky that we've got some very dedicated and hard-working staff."

The school may be forward thinking in their healthy lifestyle but its roots are firmly planted in their Church of England traditions.

"We wouldn't be here without the church. We're very proud of our links with it. We pay regular visits at times like the Harvest Festival. Children here are from all faiths. 15 per cent are bilingual, most of them speaking Punjabi. Quite a lot of the parents make a conscious decision to share the values of the school."

Mr Farrell believes in using every inch of the school, not just the classroom and has attempted to fill even the corridors with a place to learn or think. In one corridor the school have set up its own prayer board where children can share their worries or give thanks however big or small. For quiet time, there is the reflective corner at the other end of the corridor where pupils can come and take time out.

The junior school is undergoing a complete face-lift over the next two years, which will see some drastic changes. Each classroom will grow in size by a third. Each will contain an interactive whiteboard and a research area, including a library and five laptops. There will also be a water fountain in every room.