School Meals

You can pay online for your child’s school meals. To find out more visit our Online Payments System in the Parents section.

Menus change weekly, and are on a 3 week rota

Winter 2024-25 H2 menus (PDF)

The Cafeteria is open for breakfast every day from 8.15–8.35am.

Food after school will be available from Monday to Thursday, 3.05–3.30pm.

How is money paid in to the Kitchen system?

How can we be sure that a regular amount of money is used daily?

What happens if a student or member of staff does not hold a sufficient cash balance to pay for food?

How is the entitlement to a free school meal handled?

Biometrics / Fingerprints

Free School Meals eligibility

Children whose parents receive the following support payments are entitled to receive free meals:

Income Support (IS)
Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA)
Employment Support Allowance (Income Related)
Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit, and have an annual income, as assessed by HM Revenue and Customs, that does not exceed £16,190. Parents who receive Working Tax Credit in addition to Child Tax Credit do not qualify for free school meals.
Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

Children who receive IS or IBJSA in their own right are also entitled to receive free school meals.

To find out if you might be eligible, please click here.

If you are unsure, please ring the school office - 01590 677033.

Did you know … just registering your child for Free School Meals means that the school gets extra money?

Register now to make sure we don’t miss out.
The Government is giving money to schools to help children from lower income families do their very best.

This funding is called a ‘Pupil Premium’.

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