School Meals

 Free School Meals
 

From September 2026, more children will be able to receive a free meal at school. This is because free school meal eligibility is expanding to include children from households receiving Universal Credit. 

Many more families may now be eligible, so we are asking parents and carers to apply if they think this could apply to them. 

 Applying is worth checking. It could save your family money each week and help make sure your child can have a healthy meal in school. 

 Please apply, even if your child already gets a free meal 

 If your household receives Universal Credit or another qualifying benefit, please still apply to make sure your child gets a free school meal.

 Please apply if any of these apply to you 

1.Your household receives Universal Credit 

2.Your household receives another qualifying benefit 

3.Your child used to receive free school meals, but you are not sure whether they will still be eligible     from September 2026 

4.Your circumstances have changed and you think your child may now be eligible 

 

You do not need to work out whether your child qualifies. You only need to apply. The eligibility check will do the rest. 

Your child will not be treated differently 

Children who receive free school meals are not treated differently in school. 

Information shared as part of a free school meal application is handled carefully and used to check eligibility. 

If your child is eligible, they can still bring a packed lunch if they prefer. Registering simply means they can have a free school meal when they want one. 

 How to apply 

 Applying should only take a few minutes. 

Apply here: Online FSM Application : https://apply.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/entrust

Alternatively scan the QR code.

 

 

 

Paid School Meals

The cost of school meals is currently £14.00 per week.

All dinner money must be paid in advance every Monday morning.

Breakdown of Charges 

1 day         £2.80
2 days        £5.60
3 days        £8.40
4 days        £11.20
5 days        £14.00

Payment for school meals is through ParentPay. It enables parents to pay for school dinners online. It is an easy payment system where you can use a debit card securely, or alternatively you can pay cash using a bar coded letter at any outlet where you see the Paypoint sign. There are helpful instructions and step by step guides on the ParentPay website. If you require further assistance, the administration team in the school office are always happy to help. To access ParentPay please follow the link below.

 

Packed Lunches
We have a lunchbox policy to encourage healthy choices for all children in the school. All food served in school is governed by legislation and it is therefore important to adopt the same approach for food brought from home.
 
A good lunchbox should include at least one portion of fruit and at least one portion of vegetables each day. Meat, fish or other source of non-dairy protein should also be included in your child's lunchbox each day.
 
Drinks provided should either be water, semi-skimmed or skimmed milk, or yoghurt drinks.
 
Please have a look at the leaflet below for further information regarding our lunchbox policy.
Halal Meat
 
All meat served at the school is certified Halal and accredited by HMC.
 
The current provider details are:

Spice Time, 254 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 2PX

Spice Time meat and poultry is Red Tractor assured which is the UK's leading scheme for food quality and traceability. Halal accreditation is via the Halal Monitoring Committee UK and they have a representative of HMC on their premises at all times, ensuring the high standard required for halal.

If parents wish to contact them directly, Spicetime are more than happy to confirm accreditation.

Accreditation is updated on a weekly basis.

 www.spicetime.co.uk

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