School Meals

Snacks

Children in Early Years and KS1 (Year 1 and Year 2) receive a piece of fruit every day for their snack. This is part of the Government fruit and vegetable scheme for schools and is free.

KS2 children may bring in their own healthy snack.

Packed lunches

As a healthy eating school we would like to encourage Parents and Carers to provide a healthy lunch box for their children, please click the box below for some inspiration.

We ask that no chocolate, sweets or fizzy drinks are supplied as part of your child’s lunch box.

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Allergies

We are a nut free and sesame school due to severe allergies, therefore we ask that you refrain from bringing any products that contain nuts into school.

School meals

School meals are cooked on site by Dolce Schools Catering - specialist caterers for schools, colleges and universities.

Dolce School Catering website: https://www.dolce.co.uk/ 

Menu and ordering school meals

The menu and pre-order options are available through the SchoolGrid website/app. Pre-ordering should be done at home and can be done daily, weekly or termly.

SchoolGrid website: https://schoolgrid.co.uk/ 

Cost of meals

Every Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 child is entitled to universal free school meals, through the introduction of the government’s universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) policy.

For more information on anything related to your child’s school meal please do speak to a member of the Office staff and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Free school meals

Who is eligible for free school meals?

• Free school meals are available to pupils in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits:
• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guarantee element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for
• Working Tax Credit
• In addition, the following pupils will be protected against losing their free school meals as follows (please see page 10 for further details):
• From 1 April 2018, all existing free school meals claimants will continue to receive free school meals whilst Universal Credit is rolled out. This will apply even if their earnings rise above the new threshold during that time.
• In addition, any child gaining eligibility for free school meals after 1 April 2018 will be protected against losing free school meals during the Universal Credit rollout period.
• Once Universal Credit is fully rolled out, any existing claimants that no longer meet the eligibility criteria at that point (because they are earning above the threshold or are no longer a recipient of Universal Credit) will continue to receive free school meals until the end of their current phase of education (i.e. primary or secondary).
• The Universal Credit rollout is currently expected to complete in March 2022.

A pupil is only eligible to receive a free school meal when a claim for the meal has been made on their behalf, and their eligibility has been verified by the school where they are enrolled or by the local authority.

Please see a member of the office team to confirm your eligibility and apply for free school meals.