We are very fortunate to have a kitchen on site. Our meals are freshly-cooked and high quality balanced meals, cooked by staff from Aspens, are provided for our children.

The cost per meal is £2.40 and can be paid weekly or termly via School Gateway; please speak to our office staff for details of how to download the app.

Children who opt to have a packed-lunch eat with the school dinner children in the school hall. We ask that lunchboxes contain a healthy lunch and as we do have children who are allergic to nuts, we stress that we are a nut-free school and request that lunches should not contain any nut or chickpea products (this includes Nutella and hummus). Drinks should not be fizzy.

 

School Lunch Menu

Please note that the following Spring/Summer 2023 Menu remains valid until the end of this academic year.

You can download the menus or just scroll down to see al three weekly menus. Look at the dates in the top right corner of each menu to check which week is the current menu.

 

Free School Meals

Is my child eligible?

From September 2014 all pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 will be eligible for free school meals (FSMs).

Free school meals are also offered to children in years 3-6 whose parents receive:

• Income Support
• income based Employment & Support Allowance
• income based Jobseekers Allowance
• support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• the Guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit provided your annual income as assessed by the Inland Revenue does not exceed £16,190 and provided that Working Tax Credit is not included.

We are not allowed to recognise any other benefit other than those mentioned above.

Reception, years 1 & 2 are entitled to a school meal. However, if any parent of a child in these years groups  are on income support they need to complete the FSM form.

How to Apply

Ask for an application form from your child’s school, complete it and return to the school together with proof of benefit so that your school can assess eligibility. Proof of benefit cannot be demonstrated by a bank statement or photocopies, only by an original of the following:

• Income Support – letter from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)/Jobcentre Plus dated within one month of application showing breakdown of income support payment.
• Income Based Employment & Support Allowance – letter from DWP/Jobcentre Plus dated within one month of application.
• Child Tax Credit (without Working Tax Credit and ‘annual income as assessed by the Inland Revenue’ of below the threshold figure for the year) – All pages of the TC602 Inland Revenue tax credit award notice for the current tax year.
• State pension credit – Pension Credit M1000 Award Notice.

Asylum seekers will need to provide a National Asylum and Support Service (NASS) support notice or IS96 document including details of authority providing support under part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. You will be required to supply:

• NASS reference number
• Port reference number
• Name of authority

 

When to Apply

You should apply to your school when you first start to receive benefit as claims are not backdated. Your eligibility will be reviewed at least every six months by the school.

You should notify the school immediately if any changes occur to your benefits.