School Meals
All Foundation Stage and KS1 children are entitled to Universal Free School Meals so for the first few years of their school life. Meals for KS2 children (Years 3 to 6) cost just £2.30 per child per day.
Typical menus include: Curry, Fish, Pizza, Pasta Bar plus many more. The menus change each week on a three-week roll over basis and can be viewed below.
Week 1 Menu:
4 September, 25 September, 16 October, 13 November, 4 December
Week 2 Menu:
11 September, 2 October, 30 October, 20 November, 11 December
Week 3 Menu:
18 September, 9 October, 6 November, 27 November, 18 December
In March 2018 the Government announced that free school meals would only be available to children in KS2 whose families have a net income of £7,400 or under, effective from 1 April 2018.
Prior to April 2018, children qualified for free school meals if parents received any of the following benefits:
- Income support
- Income-based jobseekers’ allowance
- Income-related employment and support allowance
- Support under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of state pension credit
- Child tax credit, provided that you are not also entitled to working tax credit and have an annual gross income of £16,190 or less
These benefits have now been rolled into a single benefit, called Universal Credit. From April 2018, free school meals will only be allocated to pupils with a family income under £7,400 (net) per year.
If your child qualifies for free school meals, it’s important that you tell us – even if they take a packed lunch – as this enables us to claim pupil premium.
The relevant forms to apply for Free School Meals for your child(ren) in Key Stage 2 can be found here.