We are very lucky with our school meals because we have Mrs Weeks who cooks our school meals from fresh on site. The menu is constantly reviewed and revised taking the children's views and opinions into account. Most children within school choose to have a school meals because they are so delicious, healthy and full of nutrients. Some of the food that is used is even grown from our own vegetable patches!
Payment for Meals
The price of a school meal is £2.60.
Payments for meals can be made online using your Arbor account
All meals need to be paid for in advance.
Food Standards
Our menus meets the required food standards.
Dietary Requirement
If your child has any dietary requirements please speak to Mrs Sharon Weeks.
Children are welcome to bring a packed lunch if they prefer.
Applying for free school meals
Parents should apply through the Citizen Portal which is the quickest and easiest way to apply and will result in you getting an instant decision.
Qualifying benefits
Free school meals are available to pupils (16-19-year-olds) 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:
- Since 1 April 2018, all existing free school meals claimants have continued to receive free school meals whilst Universal Credit is rolled out. This applies regardless of any change in household circumstances, including if their earnings rise above the threshold during that time. Protections will remain in place until the end of the 2025/26 school year.
- From the start of the 2026/27 school year, the Department for Education will extend entitlement to Free School Meals to include all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit. The DfE will issue further guidance ahead of September 2026.
For more information about these changes please visit School meals
Expanding free school meals eligibility
Over half a million additional pupils will become eligible for Free School Meals under the new eligibility criteria. The change means that all households receiving Universal Credit, above the current £7,400 income cap, will qualify for this support.
The new eligibility will take effect in September 2026. Families receiving Universal Credit will be able to access free school meals starting from the 2026/27 school year.
Find out more about the expansion of free school meals eligibility