School Meals
Brand new menus are created by our Catering Manager. Meals for our children cost just £2 per child per day.
Typical menus include: All Day Breakfast, Fishcake, Sweet Coconot, Pork and Apple Burger, plus many more. The menus change each week on a three week roll over basis and can be viewed below.
Week 1 Menu: 21 January, 11 February, 11 March, 1 April
Week 2 Menu: 7 January, 28 January, 25 February, 18 March
Week 3 Menu: 14 January, 4 February, 4 March, 25 March
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 at: http://www.essex.gov.uk/Education-Schools/Schools/Pupil-Parent-Support/Pages/Healthy-Living-School-Meals.aspx
