School Meals 

Our meals are cooked on site by our team from Hutchison Catering - please take a look at the fabulous photo gallery at the bottom of the page, to see the team and some of the delicious food which is freshly prepared each day. 

School meals are a great way for your child to get a healthy, nutritious and balanced lunch.

All children in Reception class, years 1 and 2 are provided with a free school meal each day – regardless of their parents' income. 

Menus and ordering 

The menu for Autumn 26 main menu may be found here. To choose and/or pay for meals, please use the School Grid system.

A copy of the allergen friendly menu can be found here.

A meal should be ordered by 8.45am each morning. 

There are also several theme days that run throughout the year to enjoy!

Do I need to apply for Free School Meals?

To have additional benefits it is important that you apply for 'free school meals' if you receive any of the benefits listed below, regardless of which School Year they are in. Families should apply if they get any of these benefits:

• Income Support 
• Income Based Jobseekers Allowance 
• Income Related Employment and Support Allowance 
• Child Tax Credit with an annual income of less than £16,190, provided they are not receiving Working Tax Credit 
• the ‘Guaranteed’ element of the State Pension Credit 
• Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit) 
• Universal Credit with an annual net earned income threshold of less than £7,400

If you are an Asylum Seeker, you will need to apply directly to the school or contact the Access Team.

Changes to FSM in 2026-2027

From September 2026, all children can get Free School Meals, if:

• they attend an eligible school, and
• their household gets Universal Credit.

There will be two types of Free School Meals based on benefits:

Targeted

This is the same as now. It applies to pupils from households on Universal Credit with annual earnings of £7,400 or less. As well as Free School Meals, these pupils will still bring pupil premium and other disadvantage funding to their school.

Expanded

This is a new category. It is for pupils whose households get Universal Credit but earn more than £7,400 a year. These pupils will be entitled to Free School Meals only.

My children are going to get a Free School Meal anyway - why do I still need to apply?

If you are on any of the benefits listed above it’s important to still apply, as any child registered for Free School Meals may get other help too:

• for every child registered, the school will get a “Pupil Premium”. This means the school gets £1,300 (Primary schools) or £935 (Secondary schools) per year for each child registered. This money is to help your child achieve their best at school.
• help with the cost of residential school trips
• help with travel costs to school
• help with school uniform costs
• help with council run music lessons at school