Meal payments
Lunches are provided free of charge for:
- Primary children in Reception to Year 6
- Secondary children eligble for Free School Meals
- Secondary children eligible for for universal credit free school meal (UCFSM) scheme
The price for a meal deal which includes either a hot meal or baguette and a dessert is £2.34. All school meals can be paid for via iPayimpact.
Cost of School Meals
|
Term |
School Days |
Price for School Meals per Half Term |
|
Summer 2 Monday 3 June – Wednesday 24 July 2024 |
37 |
£86.58 |
|
Term |
School Days |
Price for School Meals per Half Term |
|
Autumn 1 Wednesday 4 September – Friday 25 October 2024 |
36 |
£84.24 |
|
Autum 2 Tuesday 5 November – Thursday 19 December 2024 |
33 |
£77.22 |
|
Spring 1 Tuesday 7 January – Thursday 13 February 2025 |
28 |
£65.52 |
|
Spring 2 Monday 24 February – Friday 4 April 2025 |
30 |
£70.20 |
|
Summer 1 Wednesday 23 April – Friday 23 May 2025 |
22 |
£51.48 |
|
Summer 2 Monday 2 June – Tuesday 22 July 2025 |
36 |
£84.24 |
Applying for benefit-related free school meals
Some parents may be entitled to receive benefit-related free school meals for their children. If your child is in Y7-13 and entitled to free school meals, their accounts will be automatically credited with £2.34 each day which they can spend on lunch.
Breakfast is not included and will need to be paid for separately via iPayimact.
In order to determine if you are eligible for benefit-related free school meals, please click here.
Free Healthy School Meals (FHSM) for secondary pupils
The council will now be offering free school meals to all secondary school pupils from families who are in receipt of Universal Credit and are not currently eligible for benefits related Free School Meals (FSMs).
This is offered for students in Y7-13 who are not currently eligible for national benefits-related Free School Meals (FSM) and:
- in receipt of Universal Credit (UC);
- or, are NRPF pupils supported by the council under section 17 of the Children Act 1989
Parents/carers can submit one of the below as their evidence via email. Eligibility will be checked by schools.
- Recent bank statement with Universal Credit deposit evidence
- Screenshot of current Universal Credit portal account
- Letter confirming they are supported by the Council due to NRPF
More information on this scheme can be found here.
Breakfast club
Breakfast is available for secondary students to purchase from 7.30am-8.30am each day.
Pay for school meals
Find out more about how to set up your iPayimpact account.
