School dinners are ordered on SchoolGrid. Meals are provided on a three week rolling rota throughout the term. Children will be able to choose which meal they would like on the day.
Years 3 & 4 lunches need to be paid for unless you are entitled to benefits related Free School Meals. If you are unsure, please speak to Mrs Shoots in the school office. Payment is made via SchoolGrid.
Please remember that if no lunches are ordered then we will be unable to provide a lunch for your child on that particular day. Any child who has a school dinner booked on a day where a school trip has been organised the order will be changed to a school packed lunch. If you do not require this lunch or wish to change an order, please let the school office know.
Children eligible for free school meals must be in school all day. They will be provided with a meal at lunchtime which is paid for by the school. Parents or carers are responsible for registering their entitlement and requesting free school meals for their children. Children in pre-school or nursery (known as childcare providers) do not qualify for a free meal until they are on roll at a school. This could include a school nursery but you would need to speak to the school about this. All applications received will be processed so that when your child does start school, you will already know whether they qualify for a free school meal or not.
Parents and carers who receive any of the following are entitled to free school meals:
Only the benefits listed above qualify for free school meals.
A pupil is only eligible for a free school meal where their eligibility has been verified by the local authority/school. Eligibility will not be backdated, so it is very important to apply as soon as possible.
Eligibility to Free School Meals is split between 2 categories:
Children from households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less (the existing threshold for free school meals prior to the expansion), will be eligible for targeted FSM. In addition to receiving free meals, pupils eligible for targeted FSM will attract pupil premium and other disadvantage funding for their schools.
Other education entitlements that have previously been linked to eligibility for free school meals, such as Holiday Activities and the ‘extended rights’ element of school travel assistance, will also continue to be based on targeted free school meals.
Children from households in receipt of Universal Credit, with annual household earnings exceeding £7,400 will be entitled to expanded free school meals only.
To apply please following this link: https://www.somerset.gov.uk/education-and-families/free-school-meals/#Apply