School Meals

Fruit & Milk

We are delighted to be part of the Fruit for School Scheme for the Early Years and Key Stage 1. We have fresh fruit delivered to the school throughout the week which the children eat at playtime. Children may bring in fresh fruit, vegetables or a healthy snack to keep them going through the morning. NO NUTS, as we have children with severe nut allergies.

 

We also provide children under 5yrs with a milk drink each day.

 

Snacks

KS1 & KS2 children can bring a healthy snack and water to school to enjoy at their break time.

 

School Meals

School meals offer great value for money and provide your child with a nutritious, tasty meal cooked fresh every day.

School meals are:

  • Nutritionally balanced to ensure they are low in fat, sugar and salt and high in vitamins and minerals – healthier than many packed lunches
  • Helping your child to concentrate throughout the day – a hot meal at lunch-time provides energy – as well as encouraging them to try new foods
  • Produced to a high quality using locally produced ingredients
  • Helping your child to learn the social skills that eating and interacting with others brings
  • Great value for money – £2.50 for a primary school meal for children in Y3-Y6 and £1.85 for Nursery children.

 

Our school meals are provided by Knowsley LA and are cooked daily by our school cook. School dinner menus are changed weekly, on a three weekly cycle. A copy of the school menu is displayed in all classrooms. The children are encouraged to select a balanced meal from the menu.

If you would like your child to have school lunches, please  pay for lunches in advance on the Arbor app.

If payment is missed for one week, a reminder message will be sent, followed by a call. If payment is missed for two consecutive weeks, we will ask you to provide your child with a packed lunch.

 

We have a healthy lunch policy and do not allow sweets, nuts, chocolate or fizzy drinks. We suggest a sandwich, yoghurt and a piece of fruit. Children should bring water to drink. Please ensure that your child’s lunchbox is clearly labelled with their name. You can find out more about our Healthy School Award status on our website.

 

For ideas for packed lunches look at the Healthier Lunch Boxes leaflet.

 

School Lunch Prices

Nursery lunches cost £1.85 per day and children in Y3-Y6, lunches cost £2.50.

 

Free School Meals

Under the Government’s Universal Infant Free School Meals Initiative, all pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 can now receive a free school lunch.

 

School meals are free for your child or children if you receive

  • Income Support.
  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
  • An income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Child Tax Credit and have an annual income of £16,190 or less (but not if you are in work and receive Working Tax Credit)
  • The guarantee element of State Pension Credit
  • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Universal Credit, provided you have an annual net earned income not exceeding £7,400 (£616.67 a month)

 

How to Apply

If you submit a claim for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction and you are in receipt of one of the qualifying incomes listed above, you will automatically be assessed your entitlement to Free School Meals (FSM). This is completed at the point that your entitlement to Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction is assessed. There is no need for you to apply separately for FSM.

 

If you are in receipt of Universal Credit and have an annual net earned income not exceeding £7,400, you should go online to apply for your child’s free school meals.

 

If you are a Liverpool resident, please visit the Liverpool.gov website to apply online.

 

 

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