School Meals and Milk

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At Park, children can bring in a packed lunch or have a meal provided by the school kitchen.  

Our catering team is dedicated to delivering high quality, balanced, healthy and nutritious meals.  A hot meal (including vegetarian option) is served each day and a deli bar offering additional options of filled baked potatoes, paninis, sandwiches, wraps and salad. Also available every day – yogurts, fresh fruit, cheese and crackers, juices, milk and water

For 2023/24, the cost of a school meal is £ 2.40 per day.  Please scroll down to view our new 2023/24 menus.

Free School Meals

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you receive any of the following:

• Income Support

• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• Guaranteed element of Pension Credit

• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)

• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

• Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Claiming is straight-forward – contact the school office to complete an application form. You will need yours and your child’s dates of birth, and your National Insurance Number.

Information regarding those who are eligible for free school meals is kept strictly confidential by Park staff. All children and families are treated in the same way; there is no difference in the meal provided for a child who has a paid school meal.

Universal Infant Free School Meals

All children in Foundation 2, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a universal infant free school meal (UIFSM). This does not depend on your household income or whether you receive any benefits – every child in these year groups is eligible to take up the offer.

If your child is in Foundation 2, Year 1 or Year 2, they will receive a UIFSM. However, if you meet the eligibility criteria for free school meals above, it is extremely important that you claim for this. Schools receive Pupil Premium funding from the government for every child that is or has been registered for free school meals at any time in the last six years.

For further information on how we use Pupil Premium at Park, please see the current Pupil Premium Strategy Statement within the 'Key Information' section of this website.

MILK

School milk is:

  • FREE for children under the age of five years;

  • FREE to children receiving or entitled to free school meals; and

  • Subsidised for all other children in primary education

If your child is not entitled to free milk, you can pay for this by registering with our provider, Cool Milk. Milk usually costs around £18 a term. By registering online, you’ll be able to make a payment straightaway. If your payment is received by 5pm on a Tuesday, your child will receive milk the following week.