School Dinners
From September 2024, our new school meal provider will be Aspens Catering. Menus are available to view below and you will see the variety of foods that will be available, all linking to healthy choices. Children will still be able to choose what meal they would prefer when they come up to the counter on the day.
We are sure that you will understand that setting up payment methods could take some time and, consequently, we will be taking cash payments for the first two weeks. Following that, each child will be given a unique number so that online payments can be arranged.
From September, all meals will cost £2.36.
Please note that the Universal Free School Meals Provision ends after Year 2 so, if your child is going into Year 3 from September and not in receipt of benefits-related free school meals, you will have to arrange payment for school dinners.
Free School Meals
Your child may be entitled to Free School Meals if you are in receipt of 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
the 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)
If your circumstances fit these criteria, please visit https://www.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/medway to make an application. To complete an application the following is required:
Parents' name and date of birth
Contact details
National Insurance Number or National Asylum Seekers Number
Child's name and date of birth
Name of school
