School Dinners

CH&Co are our school dinner provider and charge £2.50 per day, which must be paid in advance via their website: www.principals-catering.com

Please note that, under the Government's Universal Free School Meals initiative, school dinners are free for all children in Year R, Year 1 and Year 2.

 

Free School Dinners

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