School meals
Pupils have a wide choice of food available at mid-day, including Halal and vegetarian options. Our salad bars are very popular, with children helping themselves to bread and a selection of vegetables and salad mixes.
Pupils have a wide choice of food available at mid-day, including Halal and vegetarian options. Our salad bars are very popular, with children helping themselves to bread and a selection of vegetables and salad mixes.
Free school meals are managed by your local authority. To check if you qualify and to apply, visit the government website or your local authority’s online portal. If your application is successful, both you and the school will receive confirmation, and the entitlement will be processed automatically.
To be eligible for free school meals, you must receive one of the following benefits:
· Income Support
· Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
· Child Tax Credit (not Working Tax Credit) with an annual income below £16,190
· Pension Guarantee Credit · Employment and Support Allowance (income-related)
· Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
· Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying)
· Universal Credit with a household income of £7,400 or less (after tax and excluding benefits)
If you think that you are eligible for Free School Meals, depending on your household finance income, please ask the school office for a Free School Meal application form.
Payment for lunches must be made each Monday online at www.schoolmoney.co.uk or using your local PayPoint with barcode. No money will be accepted at the front desk by office staff, the school is no longer able to accept cash. Lunches cost £2.10 a day at £10.50 a week. All pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are now provided with a free school meal under the government, Universal Infant Free School Meal.
Pupils are welcome to bring a packed lunch from home. We encourage healthy choices, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, and wholegrain foods, to support their learning and wellbeing throughout the day.
If your child has any dietary requirements or allergies, please inform the school so we can make suitable arrangements. Please be aware of allergies of other pupils and follow and guidance you get from school about what food can be brought in from home.
Our school is a nut-free environment. This means that no nuts or nut products are to be brought onto the school grounds by students, staff, or visitors. This includes all types of nuts (such as peanuts, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pistachios, and walnuts) and any foods that contain nuts or traces of nuts (for example, peanut butter, Nutella, some granola bars, and certain baked goods).
Lift Percy Shurmer
Longmore Street
Balsall Heath
Birmingham
B12 9ED
