School Meals

Newcastle City Council provide our school meals; our cook in charge Claire will be happy to help should you have any queries. 

Our award-winning team provide nutritionally well-balanced meals to schools across Newcastle.  Our menus include different choices each day and always include a vegetarian option.  We also cater for a variety of dietary requirements including needs related to allergens, gluten free and diabetes.

All menus follow the government guidelines in the School Food Plan.  These standards from the Department for Education ensure that meals are healthy, nutritious and appealing.

All of our meals are prepared fresh daily on site, and most of our ingredients are sourced locally. 

All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are currently entitled to free school meals (UIFSM - Universal Infant Free School Meals).  We ask all children to apply for these at the beginning of Reception year or on entry to school.

The price of a paid school meal is currently £2.20 per day (£11.00 per week)

If your child brings their lunch from home and would like to try a school dinner, they are always welcome to join us. Please let the school office know.

Free School Meals

Check if your child can get free school meals: click here

To be eligible for Free School Meals your child must be:

• in government-funded education full time up to the age of 19,
• or in a nursery class or nursery school and attending for full days.

You will need to get one of the following benefits:

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