School Meals

Lunchtime

Lunchtime is from 12:25pm to 1:35pm. There are two sittings which are rotated by year group. Pupils choose their meal from a healthy range of options daily. A vegetarian and Halal option is available every day. Several of our students have severe nut allergies, so we are a nut free school. School meals can be paid for securely through Arbor, our parent communication app. The price for a school meal will be £2.90 per day, this will be changed in line with Local Authority increases and School do not set the price of a school meal. We will inform parents in advance of any changes to the price.   An example menu is available on request. 

Home Packed Lunches 

As a school we recommend that a packed lunch should contain:- 

•      a drink - not fizzy. Water is best but fruit juice and smoothies are acceptable (although these both contain sugars; they are fruit sugars rather than sweeteners or refined sugars) 

•      a sandwich or starch-based item such as a rice or pasta salad 

•      salad or vegetables, for example green salad, tomatoes, carrot sticks 

•      a piece of fruit 

•      a dairy item such as cheese or a yoghurt 

•      treats, such as cakes, biscuits, chocolate, or crisps should be limited  

We do appreciate that some of our pupils have very restricted diets and that parents/carers do their best to provide balanced packed lunches wherever they can. 

Free School Meals 

Schools receive Pupil Premium funding to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap with their peers. 

Pupil Premium funding also supports children and young people who have parents in the regular armed forces. 

The funding is allocated to schools according to the number of their students who are registered to receive FREE SCHOOL MEALS (or have done so at any time in the preceding six years), 'Looked after children', adopted from care, under a special guardianship order, a residence order or a child arrangements order having left care or families with a parent in the regular armed forces. 

Families who meet the criteria listed below should automatically be registered for free school meals with the local authority, even if their child(ren) prefers, and will continue to have, packed lunches: - 

•      Income Support (IS) 

•      Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA) 

•      Income-related Employment and Support Allowance 

•      Support from NASS (National Asylum Support Service) under part 6 of The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 

•      The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit 

•      Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190 

•      Working Tax Credit run-on 

•      Universal Credit 

If you have any queries about free school meals, you can contact the council by emailing benefits@oldham.gov.uk .