All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes are entitled to a daily free school meal under the Government’s universal free school meals programme. Children may be entitled to free school meals if they, their parent or guardian are in receipt of certain benefits.
There are 2 categories of benefits-based free school meals:
- Targeted FSM, which continues to be based on the existing threshold, covering pupils who are in households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less
- Expanded FSM, a new category covering pupils who do not qualify for targeted FSM, but who are in households receiving Universal Credit
If a child qualifies for targeted free school meals they automatically qualify for Pupil Premium, which is additional financial support paid direct to school to help with other costs such as trips and learning interventions. Even if your child already receives a free school meal because they are in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 and if you are eligible to do so we would ask you to register for a free school meal, as your child can also access this additional financial support. (Your application is confidential and it will not affect any other benefits you are claiming.)
Meals are provided by Caterlink.
Your child gets a choice of meals: a main, a vegetarian, a jacket potato or a sandwich option. The price of a School Lunch is currently £3.00
They choose what they would like to eat each day in class at registration.
Junction Farm – Autumn 2026
ALLERGY INFORMATION: If your child has an allergy or intolerance please ensure school are aware.
Packed lunches should be well balanced with a mixture of savoury and sweet, packets of sweets should not be included as part of a packed lunch. As we have a number of children with peanut allergies could I insist that no packed lunches contain nuts, peanut butter sandwiches or Nutella sandwiches. This is a very serious matter!
Dinner money should be paid through the Arbor App / website. Please ensure that you regularly top up this amount so that your child does not go into debit for their lunches.
