Children may have a cooked meal or bring a packed lunch. All children in Reception and Key Stage 1 are entitled to take a free school meal. Our delicious school meals are freshly cooked each day on the premises and the current price is £3 per day, £15 per week. Nursery meals are £2.15 per day. Parents are asked to choose their child's meal from the menu and order and make payment via our ParentPay System.

Current Menu 

Our school meals follow a healthy-eating policy.

Our meals are produced freshly every day in a school kitchen from only:

• fresh meat and poultry sourced from the region;
• fruit and vegetables sourced regionally where possible using local suppliers;
• products free from additives associated with health problems in young children;
• fats free from hydrogenated oils; with
• menus that are nutritionally balanced

Free school meals are available to children whose parents are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• income support
• income-based job seeker's allowance
• income-related employment and support allowance
• child tax credit with an income of less than £16,190 and not in receipt of working tax credit
• support under part VI of the immigration and asylum act 1999
• guarantee element of state pension credit

Where parents are entitled to working tax credit during a four week "run on" period immediately after their employment has ceased, or after they have started to work less than 16 hours per week, their children are entitled to free school meals.

Children who receive income support or income based jobseeker's allowance in their own right are also entitled to free school meals. 

Should you meet the above criteria, you can apply by using the application form in the useful downloads section.

Applications are usually processed the same day. If your child is entitled to free school meals you will receive a letter confirming the date when the meals will start. The school is also notified that your child is entitled to free school meals. In the meantime, you should continue to pay for free school meals until confirmation comes through. Schools may be able to arrange a reimbursement of any monies paid whilst your entitlement is being confirmed.

If you are not entitled to free school meals you will be notified in writing.

Further Information below is provided by North Yorkshire County Council:

Free school meals are being expanded from September:

How do you know if your family is eligible and how to apply?

From September 2026 the Department for Education is extending entitlement to free school meals to include all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit. Although eligibility will be granted to all Universal Credit recipients, it is important to note that families do still need to apply to receive the meals.

If your child is currently registered as being in receipt of free school meals through North Yorkshire Council, you DO NOT need to reapply, as your child’s eligibility to continue receiving this provision will be automatically reassessed before September 2026. Where your child is moving to a school located outside of North Yorkshire, then you will need to reapply for this provision through the new authority/school.

Please be aware that any previous protections which applied to children already in receipt of free school meals will no longer apply. Eligibility will be based on whether you are in receipt of any of the benefits, as shown below:

• Universal Credit

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

• Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• The Guarantee element of Pension Credit

From September 2026 there will be 2 categories of eligibility for free school meals:

Targeted FSM: this covers children in households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less. These children will attract pupil premium and other disadvantage funding for their schools. Other education entitlements, such as the holiday activities and food programme (HAF) and the ‘extended rights’ element of school travel assistance, will be based on targeted free school meals.

Expanded FSM: this covers children who are in households receiving Universal Credit with annual household earnings exceeding £7,400. Children will be entitled to free school meals only.

For those wanting to apply, applications can be made through the council website www.northyorks.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals with effect from June.