School meals are a special time here at Sutton-on-the-Forest School. We are very lucky to have a fabulous school cook, Mrs Hodgson, who serves delicious homemade food everyday, and the majority of our children have school meals. The whole school eats lunch together in our spacious school hall.
The cost of school meals is currently £3.28 per day. We use NYES Catering service – please follow NYES Catering to find out more about their service.
Midday Supervisors and teaching staff take care of the welfare of the children during lunchtime.
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to free school meals under the Universal Infant Free School Meal Scheme. You do not need to complete an application form, just get in touch with school and we can arrange this for you.
Although this is not means-tested, if you do qualify for any financial support, we would encourage you to complete our online form as this could enable your child’s school to claim the Pupil Premium Funding to further support them. Pupil Premium Funding
Please follow this link which has further details of eligibility for free school meals and how to claim.
We encourage families who think they may be entitled to free school meals to apply, either by picking up a form in the school office or applying online at NYES Free School Meals
Applications are usually processed within five working days. You will be notified in writing, either by post or email, if your child is entitled and we will also let the school know. You should continue to pay until confirmation comes through.
Free school meals claims cannot be backdated. They are awarded from the date we receive the application, once eligibility is confirmed. This is because there is a legal requirement for a request to be made, before a free school meal can be provided.
If you are not entitled to free school meals, you will be notified in writing.