Our School Meals

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At Ladybarn Primary, we cook our school meals on site.  Cooked meals, including a vegetarian option and a Halal option, are prepared daily in our kitchen. The children are offered a choice of main courses and desserts. Salad and fruit are always available. Meals are eaten in the old school hall. Menus are prepared on a rolling four week basis.

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The cost of a school meal is £2.60 per day. All children in Reception and Years 1 and 2 get a free school meal. We are happy to accept payment for the week, month, half term or term. School lunches are to be paid for by Parent Pay.

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We require two weeks’ notice to change lunch arrangements.

 

 

 

 

 

Free School Meals

 

Free school meals are available to some children according to family income. It is important to register for entitlement to free school meals, even if your child has a packed lunch or is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2. This is so we may receive additional funding (called the pupil premium) which we may use to help your child.

 

Children are entitled to Free School Meals if their parents, carers or guardians receive any of the following:

 

Income support

Income based job seekers allowance

Income related employment and support allowance

Guarantee pension credit

Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, and an annual income lower than the limit set by the

Government

Working Tax Credit Run On because you have ceased work or reduced your working hours to less than 16

 

 

Milk

 

A daily small carton of milk can be bought in advance from Cool Milk. Children who have milk usually drink it just before or after their morning playtime.

 

 

Packed Lunches

Alternatively children may bring a packed lunch which is eaten in the new hall. Packed lunches should  be a a secure container. Water is available on all tables for children who choose a packed lunch.