School Food
School Meals
Children either have school dinners or packed lunch. Our school dinners are cooked on the premises and always include fresh ingredients, salad and fresh fruit. The ingredients are as local as possible. The kitchen is Halal, and is also nut free. We cater daily for a range of dietary requirements including gluten free and vegan options.
Please take a look at our Summer 1 2023 menu
The cost of a school meal is £2.25 daily or £11.25 weekly, unless your child is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 in which case they are free (see below). Please pay your school meals money in advance, either weekly or half termly.
Halal
All our meat and poultry is halal and HMC approved. See certificate here
Free School Meals
From September 2014 all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to receive Universal Free School Meals. Please see the information below.
If you have a child in Nursery full time, Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 you may be eligible and able to claim Free School Meals. To qualify, your child must be in school and you must be receiving one of the following benefits:
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Income based Job Seekers Allowance
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Income related Employment and Support Allowance
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Guarantee element of State Pension
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Child Tax Credit, provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190
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Working Tax Credit for the four weeks after employment ends
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Universal Credit, provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400
If you are eligible, Hackney Education will send a notification to the school.
If your child attends a school in another local authority, please apply directly to that local authority.
A Free School Meals application form can be completed on the link below:
https://education.hackney.gov.uk/content/apply-free-school-meals
Packed Lunch
Snacks and drinks
All children from Reception to Y3 receive a free piece of fruit each day at morning break time.
Children may bring a reusable bottle of water to school, which they may drink in the classroom or the playground. Do give your child a small bottle of water labelled with their name: drinking water regularly prevents dehydration. Water bottles may be filled up from the taps in the classroom or water fountains.