School Meals
The school is lucky to have its own kitchen where meals are prepared daily by staff from FM Catering, our school meal providers. Each day there is a choice of main courses and a selection of desserts, served with a drink. We would recommend a school dinner as an economical way of providing your child with a healthy, hot meal during their school day. Any particular dietary requirements can always be met.
At the moment, there is no charge for school meals for children in Reception and Key Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2) due to the Government’s Universal Free School Meal scheme. School meals for children in Years 3 to 6 currently cost £2.66 per day (£13.30 per week); parents & carers should use our secure online ParentPay system to pay for their child’s dinners (log in details can be obtained from school). Payment can be made daily, weekly, half-termly, termly or annually, in advance, and your ParentPay account will only be debited on days that your child has a school meal.
As food is cooked to order, children can choose on a daily basis whether they have a school meal or bring a packed lunch. The school meal options are ordered by the child in school at morning register.
There are three different weekly menus which rotate throughout the school year.
If your child has any food allergies or intollerences, please contact the Kitchen Manager.
Milk at School
Milk is provided free of charge to Reception children up until the Friday before the week in which they turn five. Milk is also available free of charge to all children who are registered for Free School Meals (see below).
If any child who is not eligible to receive free milk, would like to receive milk during their time at East Morton, it can be ordered online via www.coolmilk.com.
Do you qualify for free school meals?
The government has recently changed the rules for free school meals. Now, every child whose family gets Universal Credit can get free school meals (FSM). The old income limits do not apply for this new category called Expanded FSM. This change means many more children will get free lunches. It could save your family around £505.00 a year for each child.
What you need to know:
- Children in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2: All children in these years get free meals automatically. However, you should still apply if you get Universal Credit and earn under £7,400. Registering for Targeted FSM helps our school get extra funding to spend on your child’s education. Even if your child prefers to have a packed lunch or is in KS1 and already automatically receives free meals, you can still claim for free school meals as this also entitles your child to other school related support such as school uniform vouchers, music tuition and sports clubs.
- Children in Year 3 and above: If you get Universal Credit and earn over £7,400, your child now qualifies for Expanded free meals, but you must apply to get them.
You can apply online by visiting https://www.bradford.gov.uk/benefits/applying-for-benefits/free-school-meals/
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