School Meals
Healthy eating is actively encouraged at St. Teresa's.
To ensure children receive high quality, healthy meals; the school operates an in-house catering service - CaterKing, which cooks fresh, nutritious, hot meals every day; however if they prefer, children can bring their own healthy, packed lunch to school.
Parents can choose whether their child has a school meal or brings their own packed lunch on a daily basis.
The school operates a cashless system, so please do not send cash in to school; it cannot be accepted as payment.
School meals are £3.00 each - £15.00 per week, for children in Years 3 to Year 6.
Meals are paid for through School Grid; therefore, parents must ensure their child's account is in credit before their child orders a school meal. Where a child's account is in deficit, children should bring a packed lunch until the account is back in credit.
Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to Universal Free School Meals; therefore, no payment is required for these school meals.
School meals for Nursery children are £2.70 per meal - £13.50 per week.
Free School Meals
Your child might be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- 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)
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit – provided you have an annual net income of no more that £7,400 as assessed by earnings from up to 3 of the most recent assessment periods (not including any benefits you get)
To check your eligibility and to apply, please visit the Council website here