Free School Meal Claims - before Monday 31st March 2025

If you are not currently claiming Free School Meals for your child and you think you may be entitled, please follow the link and make a claim:

https://forms.sheffield.gov.uk/form/auto/apply_school_meals

We advise doing this before Monday 31st March 2025 in order for your claim to be processed before 1st April 2025, meaning that if successful, your FSM claim will be protected from any changes in Universal Credit and your child will have their FSM entitlement until the end of their current phase of education. From 1st April 2025, any child confirmed as eligible for FSM will be subject to termly checks to confirm continued eligibility. To check if you may be eligible to claim FSM for your child please follow this link:

https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals

If you are already claiming FSM you DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY. Your current claim will not be affected and all children who already have entitlement will be protected against any changes until the end of their current phase of education.

If you require any further information, or you want further clarity on any of this information, please contact the main school office.

Free School Meals for FS2 (Reception), Year 1 and Year 2

All children in FS2 (Reception), Year 1 and Year 2 receive Universal Infant Free School Meals however, your child may also be entitled to Free School Meals.  You may still be entitled to apply for funding for the school for Free School Meals even if your child is currently receiving Universal Infant Free School Meals.

Free school meals are available to pupils in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits:

• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
• 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 guarantee 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 four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

If any of the above criteria applies to you please come to the main school office where we can make the application for Free School Meals for you and check if your child is eligible.  If you would like to make the application yourself please follow the link below:

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/schools-childcare/school-meals

Children's Choice Menu - Thursday 15th May 2025

Please note, there has been a change in menu for the vegetarian option.  It will now be vegetable dippers instead of Quorn dippers.

Next Thursday is our Children's Choice Menu in school where we try to encourage all children to have lunch together.  The meal choice is chicken or Quorn dippers with chips and a choice of either baked beans, sweetcorn or coleslaw.  Jacket potatoes and sandwiches are also still available.  The dessert will be chocolate or strawberry mousse.  Cheese and crackers, fresh fruit and yogurt will also be available.  It would be lovely to see all the children enjoying their lunch together!