School Meals

The school meal catering is managed by a local catering group called Hutchisons. If you would like to access their website, please click on the link https://hutchisoncatering.co.uk/

Our school meal service is organised through a system called Appetite: https://appetite.hutchisoncatering.co.uk.

Parents will need to pre-order their child's food. The menus run on a 3 week rotation, so you can order up to 3 weeks in advance. 

 If you choose not to pre-order food, your child will still get a school meal, however there may be a limited choice from the menu that day. They will automatically be served the main menu choice for that day. 

All parents/carers have been set up with an appetite account - please visit https://appetite.hutchisoncatering.co.uk. Through the appetite systems, you will be able to pre-oder your child's meals, pay for meals and view the menus. Even if your child is in Reception, Year 1 or 2 and receives universal free school meals or your child in Y3/4/5/6 receives benefits related free meals you still need to pre-order their meal via your account through the appetite system. 

Universal free school meals & benefit-related free school meals

You're eligible for free school meals if you receive any of the following benefits:

• 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 - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Applications can be taken over the telephone by calling (0191) 643 2288 (You will require your National Insurance Number) or by completing the on line form via this link. 

All children in Reception, Year 1 to Year 2 are eligible for Universal Infant Free School Meals, however you are advised to still complete the application form below to register. If you do not complete a free meal application form you will have to pay for meals from Year 3.