School meals
A healthy and balanced diet is important for learning, and we offer a range of nutritious school meals to keep our pupils fuelled for the day.
A healthy and balanced diet is important for learning, and we offer a range of nutritious school meals to keep our pupils fuelled for the day.
To find out if you're eligible, and apply for Free School Meals, please fill out our application form here. If you are unable to complete this form online, please contact our main reception who can send you a physical copy in the post for you to fill out and return. Once we have received your application, it can take up to 2 weeks to receive confirmation. If your application is successful, you will be notified and your child's Free School Meal allowance will be allocated to their Cashless Catering Account.
The current Government granted allowance for FSM is £2.50 per day. If you do not want your child to spend over this allowance per day, let us know and we can arrange a cap on their account.
Students who are suspended from school for 2 of more days -We can only offer a food collection service and no voucher provision for food for suspensions of 1 day or more.
Students who are permanently excluded - Lift Tendring are only responsible for the first five days of a permanent exclusion. After these five days, Essex County Council becomes responsible for both providing suitable education and ensuring FSM provision after the first 5 days of permanent exclusion.
If your application is successful our academy will also receive extra funding from the government in the form of Pupil Premium, which can be used to support teaching and learning.
Pupil Premium is additional funding given to schools for pupils who have been registered as being entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years. Schools receive this funding to support their eligible pupils and narrow the attainment gap between them and their peers.
Other Pupil Premiums are available to the school if parents or guardians meet CRITERIA 2 as set out in our FSM application form.
Further information about how the school spends its Pupil Premium can be found here. For our Pupil Premium policy, please see here.
To be eligible for free school meals, you must receive one of the following benefits:
· Income Support
· Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
· Child Tax Credit (not Working Tax Credit) with an annual income below £16,190
· Pension Guarantee Credit · Employment and Support Allowance (income-related)
· Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
· Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying)
· Universal Credit with a household income of £7,400 or less (after tax and excluding benefits)
Pupils are welcome to bring a packed lunch from home. We encourage healthy choices, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, and wholegrain foods, to support their learning and wellbeing throughout the day.
If your child has any dietary requirements or allergies, please inform the school so we can make suitable arrangements. Please be aware of allergies of other pupils and follow and guidance you get from school about what food can be brought in from home.
Thorpe Campus
Landermere Road
Thorpe-le-Soken
Essex
CO16 0LQ
Frinton Campus
Rochford Way
Frinton-on-Sea
Essex
CO13 0AZ
