Catering & ParentPay
Cashless Catering / ParentPay
It’s simple, safe and convenient and your child no longer needs to carry cash into school. ParentPay is an online payment system for schools. It allows parents to pay quickly and securely for school meals, trips and activities, uniforms, music lessons and fees. You simply top-up your ParentPay account online by debit or credit card. Your ParentPay balance can be used immediately to pay for any of your children’s items at school using ParentPay. Full payment histories and statements are available to you securely online at any time.
Paying for Food and Stationery Items
When your child arrives at school they will have a thumb print taken which will allow them unique access to their account. This ensures food is charged to the correct person, especially where names can be very similar. If you have approved it, students will be allowed to go £2 overspent which ensures they will always be able to eat even if you have forgotten to top up their account.
You are able to put a limit on their daily spend, alternatively, the maximum amount they can spend is £5.50 per day. This amount allows them to have sufficient spend for refreshments at break and lunch.
Please talk to your child about your expectations of what they are allowed. The school puts some restrictions on what they can buy but some parents/carers also have preferences. You can see what your child has been buying through ParentPay.
Every week your child’s account will also be charged for any stationery they have had during the week. This will sometimes lead to the account going into debit. We would therefore ask you to keep your eye on the balance as stationery can often take the account over the £2 allowable deficit.
Dining room
Each year group has their own dining room and it is open from 7.30am before school for free breakfast and during the morning and lunch breaks for a variety of snacks and main meals
Our Catering Manager devises a varied menu that includes vegetarian dishes on a daily basis. All food served at the school meets with the latest guidance from the School Food Trust.
Lunchtime meals are very reasonably priced and we currently charge just £3 for a healthy 2 course lunch. This charge is reviewed annually. The school aims to keep food prices as low as possible and no profit is made from our canteen. Drinking water is freely available in the dining hall and at points throughout the school.
Ordering Hot Meals
A £3 meal deal at lunch time will allow your child to have a hot meal, pudding and water. The menu choices can be found on our website and are on a 2-week cycle. Hot meals need to be ordered through ParentPay, even free ones, and this can be done in advance and up to 7.30am on the day the meal is required. A vegetarian option is always available. If you have any other dietary requirements please contact our Catering Manager. Hot and cold food options are available every break time which do not require pre-ordering.
Financial Support
The value of Free School Meals (FSMs) for 2024-25 is £3. Your child can use this allowance to order a hot meal, as above, or to choose what they want on an ad hoc basis. They will not be allowed to spend over this limit unless additional funds are added to the account.
Allergen Information:
Allergen Information for Menu Week A
Allergen Information for menu Week B
