School Meals
St Nicolas School Lunch menu June to December 2024
The school kitchen offers an excellent choice of freshly prepared, nutritious, varied hot and cold meals every day. Children are supervised throughout the lunch break by our Teaching Assistant team with help available to anyone needing it.
We also make provision for children to bring a packed lunch to school. The older children eat these together in their classrooms whilst the younger children eat in the school hall for an inclusive and more sociable meal time with help available for opening of packages etc.
If your child has a dietary requirement please let the school office know by completing the Medical Diet Request form below, this information will then be passed on to the school kitchen - thank you.
Meal Booking and Payment System
Meals can be booked on the Arbor App. You can now book up to 8am on the day of the dinner and in advance to the last date on the current menu. If it is passed the deadline and you need to book please call the school office and we can do this for you.
If you don't book a meal and your child(ren) hasn't got a packed lunch the kitchen may be able to offer a brunch bag, but if this is not possible on the day we will give you a call to bring in a packed lunch.
A help guides for booking meals can be found here Meal Menu choices on the Parent Portal or Parent App – Arbor Help Centre (arbor-education.com)
If you are unable to book online or need any help using the Arbor parent app, please speak to Mrs Drew in the School office.
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, UIFSM and Free School Meals
For children in Years R, 1 and 2, meals continue to be funded by the Universal Infant Free School Meals programme. However, you will still need to log in to order meals for the days they are required. This also applies to children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 who are in receipt of Free School Meals.
Year 3 – Year 6
For children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 who are not in receipt of Free School Meals, the cost of a meal is £2.60. Outstanding balances for the previous weeks meals should be paid by Monday of the following week. If outstanding balances are not paid, you will receive a polite reminder via email. If the account remains unpaid after the agreed time you will be notified that no further orders can made until the balance is cleared.
If you are having any difficulties making the payment, please do not hesitate to contact the school office to discuss the matter.
Medical Diet Request Form
Eligibility criteria for free school meals:
Section 512 of the Education Act 1996, as amended 1st April 2018, places a duty on maintained schools, academies and free schools to provide free school meals to pupils of all ages that meet the criteria.
Who is eligible for 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 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 four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
If you think you may be eligible for free school meals, please complete the form below and return to the school office, or if you would like a paper copy of the form, please do not hesitate to request one from the school office.