School Meals & Awarded Free School Meals
Here is our Autumn Winter 2024-2025 Lunch Menu
School Lunch
Our school Lunches are prepared and cooked on site by Chartwells, part of the Compass Group. The current cost of a school dinner is £2.90 per meal. If your child is having a paid school Lunch can you please ensure you have topped up their account via the Arbor app. All school lunches should be ordered via your child Arbor account from up to a term in advance through to the day of lunch before 8.30am. Meals are only charged once the school has confirmed numbers with the school kitchen at 9.30am. If you child is absence on the day no charges will be made.
At lunch time the children have the option of eating a hot meal, a range of filled baguettes or bring in a packed lunch from home. Should your child have any special dietary requirements or food allergies please note that a form will need to be completed and signed by a Doctor to enable our caterers to put together an individual eating plan for your child.
Several of our children have nut allergies so can you please ensure that snacks and packed lunches do not contain any nuts or nut products.
Currently, children who are in Reception to Year 2 are entitled to Universal Free School Meals. These are not to be confused with Awarded Free School Meals which are based on income for example. If you think you are entitled to Awarded Free School Meals please apply for them, even if you do not intend to use them, as the number of registered Awarded Free School Meals brings in extra financial support for the school. Please see the office staff who can supply and help you complete an application form. Alternatively, click here to complete the form online.
Awarded Free School Meals (FSM)
Your child is normally entitled to awarded FSM if you receive:-
- Income Support.
- Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based).
- Child Tax Credit, but are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and your annual income (as assessed by the Inland Revenue) does not exceed £16,190.
- Support under part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999.
- The 'Guaranteed Element' of Pension Credit.
- Income Related Employment And Support Allowance benefit (any element of contribution based paid free school meals are not available)
Please click here to apply for Free School Meals via Bristol City Council and contact school@blaiseprimaryandnursery.co.uk for any futher support needed.