We ask parents to encourage their child to participate in having a school meal, providing them with a healthy, appetising, and nutritious lunch. This could benefit your child by:

• Providing a balanced meal which will help improve concentration and learning in the afternoons
• Introduce your child to a wide range of food
• Develop social skills in sitting down at a table together with their peers and enjoy a meal
• We provide gluten-free and dairy-free menu options 

For children in Key Stage 2 the cost of a school lunch is £2.90 per day.

We run a very strict NO DEBT policy and work very hard with our families to achieve this. Payment for school meals should be paid for in advance. Payment for school meals is made via an online payment service called ParentMail, shortly to change to Arbor through the Arbor Parent Portal.  We operate a cashless system at Stephen Freeman and encourage all our families to pay online as this is the simplest method. You will need to register with the school office to use this facility if you have not used this facility before.

Reception Class and Key Stage 1 – Universal Free School Meal (UFSM)

All children in Reception Class and Years 1 & 2 are entitled to receive a free school meal, regardless of a parent’s financial status, through the Government Universal Free School meal funding scheme.

Key Stage 2

Could your child be entitled to Free School Meals?

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

• 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

Please click here to complete our Funding Entitlement Form.  Even if your child is in Reception, year 1 or Year 2, they may still be entitled to means-tested free school meals – please ask at the school office if you are unsure.

To find out if your child is eligible for free school meals, please complete the registration form above and for more information, please contact the school office.  Personal information is required to enable us to ascertain which funding students may be entitled to.  Personal information is stored in-line with GDPR.

Details on allergies within a RET school can be found below.