Free School Meals 

Are your children entitled?

Nursery children are not entitled to Free School Meals.

Reception, Years 1 and 2

All children in Reception and Years 1 and 2 are entitled to a Free School Meal.  This is called a Universal Infant Free School Meal.  

Year 3 and upwards

Your child can get a free school meal if you receive any of the following:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (as long as you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and you don't get more than £16,190 a year)
• Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
• Universal Credit (with annual earned income of no more than £7,400 after tax and not including any benefits you get).

If you think your child might be eligible, then follow this link on the Hertfordshire County Council website to check your eligibility.

In addition to centrally allocated funding from the Department for Education for the numbers of pupils in a school we also receive some additional funding.  This year we have received Pupil Premium and Sports funding.  Please click the links for more information.