Catering
Our catering provision is provided by an external catering contractor, Robertson.
Robertson is a leading provider of contract catering to the education sector throughout the UK. They pride themselves on innovation and commitment to finding imaginative new ways to enhance every learner’s dining experience, by making school food tasty and appealing.
Meals are free for students entitled to benefit-related Free School Meals.
We do not operate a home lunch option; students can bring a packed lunch if they do not wish to have a school meal. Please Note: Nuts of any kind, including chocolate spread containing nuts or hot food (e.g. soup) in thermos flasks etc, should not be brought into school.
Free School Meals
In England, free school meals (FSM) are currently a legal entitlement available to eligible students. Local authorities are responsible for providing free school meals.
We encourage parents and carers to apply for free school meals as we know that this both saves parents money and encourages students to eat healthy food.
Some parents may be reluctant to apply because they are concerned about any stigma attached to students receiving free school meals. However, because this system is automatic, students are not personally identified as receiving a free school meal and as such, anonymity is ensured.
If you pay for school meals, you can save almost £100 in primary schools and almost £409 in secondary schools by applying for Free School Meals.
Parents currently meet the eligibility criteria if they receive any of the following:
- Income support
- Income-based jobseeker's allowance
- Income-related employment and support allowance (ESA - IR)
- Universal credit if the household is earning less than £7,400 per year
- Asylum seekers receiving support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of state pension credit
- Child tax credit with an annual income of no more than £16,190 as assessed by the Inland Revenue. If also in receipt of working tax credit you will not be eligible
- Working tax credit run on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for working tax credit
To check your eligibility or to make a new claim, visit the links below.
Check eligibility and apply: Free School Meals (Hull City Council)