School Meals
Our school kitchen is managed by HC3S
HC3S is the largest provider of school meals in Hampshire, supplying hot and cold nutritional meals to 445 primary schools across the county. Everything is cooked in our own kitchen to the highest possible standards.
All pupils in Year R, 1 and 2 are entitled to receive a free school meal each day under the government's Universal Infant Free School Meal programme. Meal choices can be made during registration.
School meals cost £2.60 for KS2 children.
In consultation with the Hampshire Primary and Secondary Resources Group, in September 2021, agreement has been given to increase the school meal price for HC3S to £2.60 from Monday 25 April 2022. The school meal price was last increased in November 2020 and has been kept at that level throughout 2021 to assist parents during the pandemic.
To see the current lunch menus please click here.
Special Diets
HC3S can provide special diets for pupils with allergies and intolerances who want to have a school meal.
Special diets are provided for pupils with a medical problem, not just a dislike of certain food.
Full details of the service can be found here
Click here to create an online account for special diet requests
Free School Meals Eligibility in other years and pupil premium funding
A pupil is only eligible to receive a free school meal when a claim for the meal has been made on their behalf, and their eligibility has been verified by the school where they are enrolled or by the local authority.
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 guarantee 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.