Payment
Currently the charge for a school meal is £1.70 per day. From 1 September 2009 however, there will be a price increase. You will be notified as soon as more details become available. The money for the week should be brought to the school office on a Monday morning (on the first school day of the week) in a named envelope or purse. Payment can be made by either cash or cheque paid weekly, monthly or termly. If paying by cheque, please write the following information on the back of the cheque:

Child’s Name
Sort Code
Cheque Guarantee Card
Number Expiry Date

The meal is prepared at Thrybergh School and Sports College and there is a choice of menu for each course, which is on display in the school hall.

Free Dinners
Free meals are available to children according to family income. Please claim for free school meals, if eligible (even if you don’t intend using this facility). The percentage of free school meals does affect the amount of funding we are given as a school as well as extra support such as teaching assistants. So even if your child intends having sandwiches, you will be helping school acquire extra funding and facilities. Application forms for free school meals can be obtained from Mrs Nettleton in the school office and when completed, should be returned to the Education Office directly. No distinction is made in school between children who take a free meal and those who pay.

Provision is made for children who prefer to bring a packed lunch.