School Meals
Huish Education Services are the provider of hot meals at North Curry Primary School since September 2023. We have a three week rolling menu. Parents are asked to place orders via their MCAS account no later than midnight on the Tuesday of the week before. However, where a school holiday falls, the cut off will be the Tuesday of the last week of term.
If your child does not appear on the lunch register, we will contact you so that a packed lunch can be provided for the rest of the week.
If your child is in Little Herons and you require school meals this is only bookable during term time. During the school holidays when Little Herons remains open you will need to bring your child in with a packed lunch.
A copy of the latest menu and allergen details can be viewed below.
IMPORTANT: Please ensure you notify the school office with regards any special dietary requirements.
Please be advised that our food is prepared in a shared kitchen. While we take every precaution to prevent cross-contamination, our shared environment means we cannot guarantee the complete absence of allergens. If your child has a severe allergy, please contact the school directly so they and the Catering Manager can discuss the best menu options.
Universal Infant Free School Meals
Every child in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 is entitled to a Universal Infant Free School Meal. Each school is responsible for providing this, and we may ask you to fill in an application form to show that you need a meal for your child or children. Please contact the office if you need to discuss arranging a meal.
Free School Meals
Children eligible for free school meals must be in school all day. They will be provided with a meal at lunchtime which is paid for by the school.
Parents or carers are responsible for registering their entitlement and requesting free school meals for their children.
Children in pre-school or nursery (known as childcare providers) only qualify for a free meal when they are on roll at school. All applications received will be processed so that when your child does start school, you will already know whether they qualify for a free school meal or not.
Parents and carers who receive any of the following are entitled to free school meals:
- Universal Credit
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Employment and Support Allowance (Income Related)
- Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit.
Only the benefits listed above qualify for free school meals.
A pupil is only eligible for a free school meal where their eligibility has been verified by the local authority/school. Eligibility will not be backdated, so it is very important to apply as soon as possible.
Eligibility to Free School Meals is split between 2 categories:
Targeted Free School Meals
Children from households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less (the existing threshold for free school meals prior to the expansion), will be eligible for targeted FSM. In addition to receiving free meals, pupils eligible for targeted FSM will attract pupil premium and other disadvantage funding for their schools.
Other education entitlements that have previously been linked to eligibility for free school meals, such as Holiday Activities and the ‘extended rights’ element of school travel assistance, will also continue to be based on targeted free school meals.
Expanded FSM
Children from households in receipt of Universal Credit, with annual household earnings exceeding £7,400 will be entitled to expanded free school meals only.
If you meet the eligibility criteria listed above, please complete the application via Free school meals (somerset.gov.uk)
Other eligibility criteria
Children of families who don’t receive these benefits may also qualify for free school meals if the family’s annual household income is:
- no more than £22,700 for families outside of London with one child
- no more than £26,300 for families outside of London with two or more children.
Also, families must hold no more than £16,000 in capital and savings.
And the parent or carer meets any of these criteria:
- you are a Zambrano or Chen carer
- families who have no recourse to public funds with a right to remain in the UK on grounds of private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
- families receiving support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 who are also subject to a no recourse to public funds restriction
- a subset of failed asylum seekers supported under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- you hold a British National (Overseas) – BN(O) – passport
- you are a spousal visa, work visa or student visa holder
- you have no immigration status.
If this applies to you, please complete the Free School Meals to Families with No Recourse to Public Funds form (PDF) and return it with the appropriate evidence to fsm@somerset.gov.uk.