School Meals / Free School Meals

Our menu has been created after extensive research into student preferences, but is also nutritious and compliant with all government guidelines.

Click HERE for up-to-date details of our menu and price list, including our special diets procedure.

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Cashless payments

The academy uses the ParentPay cashless system for canteen purchases. Parents can top up a student's lunch card via ParentPay by means of debit card, credit card or PayPoint card, or students can top up their lunch card with cash via a cash loader machine in the academy.

The cash loader machine is instant, whereas topping up via ParentPay takes 1-2 hours for the money to show on the student's lunch account.

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Free school meals

If you are receiving any of the following benefits your child could be eligible for Free School Meals, worth £2.33 per day:

• 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 guaranteed 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 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

If your child is eligible for Free School Meals, they will also be entitled to a uniform grant of £60 per school year.  The Academy will also receive an extra £955 funding, which can be used for resources such as extra tuition, additional teaching staff or after-school activities.

Free School Meal applications should be made online, using this link: https://pps.lgfl.org.uk/.

If you have any difficulties accessing your account or with applying for Free School Meals,

please contact finance@harriscrystalpalace.org.uk for further help.

 

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