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.
We recently changed our catering provider to Innovate who have produced a welcome letter HERE.
Innovate’s aim, along with the Academy, is to provide all students with an exceptional catering experience. Our very talented Executive Chef and the fantastic catering team will be serving exciting menus packed with healthy ingredients, that are full of variety, and with loads of interesting new things to try. It’s important that the food tastes as good as it looks, and we’re sure you won’t be disappointed.
See our menu and tariffs on our Catering page.
Free School Meal applications should be made online, using this link https://www.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/harrisfederation
The academy uses the ParentPay cashless system for canteen purchases. Parents can top up via ParentPay by means of debit card, credit card or PayPoint card.
Free school meals
If you are receiving any of the following benefits your child could be eligible for Free School Meals, worth £2.76 per day:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Child tax credit with an annual gross income into the household that is no more than £16,190, provided you are not entitled to working tax credit. If you are entitled to any part of working tax credit there is no eligibility with the exception of working tax run-on as shown below
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
To complete an application you will need to provide:
- Your own name and date of birth
- Contact details
- National Insurance Number or National Asylum Seekers Number
- Child's name and date of birth
- School your child is attending/will attend.
After completing the application online and submitting the form, there are three possible outcomes:
- Found – Confirmed the eligibility to Free School Meals – please inform the school at finance@harriscrystalpalace.org.uk immediately.
- Not Found – You are not eligible to Free School Meals.
- Service Down – Please try again later.
If your child is eligible for Free School Meals, you will receive an immediate confirmation. Upon receipt of this, the Academy will process your child’s application for Free School Meals within 24 hours where possible. May I remind you that it is your responsibility to inform the Academy of any changes in your circumstances that may affect your eligibility for Free School Meals.
If you have any difficulties accessing your account or with applying for Free School Meals, then please contact finance@harriscrystalpalace.org.uk for further help.
