St John’s Catering Service

 

We run our own catering service at St John’s which gives us greater flexibility with what we can offer our students. Working with our Trust, we provide students with healthy and nutritious meals on a daily basis.  An example of our menus is as follows:

Our “Grab and Go” menus provide quicker alternatives for students, especially if they are participating in enrichment, sporting or intervention sessions during their lunchtimes:

 

St John’s Payment System for School Meals

 

Money must be put onto students’ accounts before buying a meal. We are a cashless school and use an online payment system.

For all payments in school, we use our My Child At School (MCAS).

 

Money can be paid into your child’s account at your own convenience but we would suggest that you credit the account with enough funds to last a week or a month.

Free School Meals

 

Free school meals are available for children in St John’s if their parents/carers receive certain benefits (see eligibility criteria below).

Any child may qualify for a free school meal if you receive one of the following benefits:

  • Universal Credit with an annual earnings threshold that does not exceed £7,400. 
  • Income Support.
  • Income Based Jobseekers Allowance.
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance.
  • Child Tax Credit (provided a parent is not entitled to Working Tax Credit) and have an annual income, as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, that does not exceed £16,190.
  • Working Tax Credit run on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit.
  • Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit.
  • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

 

Children may also be eligible for additional benefits such as help with school uniform costs, holiday activities or travel to school. 

Apply for Free School Meals

 

You can pick up an application form from school.  Please complete and return the application form to school.

 

For this application you must provide the school with proof of eligibility for the relevant benefit.