Free School Meals
We want all parents and carers at Manland to get the support they are entitled to.
Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
Under the Government’s ‘Universal Free School Meal’ scheme, all children get a free lunch at school if they’re in Reception class, Year 1 or Year 2.
If you register, Manland could get extra funding (called ‘Pupil Premium’) to pay for additional staff time, extra computers, books and trips.
Click here to register for a free school meal for your child in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2.
Children in Year 3 or older
If you have a child in Year 3 or above, your child is entitled to a free school meal if you are in receipt of certain benefits.
Click here to register for free school meals for children in Year 3 and above.
In addition to free school meals, children in Year 3 or above might be entitled to extra help.
The school office is happy to make free school meal applications on your behalf – just contact us on 01582 713452 or email the office.
Christmas Lunch – Thursday 19th December 2024
Please note: you will be unable to change your child’s Christmas lunch choices after Wednesday 11th December.
If you have multiple children at the school, please complete one form for each child.
If your child does not want to eat the school Christmas lunch, then please provide a packed lunch for them as there will be no alternative choices on this day.
Click on the poster to choose your child’s options:
Lunch Menu
At Manland, we follow the Herts Catering choice menu for our school lunches. This means that each day, pupils can choose between a meat or vegetarian meal, a jacket potato option or a sandwich choice. Children are also able to bring in their own packed lunches from home if they would rather. The cost of a school dinner is currently £3.55 per day.
For children with food allergies or intolerance, special procedures are put in place to ensure they are not in contact with those foods. Please ensure that Herts catering are aware of such issues so that they can use this to prepare suitable lunches for your child. The school office can provide further support with this, if needed.
The following foods should not be brought into school:
• Peanuts, peanut butter and other products containing peanuts
• Nutella / Chocolate spreads containing nuts
• Pesto containing nuts – Please check the ingredients carefully. Many popular products contain cashew nuts, other nuts and products which are not permitted in school.
• Packs of nuts
• Fruit and cereal bars that contain nuts, peanuts or sesame e.g. tracker bars
• Sesame seeds or products containing sesame
Thank you for your understanding with this.
Please refer to the Herts Catering website for further information about school meals, including how to apply for a special menu: https://hcl.co.uk/allergy-overview
You can pay for your school meals via the School Gateway.
