School Meals

Our lunch menus are devised and cooked by the secondary school’s in-house team who work with our catering partner, Innovate, to deliver and serve a wide selection of wonderful home-cooked food.

Menu Choices

Universal Infant Free School Meals

The menu comprises of a two course meal - a hot main meal with a meat or vegetarian option and a dessert. A jacket potato alternative is available.

All menus are subject to change due to experiencing shortage of supplies of some ingredients or circumstances beyond our control.

All meals must be ordered via ParentMail by 9am on the Tuesday of the week before. When the week falls after a holiday, choices must be made by 9am on the last Tuesday of the last week of term.

Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) provides funding for all government funded schools to offer free school meals to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. As part of the school enrolment process you will be asked to complete a lunch application form. This form will also assess whether you are entitled for Free School Meals.

Free School Meals

If your circumstances change after your child starts school and you think you may be entitled to Free School Meals, from year 3 onwards:

To claim Free School Meals, parents should be in receipt of one of the following benefits:

  • Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).

  • Income Support (IS).

  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA).

  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (IRESA).

  • The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit.

  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

  • Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs that does not exceed £16,190).

  • Working Tax Credit run-on (the payment you get for a further 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit).

Click here to apply for Free School Meals.

Dietary Requirements and Food Allergens

Our caterers aim to support all dietary requirements of all children. When your child starts at IKB we ask you to complete a food tasting form which asks you to list any food allergens your child has. We will ask you to update this annually or if this changes at any point during the school year please email the school with full details. If you would liek to speak to the caterers about your child(ren)’s dietary requirements please contact the school office office@ikb.bep.ac who will help facilitate that conversation.