School Meals

*** PRICES FOR SCHOOL MEALS FROM MONDAY 16th OCTOBER 2023 ARE £2.95 PER DAY ***

School Meals Price Increase from 16.10.2023

School Meals

Half Termly School Meal Letter SP2 2024

Half Termly School Meal Letter SP1 2024

Half Termly School Meal Letter AT2 2023

Half Termly School Meal Letter AT1 2023

To find out more about school meals in Tameside including menus please click here.

St Raphaels Spring Summer 2024

St Raphaels Autumn and Winter 2023

 

TMBC have notified us that School Meals will be charged at £2.95 per day from 16 October 2023 (previously £2.68), this may be subject to change. 

School meals must be paid online at the Tameside website here

School will send you reminders to pay for school meals but once the debt reaches £30.00 it will automatically be referred to the LA. Any outstanding payments that have been referred to Tameside will have to be paid to Tameside and not the school. 

COLLECTION OF SCHOOL MEALS MONEY AND SCHOOL MEALS DEBT POLICY 2023

Children may bring a packed lunch from home as an alternative to a cooked school meal, please provide a healthy balanced lunch for your child. We ask that you do not include fizzy drinks or cans, breakable containers, sweets or chocolate. Please ensure the lunch is in a lunch bag, clearly marked with name and class, and provide a spoon if necessary as there may not be one available.

Lunch Policy 2021

Healthy Eating Policy St-Raphael’s June 2021

School policy requires two weeks notice to move from school meals to sandwiches.

 

Universal Free School Meals

From September 2014 children in Reception Class, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a free school meal under a new government initiative. Should your child wish to have a school meal it will be free of charge whilst they are in these classes, this will still be covered by school’s policy as detailed above.

Further information on UIFSM can be found below;

School Meals September 2014

 

Free School Meals

If your child is in year 3 to 6 and you think that they may be eligible for a free school meal you can make an application online at Online FSM Application (cloudforedu.org.uk)