--- title: "School Meals" url: "https://www.lyminster.w-sussex.sch.uk/parents-hub/important-information/school-meals" school: "Lyminster Primary School" --- # School Meals ## School Meals ### Drinks Please ensure that your child brings a full water bottle to school with them every day. These can be re-filled in the classroom as required. In common with other schools, it is school policy that only water should be brought into school for drinking during the school day, so t is a good idea to get your child accustomed to this before they start. ### Snacks Please provided your child with a healthy snack for mid-morning. This will form part of their five-a-day, and should be some fruit, vegetable ‘sticks’ or other healthy alternative. ### Lunches The company most West Sussex schools use for school meals is [**Chartwells**](https://www.chartwells.co.uk/primaries/). **[Select for Menu](https://www.chartwells.co.uk/west-sussex/)** Using [**ParentPay**](https://app.parentpay.com/public/client/security/v2/#/login), Chartwell’s online payment service, parents are able to select, book and pay securely (if required) for the exact meal options for their child. To ensure a meal is available for your child, all lunches including universal infant free school meals and free school meals are to be ordered by midnight on Thursday, at least 10 days in advance of the week they are required. Click[ **here**](https://www.chartwells.co.uk/primaries/theme-day-menus/) to view the latest menus. All the meals (whether UIFSM or paid meals) will need to be ordered using the online ordering system. The current cost of each meal is £2.97. [YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8Gf3G7mygHY?rel=0) ### Does your child qualify? All children in Year Reception Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a free meal under the Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme (UIFSM). Meals are also free for those children in years 3, 4, 5 and 6 if they are entitled to Free School Meals. UIFSM is not the same as Free School Meals; if you think your child may be eligible for Free School Meals, it is vital that you make a claim for this as it will benefit your child directly. Free School Meals are available to pupils in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits: - **[Universal Credit](https://www.gov.uk/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](https://www.gov.uk/income-support)** - Income-based **[Jobseeker’s Allowance](https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance)** - Income-related Employment and Support Allowance - Support under **[Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999](http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/33/part/VI)** - The guaranteed element of state **[Pension Credit](https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit)** - **[Child Tax Credit](https://www.gov.uk/child-tax-credit)** (provided you’re not also entitled to **[Working Tax Credit](https://www.gov.uk/working-tax-credit)** and have an annual gross income of no more £16,190) - Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for **[Working Tax Credit](https://www.gov.uk/working-tax-credit/overview)**. Do one of the following: - Click [here](https://pps.lgfl.org.uk/)**[ ](https://pps.lgfl.org.uk/)**to check their eligibility; - Click on this link to apply: **[Free School Meals – West Sussex County Council;](https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/education-children-and-families/schools-and-colleges/free-school-meals/#:~:text=From%201%20April%202018%2C%20free%20school%20meals%20in,after%20you%20stop%20qualifying%20for%20Working%20Tax%20Credit.)** - Contact the **[school office](https://www.lyminster.w-sussex.sch.uk/contact).** ![Lyminster Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/lyminster-primary-school/images/logo/Lyminster_logo_with_circle.png) #### Lyminster Primary School Wick Street Littlehampton West Sussex BN17 7JZ 01903 713642 #### Useful Links - [Contact Us](https://www.lyminster.w-sussex.sch.uk/contact) - [Curriculum](https://www.lyminster.w-sussex.sch.uk/about-us/curriculum) - [Term Dates](https://www.lyminster.w-sussex.sch.uk/termdates) - [Key Information](https://www.lyminster.w-sussex.sch.uk/about-us/key-information) #### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/lyminsterschool) © Copyright 2024–2026 Lyminster Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.lyminster.w-sussex.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)