School Meals
Fresh, nutritious food every day.
-Nutritious meals made with locally sourced ingredients.
-Trusted local suppliers deliver quality and freshness every day.
-Menus designed to support healthy growth to aid focus and energy throughout the school day.
-Carefully sourced, high-quality ingredients with great value for money.
-Menus developed using feedback from students across the Trust.
-Our menus are updated often, so check back here for what’s new.
Allergens
Students in our secondary schools are supported to manage their own dietary requirements and allergies. Detailed allergen information and product specifications are available online and at the point of service, enabling students to make informed choices about the food they purchase.
Students with food allergies or special dietary requirements should make staff aware of their needs when ordering food. Our teams are trained in allergen awareness and can provide guidance on suitable menu options.
Parents and carers should notify their child's school of any allergies, intolerances or dietary requirements through the school's usual communication channels. Relevant information will then be shared with the school meals team and recorded on our till system to help support safe meal provision.
Yorkshire Kitchens follows strict food safety procedures, uses approved suppliers and maintains up-to-date allergen information for all menu items. However, because allergens are present in our kitchens and supply chains, we cannot guarantee that foods are entirely free from allergen traces.
For complex dietary requirements, bespoke meal arrangements may be discussed directly with parents, carers and our school meals team where appropriate.
Free school meals
Expanded entitlement for families on Universal Credit From the start of academic year 2026 to 2027, all children in households receiving Universal Credit will be entitled to free school meals, regardless of earnings.
Going forward, there will be two types of eligibility:
Targeted FSM: for households in receipt of universal credit earning £7,400 or less (includes free meals and additional support such as pupil premium). Other educational entitlements such as the Holiday Activities and Food program (HAF) and the ‘extended rights’ element of school travel assistance, will also continue to be based on targeted FSM.
Expanded FSM: for households in receipt of universal credit earning above £7,400 (free meals only)
Families with no recourse to public funds may also be eligible for Targeted FSM subject to meeting separate criteria. All pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 will also continue to be entitled to free school meals under the universal infant free school meals policy regardless of family circumstances.
North Yorkshire Council link to apply: Free school meals | North Yorkshire Council
FEAST: holiday activities with food programme
FEAST offers loads of different things to do in the school holidays, with free places and a free meal for children and young people receiving targeted free school meals.
FEAST partners with leading holiday playschemes, clubs and activity providers from across North Yorkshire to offer a wide range of activities for kids of all ages from Reception to Year 11.
Everyone in North Yorkshire can join in, with free places for those (from Reception to Year 11) who receive targeted free school meals. All children and young people across North Yorkshire can get involved in a range of holiday activities.
FEAST is all about food, entertainment, activities, sport and being together. Children and young people in North Yorkshire who receive benefits-related free school meals can book onto our holiday activities for free, where each day they’ll also receive a free hot meal or packed lunch. There are loads of activities to get involved in - find out more on the FEAST pages of the North Yorkshire Together website.