The school uses a service provided by Slough Borough Council to check if parents are eligible to claim free school meals for their children. Eligibility is checked by the local authority using information from the Department of Work and Pensions, the Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs. Parents are not required to provide documentary evidence each term to prove they can still claim for free school meals; claims are automatically re-checked using the information already provided. 
 
Families in receipt of the following benefits are entitled to claim free school meals: 

• Universal Credit  

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

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance 

• The guarantee element of Pension Credit 

• Meet criteria set out for families with no recourse to public funds 

If you think you may be eligible to claim free school meals for your son or daughter, please complete the Slough Borough Council on-line free school meals form. You will be informed by the Council if your application is successful or not and they will also notify the School. If you would prefer the school to run the check on your behalf, please contact our disadvantage champion, Kim Saunders, via her email: disadvantage_champion@lgs.slough.sch.uk 

The free school meals system is managed with complete discretion. Once eligibility is confirmed, your son or daughter will have an allowance allocated to their cashless catering account each day. This allowance will be sufficient for them to purchase a balanced meal. They can choose what to spend the allowance on; however, money not used does not carry over to the next day. 

The school receives Pupil Premium Grant funding for some children who are eligible for free school meals. This funding is to help your child and others access additional learning experiences and resources. If you are eligible for free school meals but wish your son or daughter to bring a packed lunch from home, please still apply so the school can check if your child is eligible to receive the additional Pupil Premium funding. 

For further information about eligibility for pupil premium funding and how the school spends the Pupil Premium Grant funding received, please click here.