Caterlink

We are very proud and privileged to be appointed as the catering provider at your child’s school from the 1st September 2025.

Caterlink is a leading provider of contract catering to the education sector throughout the UK.

We pride ourselves on innovation and commitment to finding imaginative new ways to enhance every student’s dining experience, by making school food tasty and appealing.

All meals must be booked in advance via your Arbor account. Meals are free for learners in EYFS to Year 2 and for learners entitled to benefit-related Free School Meals in other year groups.  For other learners, the cost is £2.60 per day.

How to book a meal - please click on the link below

How to book and change a booking guide

We do not operate a home lunch option; Learners can bring a packed lunch if they do not wish to have a school meal.

Please Note: Nuts of any kind, including chocolate spread containing nuts or hot food (eg. soup) in thermos flasks etc, should not be brought into school.

Lunch booking closes on Arbor at 9.00am each day. We can accept late orders up until 9.30am; please contact the office.

Snacks and Drinks

All learners are welcome to bring in a healthy snack and drink of water from home. Learners are also encouraged to bring with them a bottle of water to have during lessons.

In addition, we provide all our Foundation Stage pupils with a drink of milk each day – this is essential for healthy development and over and above the stated statutory requirement.

Free School Meals

In England, free school meals (FSM) are currently a legal entitlement available to eligible pupils. Local authorities are responsible for providing free school meals. 

We encourage parents and carers to apply for free school meals as we know that this both saves parents money and encourages students to eat healthy food.  

Some parents may be reluctant to apply because they are concerned about any stigma attached to students receiving free school meals. However, because this system is automatic, students are not personally identified as receiving a free school meal and as such, anonymity is ensured. 

If you pay for school meals, you can save almost £100 in primary schools and almost £409 in secondary schools by applying for Free School Meals. 

Eligibility 

Parents and carers in England do not have to pay for school lunches if their child is known to be eligible for free school meals. Children are eligible if their parents meet certain eligibility criteria and if they make a claim for FSM. As stated in the previous section, all infant school pupils receive free school meals, regardless of household benefit status.  

If a pupil is known to be eligible for FSM in a given school year, they remain eligible until they finish their current phase of education (primary or secondary).  

Since 2014, all infant school pupils (EYFS, Year 1, and Year 2) in state-funded schools are eligible for a free school meal. 

Parents currently meet the eligibility criteria if they receive any of the following:  

• Job Seeker's Allowance (income-based)
• Income Support
• Universal Credit - Your annual income assessed by the Department for Work and Pension must be less than £7,400. Any pupil eligible for free school meals before 1 April 2018 when the earned income threshold is introduced will retain their eligibility until then end of universal credit roll-out which is August 2026
• Child Tax Credit (but NOT receiving Working Tax Credit) – provided your annual income, assessed by the Inland Revenue, does not exceed £16,190 (please note: this amount is subject to change in April every year)
• Employment Support Allowance (income-related)
• Guarantee Element of State Pension Credit
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Working Tax Credit run on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit. .

To check your eligibility or to make a new claim, visit the link below.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council 

Check eligibility: Free school meals (eastriding.gov.uk) 

Apply: Free school meals - East Riding of Yorkshire Council 

If you believe you may be eligible for Free School Meals, as you are a low-income family or receiving benefits, then apply via the link above. Acceptance for Free School Meals not only provides your family with a benefit to the value of approximately £450 per child per year, but also benefits the school via the Government's Pupil Premium Grant.