Meals
In-house cooked meals
School meals are prepared in-house and the meals are balanced to provide your child with the right amounts of nutrients and energy. At lunchtime, children may have a school dinner or bring a packed lunch.
If your child is bringing a packed lunch, please ensure it contains the right amount of nutritious food. Please do not send fizzy drinks, or drinks in bottles as they tend to leak. The school has a statutory responsibility to check that packed lunches are healthy.
If you have any queries regarding our school dinners, please contact the Administration Team at info@wetherbyhigh.co.uk.
Free school meals
If you receive certain benefits, your child may be entitled to free school meals.
Every day, children and young people across Leeds are missing out on their free school meal. Child Friendly Leeds encourages families to check if they are eligible. At Wetherby High School, if your child is in receipt of a means tested Free School Meal, they are able to select food to the value of £3.50 each day, the cost of a meal deal, saving you up to £17.50 per week.
Who is entitled to Free School Meals?
You can apply for Free School Meals for any child who normally lives with you and who is classed as being under your parental care. To get Free School Meals you must receive one of the following benefits:
- Universal Credit (and your net combined household income is less than £7,400 a year after tax)
- Income Support, Pension Guarantee Credit, Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment Support Allowance
- Child Tax Credit Only (With No Working Tax Credit) and your Annual Taxable Income does not exceed £16,190
If you receive Working Tax Credit, your child will not qualify.
For further information and to apply, visit the Leeds City Council website for more information here – Apply for free school meals (leeds.gov.uk).
Children in households with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) may also be eligible subject to qualifying criteria. Please speak to school in the first instance.
