School dinners at Acres Hill

Acres Hill is working in partnership with Taylor Shaw. Taylor Shaw is one of the UK's leading specialist caterers in the education sector and is part of the world renowned Elior Group.

Taylor Shaw operate throughout the UK and they are responsible for the school meals service at Woodhouse West, providing freshly prepared food that contributes to the wellbeing of young people in their learning environment. We know that Taylor Shaw will provide freshly prepared food, a nutritionally balanced diet and innovative menus.

Taylor Shaw will ensure that all students have access to a healthy and affordable choice to eat each day, with options to meet the needs of everyone, including those with notified special dietary requirements. All of our new menus will be fully compliant with the government’s School Food Plan.

Each day, children have a choice of the following:

• Meat based main meal
• Halal
• Vegetarian main meal
• Jacket potato
• Sandwich

*each comes with a delicious pudding.

School dinners prices

NURSERY DINNERS - £2.30 per day (£11.50 per week)

PRIMARY DINNERS - £2.60 per day (£13 per week) 

Families in other year groups who pay for school meals can do so using our online payment system 'Arbor'. Please speak to the School Office for help with registering your child's Arbor details.

Did you know?

ALL children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are all eligible for a Universal Infant Free School Meal!

You could save yourself time and £100s a year by encouraging your children to have a hot meal prepared and cooked fresh on site daily!

Let Taylor Shaw take the pressure off making a packed lunch and provide your child with a nutritionally balanced, hot and delicious lunch, for FREE!

Download the Taylor Shaw Free School Meals Leaflet for further information.

FREE SCHOOL MEALS

Some children are also eligible to receive free school meals in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6.  

Your child may be entitled to free school meals if you receive any of the following benefits:

• Universal Credit, with a maximum annual net income of £7,400
• Income Support
• Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income related Employment Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit, if yearly household income is less than £16,190 and you receive no Working Tax Credit
• Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

Registering for free school meals couldn’t be easier and you can now apply online here.

The Department for Education do not know which children are eligible for free school meals unless their parents apply successfully for funding. Applying for a free school meal does not mean that your child has to have school dinners but it does mean that the school will receive Pupil Premium funding for your child if you successfully apply.

Call 0114 273 4567 (Free School Meals helpline number) if you require assistance with the application