School Meals

Did you know that eating a healthy, nutritious meal at lunch time can help your children concentrate in class? Accessing school meals can also help your family save money.

Hull City Council subsidise school meals for children in Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6. This means your child gets a delicious, filling lunch and costs you just £1.70 per day. That’s less than the cost of a fizzy drink and much healthier too!

All children in Key Stage 1; that’s Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will continue to receive FREE school meals.

School Lunches

Please find our school menus below. The summer menu will run until October half term

Payment of School Meals - Arbor Pay

Our school aims to be a cashless school. Arbor is the school’s management information system we use to make bookings and payments. You are able to view your child's attendance, update your contact details, make and pay for bookings of school meals, clubs, trips and wrap around care.

All payments and bookings for school meals, breakfast & after school club and trips should be made using Arbor. You will have access to your account to do all of this via the Arbor parent portal and/or App. Parents/carers can also select their meal choices within the Arbor App or the online Parent Portal.

For further details or if are not already using Arbor, please contact the office

Further Information on Arbor Pay

For further information on using Arbor, please see the attached leaflet and link to the YouTube guide for Parents:

Arbor Parent Portal and App Leaflet

Arbor Parent Portal & App Video

Free School Meals

Many of our families could get free school meals but do not claim for them; your child may be entitled to Free School Meals if you as the parent are in receipt of any of the following benefits:

Income Support
Jobseeker’s Allowance (income based)
Employment and Support Allowance
Support under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (but NOT Working Tax Credit)

Why claim?

Save hundreds of pounds per year
Extra funding for the school in the form of Pupil Premium
It’s your entitlement
Other pupils and parents will not know you are claiming

At Wheeler Primary School all children in our reception class, year one and year two receive a free school lunch if they wish, and it is not necessary for any parents to fill in a Free School Meals application form.

However, we are able to claim extra money from the government which we use to help us provide further support for our children, and this money is linked to parents applying for Free School Meals. In order to continue claiming this money from the government, we need parents to re-register for Free School Meals.

So, if you receive a benefit that gives entitlement to Free School meals (as detailed above) please pop in to school reception where they can provide a form and you help fill it out.

Free School Meals Form

or click on the link below to apply online:

Free School Meals Online Link

Food Intolerances & Allergies

If a child has a known food intolerance e.g. gluten, or an allergy to a specific food e.g. nuts, it is vital the school is kept informed. In the first instance parents should speak to the school office staff who will ensure that the child’s information is circulated to the necessary staff and the school cook.

It can also be arranged for the parent to speak to the school cook as in most cases they will be able to cater for a child’s specific needs without them requiring a totally different meal to the other children.

It is also important that all staff are aware of any intolerances/allergies as the child may be involved in cooking or an activity involving food during the school day