Our school dinners are cooked at Unstone Junior School and transported in insulated containers to ensure they remain fresh and hot for the children.

Currently, approximately 85 % of children at Barlow enjoy a school dinner.  Please notify the office if you would like your child to start eating school dinners.

Cost of School dinner: free for KS1

KS2 £3.25 / day    £16.25 / week - This is paid through +Pay.

Could your child be eligible for free school meals?

In these difficult financial times, we want to make sure you're getting all the help you're due.

A lot of people don't claim free school meals even though they're entitled. That's why Derbyshire County Council have launched a campaign to encourage people to check if they're eligible.

You don't need to worry about other children knowing your child gets free school meals. Only the school and catering staff will know.

You could save £400 a year for each child and your children could benefit from a good hot meal at lunchtime. The school will benefit too − they'll get the pupil premium of £1,300 a year from the government for each child on free school meals.

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on  (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
• Universal Credit

You will not be eligible if you are claiming Working Tax Credit.

To apply, fill in the form on the link below and Derbyshire County Council will write to you to let you know if your application has been successful.  If you have further questions, please ask in the office in complete confidence.