School Lunch

Aberdeen City Council schools are now using a new system for school meals, called ParentPay, which is the online payment service for school meals. 

ParentPay provides customers with a seamless school meal service enabling parents/ carers to make fast and effective cashless top ups for school meals at any time of the day, view meal selection and receive support and advice from ParentPay. All of this is accessed through a secure online ParentPay account.

Cash top-ups at the school are now no longer be available , therefore, it’s important that parents activate their ParentPay account as soon as possible to allow them to continue to pay for school meals.

Meal choices for all primary school pupils, can be pre-ordered for your child for up to three weeks in advance via the ParentPay online account. There will still be an option for your child to choose a meal in the classroom on the day, just as they currently do, however, we would encourage you to pre-order the meal via your account to assist with meal preparation and the smooth running of meal service.

School lunch is currently free for pupils in primary 1-5.  Pupils in primary 6 and 7 will need to pay £2.35/meal unless they qualify for free school meals. 

All primary school pupils from P1 to P5 presently receive a free school meal.

If your child is in primary 6 or 7 you still may be eligible for free school meals if their parents or carers receive one of the following benefits:

• Income Support

• Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance

• Pension Credit (Guarantee Credits)

• Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance

• Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, with an income of less than £17,005

• Both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit with an income of up to £7,920

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• Universal Credit with a monthly earned income of not more than £660

• Universal Credit, with a single parent/carer working less than 16 hours per week with an annual earned income from employment of less than £17,005

• Universal Credit, with both parents/carers working less than 24 hours per week with an annual earned income from employment of less than £17,005

Pupils are eligible for free school meals if they are between 16-18 and fall into any of these categories.