Free School Meals

Primary school children in state-funded schools in London will get free school meals for the 2023/24 school year. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan is providing the funding as an emergency cost of living support measure. 

The Mayor recognises that families are in urgent need of support. The meals will help families with the spiralling cost of living by making sure that children in state-funded London schools will receive free school meals in this academic year.

The introduction of universal free school meals for the 2023/24 academic year could save families upwards of £440 per child*.

This is vital support to families who are facing a cost of living crisis. This funding will ensure that primary school children will get at least one nutritious meal a day. All children deserve that safety net.

• When they are hungry, children struggle to concentrate and learn in the classroom. A free school meal will help children to reach their potential.  

• This initiative builds on the Mayor’s existing work helping families to cope during the cost of living crisis. Find out about other cost of living support available to Londoners on the Cost of Living resource hub.

*At the time of calculation, the average cost of a school meal for a primary school child was around £2.30 in London. This represents a cost saving per child of around £440 over 190 school days across the academic year.

Parents of children in Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 that are on benefits will need to renew Free School Meals application too.

Free School Meals 

To check to see if you are eligible for Free School Meals for your child, please click on this link https://pps.lgfl.org.uk/

If you need help on how to check if you are eligible, please click on the link below:

Eligibility Checker Instructions

If the results show that you are eligible, please send an email of your Certificate of Eligibility to contactus@noelparkprimaryschool.org straight away.

If your circumstances change or you start working, you must tell us immediately.