Our in-house catering team at Queen Elizabeth’s Academy aims to provide tasty, healthy and nutritious meals for students.

As well as main meals, we offer daily ‘grab and go’ options and a sandwich meal deal, as well as Pasta King, jacket potatoes and pizza.

Our menus run on a three-weekly cycle each term:

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School meals payments

We operate an online payment system for school meals.

Please note that our school kitchen do not accept cash.

Free school meals

We know that having a nutritious meal during the school day is important for children’s health, wellbeing and learning – and we want to ensure that all children who are eligible for free school meals benefit from this scheme.

Your child may be able to receive 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 guaranteed element of 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 – your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

If you think that your child(ren) may be entitled to free school meals then you can either apply online or download a form via the Nottinghamshire County Council website here, or phone them on 0300 500 80 80.

Once your application has been approved, the council will inform the academy and we can then start providing free school meals for your child(ren). We treat all recipients with complete discretion.

We are here to help, so contact us if you have any queries or concerns you would like to discuss directly with the academy.

Free school meals at Queen Elizabeth’s Academy

How much do I get?

£2.55 per day

What can I buy and where from?

  • Meal of the day, including cookie and water
    • Main Hall, right-hand side queue.
  • Baguette OR pasta pot, cookie and water
    • Snack bar
    • Elizabethan Hall
  • Grab and go item (eg sausage roll, chicken wrap), and cookie OR water
    • Main hall, left-hand side queue
    • Snack bar

The free school meal scheme is available at lunch time only and any items brought during breaktime will be charged to your ParentPay account.

If you are experiencing financial difficulties, your local food bank can help.

To arrange a food voucher for your family, visit Sherwood Forest Foodbank, or for further support contact the academy to talk to someone in confidence.