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:
We operate an online payment system for school meals.
Please note that our school kitchen do not accept cash.
From the start of the 2026 to 2027 academic year, Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility has been expanded to include all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit regardless of household earnings.
Free school meals are available to pupils in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits:
From September 2026, there will be two categories of benefits-based free school meals:
Targeted FSM, which continues to be based on the existing threshold, covering pupils who are in households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less
Expanded FSM, a new category covering pupils who do not qualify for targeted FSM, but who are in households receiving Universal Credit
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.
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.
