School Meals

The Thinking Schools Federation (Highlands and Uphall) school meals provider is ISS Catering.

For a guide on how to register and order a meal for your child online please click here.

The kitchen staff cook and server meals onsite at both schools. You can see this terms menu by clicking here.

Services offered include:

• Each day, the kitchen prepares healthy and delicious lunches, from a range of fresh and seasonal ingredients.
• In addition, a choice between three main meals (halal/non halal, vegetarian and alternative)
• Furthermore, we also cater for children with specific allergies and we hold a meeting with the parent, the school and ISS Catering to ensure we meet specific requirements.

Key Stage 1 (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2)

All children in Key Stage 1 (Reception, Year 1 & Year 2) get free school meals under the government’s Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) scheme.

Parents/carers receiving qualifying benefits (refer to the School’s Charging Policy for details) should continue to register for Free School Meals (FSM), because your child can get extra funding for the school.

You may contact the school for a form to give permission to the school to check your FSM eligibility.

Key Stage 2 (Year 3, 4, 5 & 6)

The Mayor’s Universal Free School Meals (MUSFM) grant currently pays for the meals that Key Stage 2 children take.

Similarly, again, parents/carers receiving qualifying benefits (refer to the School’s Charging Policy for details) should continue to register for Free School Meals (FSM), so your child can get extra funding for the school.

You may contact the school for a form to give permission to the school to check your FSM eligibility.

Applications for free school meals must be submitted online; London Borough of Redbridge, Lynton House, Ilford processes these, therefore not the school. 

You can find out more and make an application for free school meals by visiting the Redbridge free school meals page.