If your child is eligible for Free School Meals, their cashless catering account will be credited with £3.20 each day.

This daily allowance can not be carried forward to the following day. Any unused balance will be removed overnight, and the full £3.20 allowance will be reset the following morning.

If you would like your child to be able to spend more than the daily Free School Meals allowance, you can add additional funds to their account in the usual way via ParentPay.

Who is eligible?

For pupils in Years 7–11, eligibility is based on household benefits.

Your child will qualify for Free School Meals if you receive:

• Universal Credit (change from September 2026, this applies regardless of income)
• or other qualifying benefits (such as Income Support or income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance)

This change from September 2026, means many more secondary school pupils will be entitled to a free meal each day, providing an application is completed as detailed below.

Please be aware that if you are eligible for Expanded Free School Meals, this does not mean that you are eligible for Pupil Premium funding. Only those students eligible for Targeted Free School Meals are eligible for Pupil Premium funding.

Free School Meals Application Process

Applications for Free School Meals are completed through Devon County Council.  Please apply using the Citizen Portal Link below. Parents/Carers will need to create an account on the Portal if using for the first time. The system is very fast, and Parents/Carers will know the outcome of their application almost immediately.

Please use the link to apply for Free School Meals.

Please follow the process below:

If your application is successful, then Parents/Carers need to send or email confirmation to Mrs Teresa Ewers, making sure to include the FSM Reference Number.   They can either send:  

• A screenshot of the confirmation
• Or scan and email the confirmation to the following email address.
   

 

• As soon as the confirmation is received the student will be able to receive Free School Meals the next day when the College system updates overnight.  
• The College asks that Parents/Carers make sure their child’s Cashless Catering account has enough funds, just in case they would like to have more than the allowance credited to their account each day.

For further information, please see the Government website here or call the Devon County Council, Education Helpline on 0345 155 1019. 

For specific questions or concerns, please contact Mrs Teresa Ewers.
 

If you would like to check your eligibility for Pupil Premium funding and Free School Meals, please use the Citizen Portal link on the School Meals Information page or click the link below.