School Meals Provision

Our Gledhow school kitchen serves fresh meals prepared daily by the “Catering Leeds” team (Leeds City Council). Our menus offer high-quality balanced main meals and desserts. A vegetarian main meal option is offered, and fruit is available with all meals.


We encourage families to choose their school meal options in advance. We use ParentPay to order and pay for lunches. Menus are available at the beginning of term, we suggest booking in advance each half term to ensure your child is given their preferred meal option. We can guarantee lunch choices up to one week in advance, any alterations made later than this may be subject to availability.

  • School Menu


    Menu

  • Food Allergies & Special Diets

    Catering Leeds have a dedicated special diets team, who will support you with special diet meal provision for your child. All children who require a special medical diet must be registered with Catering Leeds as having a food allergy, food intolerance or medical dietary requirements.


    Please complete a Special Medical Diet request form to notify us of your child’s medical dietary requirements. You can download a form or obtain one from our school office.


    If your child requires a special meal due to religious, ethical or lifestyle preference please ensure you let us know on their school admission form.

    • Vegetarian /Vegan
    • Religious
    • Meat Exclusions
    • Fish Exclusions

    To make changes to your existing meal preferences please contact the school office office@gledhowschool.org.

    Medical Dietary Request Form

  • Packed Lunch

    You can opt to provide a packed lunch instead of a school meal for your child. We promote healthy packed lunchesand ask that you try to provide a nutritious and balanced lunch that includes:


    • A portion of fruit
    • At least one portion of vegetables
    • A portion of protein
    • At least one portion of starchy food (e.g. bread pasta)

    You can let us know which days your child is having a home packed lunch by using our ParentPay lunch system. You can also opt to have both packed lunches and school meals as long as you have chosen your preferred option at least one week in advance.


    Please pack your child's lunch in a wipeable box and advise them not to share.


    We are a nut-free school. We kindly ask that you do not include any type of nuts or nut-based products, such as cereal bars or sandwich fillings, in your child's lunch.

  • Paying for School Meals

    We use ParentPay an online system to choose lunch options and to collect payment. Dinner money is payable in advance.


    If you are new to Gledhow Primary School you will be provided with a ParentPay activation letter within your first week at school. You will need to use this to create your Parent Pay account.


    How to activate my Parent Pay Account


    How to book a meal on ParentPay


    We ask that all menu options (dietary preferences, school dinner, home packed lunch) are chosen via ParentPay at least one week in advance.


    From September 2025, where a meal selection has not been made at the start of the day an allergy appropriate vegetarian meal will be ordered for your child. This ensures our kitchen has the right amount of food available to deliver all children’s preferred menu options andreduces wastage.


    To avoid disappointment please ensure you are using ParentPay to let us know your child’s lunch preference at least 1 week in advance. Menu options are available at the beginning of each term.

Free School Meals

Every child in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 receives a Free School Meal this is called Universal Free School Meal. Children in Nursery or Years 3 to 6 may also be eligible for a free school meal based on your income.

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Children may be eligible for free school meals if their parents or carers receive any of the following benefits:

  • income support
  • income based Job Seeker’s Allowance
  • income based Employment and Support Allowance
  • Child Tax Credit with an annual income of less than £16,190
  • the guaranteed element of the State Pension Credit
  • the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
  • support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Universal Credit with an annual income of less than £7,400


It’s important to register for free school meals , even if your child brings a packed lunch or receives a Universal Free School Meal. Registering for free school meals provides valuable additional funding to school (Pupil Premium) which we can use to help your child, including to help pay for trips and enrichment clubs. Leeds Families can also receive a free Breeze Pass and take part in Healthy Holiday activities during school holidays if eligible for free school meals.

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