School meals

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Find out more about:

• School meal prices
• Free school meals
• Special diets
• Online surveys
• Contact information

We aim to provide appetising and nutritionally balanced meals for all children attending our breakfast clubs and dining rooms at lunchtime. We cater for 67 primary, secondary, special and nursery schools throughout Renfrewshire.

School meal prices


A 'cashless catering' system operates in our secondary schools and in some of our primary schools - St Fergus, St Catherine's, Gallowhill, Moorpark, St Margaret's, Kirklandneuk, St Paul's, West, Mossvale, St James (Paisley), Auchenlodment, Langcraigs and Houston primaries and the Mary Russell special school. This means pupils who get free school meals are anonymous.

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Free school meals

You may be entitled to free school meals if:

• your child attends a Renfrewshire school or has been placed in an educational establishment outside Renfrewshire by Renfrewshire Council; or
• you receive income support, any income-related element of employment and support allowance, maximum working tax credits (if you earn less than £6,420/year), child tax credit only (if you earn less than £16,190) or pension credit.

Find out how to apply on our Free school meals page

Special diets

As far as possible, we try to cater for all types of medical diet:

• diabetic
• nut free
• egg free
• gluten free
• additive free
• milk free

If your child needs a medically restricted diet, first of all, contact the head teacher at your child's school. He/she will pass your request to the area catering manager who will then contact you to find out your child's exact dietary needs. You should make your request in writing and include evidence from your doctor or another medical authority. You should fully describe your child's diagnosis and dietary needs. We can't accept verbal requests because the diet a child eats can affect their health, both now and later in life.

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Online surveys

If you're a parent of a child who uses our services, please take a few minutes to tell us what your child thinks of them. It would be very helpful if you could discuss your responses with your child, so we can build up an accurate picture of our school catering service.

Nursery School Lunch Survey
Primary School Lunch Survey
Secondary School Lunch Survey
Special School Lunch Survey

We will provide feedback on the results of the survey. Thank you for your time and help.

Contact information

• email: site-serv.es@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone: 0141 840 3616
• call in or write to us at:
  Renfrewshire Council
  Environmental Services
  Site Services
  Renfrewshire House
  Cotton Street
  Paisley
  PA1 1BR
  

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