School Meals
Feeding the Future
Here at Hummersknott Academy we offer a wide range of catering both at Break and Lunch.
We currently offer a 3-week cycle menu for main meals (This can be found below).
We have daily ‘grab & go’ items such as Sandwiches, Pasta, Salad, Wraps, Jacket Potatoes, Pizza, Pizzini’s, Panini’s, Burgers and much more!
We are always excited to try new things to keep pupils interested in food we serve.
We stick to strict government guidelines with everything we serve to ensure a happy healthy lunchtime, we also follow all laws in regards to food & Allergen Safety.
In the words of the pupils “Sir I wish my Mum could do Turkey dinner like that, maybe she needs a job here” Year 7 student 2021.
Hummersknott Academy Catering offers a wide variety of dishes each day.
We have one side for our 3 delicious Main meals (including a Vegetarian option) and the other side for ‘Grab and Go’, which includes Jacket Potatoes, Hot Pasta and Sauce, Panini’s etc., with both sides meeting in the middle for Hot Dessert. Also available on each side – a wide selection of Sandwiches and Wraps, Salad Boxes, Cold Pasta Boxes, Fresh Fruit, Yogurts, Milk, Bottled Water and other drinks. Chilled Water is also available free in the Dining Hall from our fountain.
Cakes and Tray Bakes are offered near the tills –– however, sweet items are only available when purchased with a savoury item, or as part of a balanced meal – as we comply with the Government Guidelines, and are committed to promoting healthy eating
Menus are reviewed at least twice a year and new dishes introduced. A full analysis including allergens is carried out on each dish, and each item we serve, and in turn each 3 week menu cycle is analysed to ensure full compliance with Government Guidelines confirming the correct balance of nutrients is achieved. Our Catering Department is a ‘nut free zone’ and the food produced on site does not contain any peanuts or tree nuts. There is an allergen board located in the Dining Hall where students, staff and visitors can check on the fourteen specific allergens in all items and dishes on offer.
We operate a Cashless Till System which speeds up the process. Our system uses Biometric fingerprints. The most convenient way to top up, is SchoolGateway, using a debit or credit card online, here you can also check a student’s balance and see what they have been purchasing.
Our cashless system also records all students’ purchases, and should you have any concerns regarding menus or allergens or need purchase information, you can email our Catering Manager – kitchen@hummersknott.org.uk
Please see below our School Menu.
Free School Meals
Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
Children who get paid these benefits directly, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also get free school meals.
Your child may also get free school meals if you get any of these benefits and your child is both:
- Younger than the compulsory age for starting school
- In full-time education
