Free School Meals

The government is making some changes to eligibility for free school meals from September 1 2026. Please see link for further details. Free school meals: guidance for local authorities, local-authority-maintained schools, academies and free schools - GOV.UK

Due to the new changes:

• All parents must use the link below to check their eligibility for Free School Meals, by Monday 21 September 2026. If parents have more than one child, they must do an individual eligibility checker for each child: Free School Meals Checker - Check Eligibility Online | LGfL FSM
• The school will check the results via the link and send reminders to any families who have not checked their eligibility. If families do not check their eligibility, they may lose their entitlement of Free School Meals for their children. 
• If you have any queries or would like some support with completing your eligibility checker, please email fsm@Barnhill.School and we will respond to you.