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Lunch menus and free school meals

All meals are cooked on the premises and are eaten in the school hall. The school meals service provide a wide range of healthy choices, and there is always fresh fruit available.

Sacriston Academy uses Scopay, a secure online payment system that parents can use to pay for school dinners, trips and more. Click here to login. 

How to sign up

If you haven't already got an account, please contact [email protected].

Children who stay for lunch benefit from eating with others while relaxing with their friends. Having school lunches helps young people develop the confidence to make appropriate menu choices and tastes for different foods.

Free School Meals

As a family you are entitled to free school meals if you access:

  • income support
  • income-based jobseeker’s allowance or Employment and Support Allowance
  • support under part VI (6) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • the guaranteed element of State 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, provided you have an annual net earned income not exceeding £7,400 (£616.67 per month).

You can register your child for free school meals here.