Free school meals

Free school meals are available to children whose parents or guardians can prove that they are currently receiving one of the following:

• income support
• income related jobseeker's allowance,
• child tax credit, without working tax credit and income of no more than £15,575
• support from the National Asylum Support Service (NASS)
• support from a local authority social services asylum team (SSAT)

Parents must:

• have a child who is attending a Lambeth school regardless of where they live, and
• apply for free schools meals every twelve months

How to apply

Parents should contact their child's school directly, even if it is outside the Borough, for details of how to apply and for an application form.

The only exceptions are the schools listed below as their arrangements are managed by Lambeth Education:

• Archbishop Tenison's School
• Clapham Manor Primary School
• St Andrew's CE Primary School
• St John The Divine CE Primary School
• St John's (Angel Town) CE Primary School
• St Mark's CE Primary School
• Christ's School, Richmond
• Shene School, Richmond

If your school is on the list above you can use the following link to download a free school meal application form with further instructions.

You can find out about school meals and Lambeth's food and health policy on the school meals pages.