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With effect from September 2024, we are delighted to announce that Aspens will be our new catering provider.
Please click on the following links to learn more about Aspens and view the school menu which rotates on a three week basis and refreshes for the Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer terms.
Welcome to AspensSapientia Streateries Hot Deli MMB TariffAspens Streateries Newsletter
Cashless Catering System
If you are an existing parent or carer, you will be aware the Academy runs a cashless payment system. To pay for your child’s meal you need to be signed up to School Gateway which forms part of the admission process when a child joins the school.
Students in receipt of Free School Meals will have their account automatically credited with the allocated amount each day (see below).
Account Refunds
If your child leaves the Academy and you wish to have any remaining balance from your child’s account refunded, please email finance@attleboroughacademy.org to request this.
Biometric Permission
As part of the admission process to the Academy, we ask that you give your permission for us to use your child’s biometric data (fingerprint) to access the school catering provision. This biometric information will be used by the school for the provision of catering services.
Once consent has been given, you are authorising the school to use information from your child's fingerprint as part of an automated biometric recognition system. This biometric information will be used until your child either leaves the school or ceases to use the system when it shall be securely deleted by the school. If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, this must be done so in writing and sent to the School Office.
If you do not wish your child’s biometric information to be processed by the school or your child objects to such processing, we will provide reasonable alternative arrangements that allow them to access the relevant services.
Free School Meals
If your child is eligible, parents and carers can apply online for Free School Meals using your Norfolk Education Online (NEO) account.
Apply for Free School MealsYou can also download and submit an application form or collect a form from the School Office.
From September 2024, the value of a Free School Meal is £2.54. This amount will automatically appear each day on the cashless catering system. If it is not used, please note that it does not carry over to the following day.
To be entitled to free school meals, parents/carers must be receiving one of the following support payments:
- Universal Credit - with an annual earned income of no more than £7,400 after tax
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual gross income of no more than £16,190
