Thornton
School Meals
The catering provider for Thornton Primary School (Focus Trust) is Midshire Signature Services and who are absolutely delighted to be working with school and offering meals to your children. We thought we would share some information about Midshire Signature Services.
They are an Independent contract caterer providing specialist catering, cleaning and support services, predominantly throughout the North West. Midshire Signature Services is a family run business and owned by husband and wife, Phil and Sue Bradwell.
Please find below our menus and look out for future theme and fun days, hosted by our friends from ‘Planet Positive’.
Mission Statement:
‘We are positively passionate, personable and professional in all that we do’
Yours faithfully
Sue Bradwell
Managing Director & Owner
Please ensure that any dinner money is paid via Parent Pay
School Meals Menus
Please click on the links here to view the current school meals menus.
We are starting with Week 2 for the first week of term, 2nd Sept, then week 3, and back to week 1 from 16th Sept and so on.
Free School Meals - click here to find out more
Can I apply for free school meals?
You can apply for school meals if you receive:
- Income Support
- Income Based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
- Child Tax Credit with an annual income of less than £16,190, provided they are not receiving Working Tax Credit
- the ‘Guaranteed’ element of the State Pension Credit
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Universal Credit with an annual net earned income threshold of less than £7,400
If you are an Asylum Seeker, you will need to apply directly to the school or contact the Access Team.
You can apply for Free school Meals by clicking here
School meals are free for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 - why do I still need to apply?
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 get free school meals, but if you receive one of the benefits from the list above you may also get help with:
- the cost of residential school trips (speak to your school about this)
- travel costs to school
- school uniform costs (speak to your school about this)
- music lessons at school (please contact your child's school for information)
For each child registered for free school meals, schools receive a pupil premium of £1,455 (Primary schools) or £1,035 (Secondary schools) per year. This money is to help your child achieve their best at school.
What if my circumstances change?
If your circumstances change or your child changes school you need to tell us as your entitlement may change.