Aspens
Great tasting food that your children will love
Aspens is the company chosen by Montgomery to provide the meal service for its pupils. Meals cost £2.40 a day. Aspens specialise in providing catering to schools and colleges across the country.
The food children eat at school plays an important role in their wellbeing and eating a well-balanced diet will not only maintain and improve their health but will also set them on the right track for later life. Aspens understand this and they are passionate about serving fresh, high quality and locally sourced food that is cooked in our kitchen.
Responsible catering
At Aspens - They take responsibility of catering for today’s children and young adults seriously. All of there dishes are prepared everyday using quality, fresh and seasonal ingredients that are responsibly sourced.
As well as ensuring the food on the plate is healthy, they want their customers to understand the importance of eating the right foods and help them with their food and nutrition journey.
Special diets and food allergens
Don’t think that your child can’t enjoy Aspens great food if they have a special diet - they are an important part of their catering service. They can provide food if they have an intolerance, an allergy, or require an alternative due to religious beliefs.
Legislation requires caterers to provide allergen information on food sold that is served ‘unpackaged’. Aspens already cater for lots of children with allergies and we regularly check the information from suppliers to see if there have been any ingredient changes.
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How do I pay for School Meals?
Free School Meals
- Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).
- Income Support (IS).
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (IBSJA).
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (IRESA).
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit.
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, that does not exceed £16,190).
- Working Tax Credit run-on (the payment you get for a further 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit).
How to apply
Please complete a Free School Meals Application Form and return it to the school office or
Alternatively, you can apply through the Citizen Portal (see below). You will then need to show evidence of eligibility to the school.
To access the Citizen Portal follow these steps:-
- Google Devon Citizen Portal and click on the https://oneonline.devon.gov.uk/CCSCitizenPortal_LIVE
If you have already registered, simply enter your email address and password. If this is your first time, you will need to follow the instructions to register.
- Once you have access to the Citizen Portal – just follow the prompts to add details of all children in the household. The process of applying for free school meals can be completed in less than a minute and the user receives an instant decision on their entitlement.
- You must show the school office evidence of eligibility, this can be a screen shot showing the child’s name and date of eligibility. Parents are responsible for paying for meals until a free school meals claim has been awarded.
If you require any assistance with your application, or need access to a computer please see the school office, where we will be happy to help.
All children in Foundation, year 1 and year 2 at state schools in England automatically get Universal School Meals. However, parents and guardians should still apply for free school meals when they enroll their child in school, as this can help their child’s school to attract additional ‘ pupil premium ’ funding to support learning.
