Apply for Free School Meals
Free school meals are available to children whose families receive certain state benefits or credits. Their receipt often attracts additional sources of funding for eligible pupils.
More for children,
more for schools.
- Provides up-to-date information on which children are eligible for free meals
- Reduces administrative tasks such as checking and faxing paper evidence
- Reduces costs associated with the administration and provision of incorrect meals
- Reduces office storage space required for paper documents
- Increases student premium income
OFSM, Online Free School Meals
OFSM provides a simple online form for a parent or carer to fill out then automates the entire process by which an application can be made and a decision notified. Instead of taking days or weeks it takes minutes or even seconds. The children get their free meals, and often other benefits like uniform grants. Schools and academies get their Pupil Premium.
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