Menu & Free School Meals

Flint High School’s canteen is operated by Newydd Catering. They provide a wide range of food choices, created within and in support of The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and requirements) (Wales) regulations 2013. 
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‘Our priority is to ensure that all menus provide balanced and nutritious food choices, as an important and integral part of school life.’ 
Eating healthy nutritionally balanced meals helps support a young person’s continued growth and development, boosting concentration, improving performance and active participation throughout the school day. The set meal price is £2.35 - you can see the menu by clicking on the image to the right of this text 
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Download the Menu
Cashless Payment 
Flint High School operates a cashless system where parents add money to students accounts online via the School Gateway App. We do not use cash registers in the canteen – instead the pupil selects their food from and takes it to one of the ‘Till Pads’, where a member of staff keys in what the pupil has selected and the amount is automatically debited from their account. Students can view their account balance at two points in school and at the till. Ordinarily, students are also able to put cash into their account by using one of the electronic Re-Evaluation Units, which are sited in two places in school. The student places their finger on the reader built into the machine, puts their money in and the account is automatically credited. There are many benefits of cashless catering, such as reduced queuing time and parents can request information if they have concerns about their children eating in school.  

​Free School Meals 
Children and young people attending school on a full-time basis may be entitled to receive free school meals (FSM). 
Below is the criteria* for eligibility for FSM - are you in receipt of any of the following? 
  • Income Support, 
  • Income Based Jobseekers Allowance, 
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, 
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, 
  • Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and their annual income does not exceed £16,190, 
  • Guarantee element of State Pension Credit, 
  • Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit or Universal Credit. 
  • Universal credit(If earned income is included in the assessment of UC it must be less than £616.66) 
*from FCC website accessed 26.03.2021
Young people who receive Income Related Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit, Income Support or Income Based Job Seekers Allowance in their own right may also be eligible to receive FSM. 
 
The child needs to attend school full time, and includes sixth form students. In order for your child to receive FSM, you will need to fill out this online application form on the Flintshire County Council Website ​
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Online application form