Our school meals are provided by Caterlink at a cost of £2.96 per meal.

All dinners have to be ordered and paid for online via Arbor before Midnight the day before. 

Please click on the link below to download a copy of our current dinner menu.

If your child forgets their lunch and there is money on their school account, a dinner will be arranged for them via the school office, but please be aware that this may not be their first choice option. If there is no money on their account, the School Office will contact you to request you provide a packed lunch or add money to your child’s account so that a dinner can be purchased.

If your child is entitled to Free School Meals, dinners can be ordered online without the need for payment to be added to the account.

If your child has a special diet, the school should have already contacted you regarding completing the special menu form for Caterlink. Unfortunately, the information already provided to ISS will not be passed on Caterlink. If you have not received a special diet form, please contact the school office who will provide you with one.

Packed Lunches

Children may bring a packed lunch to school. We ask that the following rules made in the interests of the children are followed:

• Packed lunches, which should be sandwich based, must be brought in a lunch box, clearly marked on the lid, with the child's name and class. Please include spoons, straws (if needed) and a piece of kitchen roll or a napkin.
• Water is served to all children staying on the premises at lunch time so children do not need to bring extra drinks. However, if a drink is provided in a lunch box, please ensure it is in a plastic bottle or a waxed carton. NO glass bottles, flasks, cans or fizzy drinks are permitted. Children having a school dinner are not permitted to bring their own additional drinks. Water is available to the children with their school dinner.

Free School Meals

Children from lower-income families may be entitled to free school meals. 

The school will also receive additional Pupil Premium funding for each child who is eligible for Targeted Free School Meals.  Pupil Premium funding can give children access to some discounted educational trips and events throughout their school years.  Pupil Premium funding also provides for additional staff to work with your child to support their learning, attendance and personal development.

For every child registered, Court Lane Infant and Junior School gets £1,350 this year. This additional funding allows us to provide an even better education for your child through the purchase of additional resources or staff to support learning.

Please read on to find out how to check if you are eligible and if so, how to apply for this financial support.

Are you eligible?

From the start of the 2026 to 2027 academic year, all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit will be entitled to receive a free school meal.

There will be 2 categories of free school meals for lower income families:

• Targeted FSM for pupils who are in households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less.  These children will receive free school meals and pupil premium support.
• Expanded FSM, a new category covering pupils who do not qualify for targeted FSM, but who are in households receiving Universal Credit.  These children will receive free school meals but will not be eligible for pupil premium support.

How to apply

• Registering is really quick and easy – you can apply online at https://portsmouth.cloud.servelec-synergy.com/SynergyWeb/ and get an immediate answer. If you are eligible, your child’s school will be notified within 5 working days.
• If you want your child to have a free, healthy meal at lunchtime that’s great – they will get the free meal, saving you more than £400 a year.  If you are eligible, your child does not have take the free school meal each day and they can still bring a packed lunch if they wish.
• If you have any problems with applying for this support, please call in our school office on 02392 378890 or for Juniors 02392 375444

No one will know you have registered and it will not affect any other benefits you are claiming.

Alternatively if you would like either of the Court Lane Schools to check on your behalf, please call in to either of the school’s offices. Note we will need parent’s name, parent’s date of birth and parent’s national insurance number.