Free School Meals for Children at School

Nottingham City Council accept applications for the below
schools:

• Ambleside Academy
• Berridge Primary and Nursery School
• Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Voluntary Academy

• Blue Bell Hill Primary Academy
• Brocklewood Primary & Nursery
• Bulwell St Mary's Academy
• Burford Academy

• Cantrell Primary School
• Carrington Primary & Nursery
• Claremont Primary & Nursery
• Crabtree Farm Primary and Nursery
• Denewood Academy
• Djanogly City Academy Nottingham
• Djanogly Northgate Academy
• Djanogly Sherwood Academy
• Djanogly Strelley Primary Academy
• Dovecote Primary & Nursery
• Dunkirk Primary & Nursery
• Edale Rise Primary and Nursery
• Edna G Olds Academy
• Ellis Guilford School & Sports College
• Farnborough Spencer Academy
• Fernwood Primary School
• Firbeck Academy
• Forest Fields Primary
• Glade Hill Primary
• Glenbrook Spencer Academy
• Greenfields Community School and Foundation Unit
• Haydn Primary School
• Heathfield Primary & Nursery
• Hempshill Hall Primary
• Henry Whipple Primary
• Highbank Primary & Nursery School
• Hogarth Academy
• Huntingdon Academy
• Melbury Primary
• Mellers Primary & Foundation Unit
• Middleton Primary & Nursery
• Nethergate Academy
• Nottingham Academy - Primary
• Nottingham Academy - Secondary
• Nottingham Free School
• Nottingham Girls Academy
• Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre
• NUAST (Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology)
• NUSA (Nottingham University Samworth Academy)
• Oak Field Special School and Specialist Sports College
• Old Basford Primary School
• Our Lady & St Edward's Catholic Voluntary Academy
• Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Voluntary Academy
• Park Vale Academy
• Portland Spencer Academy
• Radford Academy
• Rise Park Primary and Nursery
• Robert Shaw Primary
• Robin Hood Primary
• Rosehill Special School
• Rosslyn Park Primary & Nursery
• Rufford Primary
• Scotholme Primary & Nursery
• Seely Primary School
• Sneinton St Stephen's CE Primary
• South Wilford Endowed CE Primary
• Southglade Primary
• Southwark Primary Academy
• Southwold Primary and Early Years Centre
• Springfield Primary
• St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy
• St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary
• St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary (Voluntary Academy)
• St Teresa's Catholic Voluntary Academy
• Stanstead Flying High Academy
• Sycamore Academy
• The Fernwood School
• The Glapton Academy
• The Milford Academy
• The Oakwood Academy
• The Wells Academy
• Trinity School
• Unity (Fairhaven) Academy
• Victoria Primary School
• Walter Halls Primary & Early Years
• Warren Primary Academy
• Welbeck Primary
• Westglade Primary 
• Whitegate Primary & Nursery
• Whitemoor Academy
• William Booth Primary & Nursery
• Windmill LEAD Academy 
• Woodlands Academy

If your child’s school is not on this list, please contact the school directly for how to apply for Free School Meals.

Your child may be eligible for Free School Meals if you are a household with no recourse to public funds (NRPF).

To apply, we will need the following:

• The below NRPF form completed
• Evidence of your household's NRPF status
• Evidence of your income

For more information, please visit Providing free school meals to families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) - GOV.UK

Download NRPF Application Form

You may still be entitled to free school meals if you are self-employed and on Universal Credit.

You will need to provide:

• A copy of your most recent Universal Credit statement 
• A copy of your company registration or tax return 
• A completed copy of the self-declaration form, which you can download below

Download Self-Employment Form

From Summer 2026, some children in Nottingham will be automatically signed up for free school meals.

How it works

• The council will use government and local data to find children who are eligible.
• If your child is eligible, we will write to you.
• If you do nothing, your child will be automatically registered.
• If you do not want this, you can choose to opt out.

Why this is happening

This helps make sure children do not miss out on:

• Free, nutritious meals at school
• Extra school funding (pupil premium)
• Support for learning and wellbeing

To read more, please visit the auto enrolment webpage below:

Auto-Enrolment

The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme forms part of Nottingham City Council’s childcare offer for school‑aged children. It aims to support the wellbeing of children aged 5 to 16 by providing a range of activities and nutritious meals during school holidays.

• Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) - Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council is launching a new multi-million pound programme to support residents facing financial hardship, while investing in longer-term help to prevent people falling into crisis.

This fund replaces the Government’s Household Support Fund (HSF)

Apply for Help and Assistance – residents will be able to complete an online form to request emergency financial help and assistance from the fund. This will include a welfare support referral to the Advice Nottingham group plus other appropriate organisations. In addition, where a resident is currently in financial crisis, an emergency payment may also be made to assist them subject to relevant checks through the Post Office Counters system.

Crisis and Resilience Fund

We no longer provide support for school uniforms. Any new applications beyond 30th September 2024 will not be considered.