Haselworth Primary School is a 'Cashless' school. We do not accept cash payments in the office. Payments for school dinners and trips are currently available on Scopay.

With effect from 1st September 2026 we will no longer be using Scopay and all payments for meals, trips and clubs must be paid via Arbor.

If you have not yet downloaded the app please do so as this is the main hub for all of our school communications.

If you need any help or support with setting up Arbor on your phone or electronic device please contact the school office and they will be happy to help.

School meals

Children in Year R, 1 & 2 are automatically entitled to Universal Free School Meals.

Children in Year 3, 4, 5, & 6 must pay for their meals unless they are entitled to free school meals.

Extension of Free School Meal Eligibility, From September 2026

From the start of the 2026/27 school year, the Department for Education (DfE) will extend FSM entitlement to all children from households receiving Universal Credit.

Going forward, there will be 2 categories of benefits-based free school meals:

Targeted FSM, which continues to be based on the existing threshold, covering pupils who are in households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less. Pupils eligible for Targeted FSM will receive Pupil Premium funding. 

Expanded FSM, a new category covering pupils who do not qualify for targeted FSM, but who are in households receiving Universal Credit. Pupils eligible for Expanded FSM will not receive Pupil Premium funding.

The OFSM tracker will clearly differentiate which category of benefits based Free School Meals a given student is eligible to receive. 

To check your eligibility for Free School Meals regardless of your child's year group please complete a quick form via this link. Online FSM Application

Please note that a pupil can only receive a free school meal when:

• A claim for the meal has been submitted on their behalf, and
• Their eligibility (or protected status, while applicable) has been verified by their school or the local authority.

If a parent or carer has already submitted an application via the Hampshire portal, they do not need to submit another application, regardless of the outcome of their previous submission. Applications which were previously rejected, but meet the new criteria, will automatically be updated to reflect eligibility. Submitting multiple applications will create duplicate records on the Online Free School Meals tracker. That said, if there is any uncertainty as to whether a historical application exists, we encourage parents or carers to submit an application.

If a parent or carer believes their child may be eligible under the expanded criteria and has not previously applied through the Hampshire FSM portal, they are encouraged to submit an application as early as possible ahead of the September 2026 term.

Although applications submitted before 1 September 2026 are likely to be assessed against the current eligibility criteria, all applications recorded on the Online Free School Meals tracker will be rechecked prior to the start of the new school year.

Many Thanks.