--- title: "School Dinners" url: "https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/school-dinners" school: "Shirley Junior School" --- # School Dinners ## ![](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/images/2EDEBA2EFA1ED00CDEEA74073F27F341.jpg)School Dinners Your child can have a school meal at lunchtime or bring a packed lunch if preferred. School meals are provided by Dolce who work closely to nutritional guidelines for schools. The lunches are prepared in the Hollybrook Infant School kitchen and delivered to school each day. Menus are also available from the school office and meals must be pre-ordered by parents in advance. Payments and pre-orders must be made through the SchoolGrid web app: [SchoolGrid](https://app.schoolgrid.co.uk/) As at September 2025, meals cost £2.67 per day. This charge applies to any child not in receipt of Free School Meals (FSM, see below for more information). **Shirley Junior School is a Nut Aware School. To help keep all members of our school community safe, please do not send nuts or nut products to school.** ### SchoolGrid Account If you would like your child to have school meals, you will need a SchoolGrid account. You will receive an email from SchoolGrid, our software providers, with all of your necessary login details. By accessing SchoolGrid online you will be able to pre order meals, view recipes, allergens, ingredients and make payments. SchoolGrid is the Software provider Dolce use. If you experience any technical issues with access to SchoolGrid, please contact SchoolGrid technical support on 01506 300310 or by email to . ### Free school meals Your child may be entitled to free school meals if parents are in receipt of the following; - Income support. - Income based jobseekers allowance. - Child tax credit (conditions apply). - Working tax credit. - Support under part V1 of the immigration and asylum act. - The guarantee element of state pension credit. #### How to apply If you wish to check whether you are eligible please visit: [Southampton City Council Free School Meal Check](https://www.southampton.gov.uk/schools-learning/in-school/school-meals/free-school-meals/) Or, search for 'Southampton Free School Meals'. Dolce let's go cashless 3.20 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/files/documents/Dolce-lets-go-cashless.270378974.307558171.pdf) Dolce Parent Information 864 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/files/documents/Dolce-Parent-Information.270378974.307558171.pdf) ### Parents - [Parent Information](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents) - [Calendar](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/calendar) - [Weekly Communication](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/weekly-communication) - [Attendance](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/attendance) - [Clubs](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/clubs) - [Guidance for Parents/Carers](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/guidance-for-parents-carers) - [Home Learning](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/home-learning-and-guidance-for-parents) - [Music Tuition](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/music-tuition) - [PTFA](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/ptfa) - [Educational Visits](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/payments) - [School Dinners](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/school-dinners) - [Uniform](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/uniform) - [Medical ](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/medical) - [Emergency School Closures](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/emergency-school-closures) - [Wellbeing Hub](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/wellbeing) ![Shirley Junior School](https://files.schudio.com/shirley-junior/images/logo/7AFDA2CEAF8439BF9A5E3115DCECCDD2.png) ### Shirley Junior School Bellemoor Road Southampton Hampshire SO15 5XE 023 8077 1434 ### Useful Links - [Our Ethos](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-school/our-ethos) - [Meet the Team](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-school/meet-the-team) - [Governors](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-school/governors) - [Term Dates](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/our-school/term-dates) - [Attendance](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/attendance) ### Helpful Links - [Clubs](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/clubs) - [Payments](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/payments) - [Uniform](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/parents/uniform) - [Ofsted](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/key-information/ofsted-performance-data) - [Safeguarding](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/safeguarding) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067167382469) ### Translation © Copyright 2026 Shirley Junior School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://shirleyjuniorschool.org/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)