School meals, milk, clothing and transport

Find out more information on the school meals, milk, clothing and transport options available to your child.

School meals

• Find out whether your child is eligible for a free school meal here
  

Milk

Milk can be provided for all under fives. Please speak to the school about its policy.

Clothing

We regret that we cannot help with the cost of school clothing. The school may be able to help you.

Free travel for children by bus

Since 1 September 2005, children up to the age of 16 can now travel for free on London buses.


Transport

Whether your child is entitled to a free travel pass depends on how far you and your child live from the school, not your income.

For primary schools, your child can get a pass if the shortest walking distance from home to school is more than two miles for children under eight or three miles for children over eight.

For secondary school pupils, travel passes are available if:

• You live three miles or more from the school (based on the shortest walking distance) and it is a linked secondary school
  
• You live three miles or more from the school (based on the shortest walking distance) and it is not a linked secondary school (where there is not a place for your child at a suitable school within the three mile limit)
  
• You live in North Woolwich or Silvertown: not all children will receive an automatic bus pass to get to school if you live in North Woolwich or Silvertown. See Choosing Newham (available from our Education Department) for more information
  
• You are rehoused by your council. If your family has just been moved to Newham because your council has temporarily rehoused you here, you may not want your child to change schools. Your child will get a travel pass if he or she is within daily travelling distance of their existing school, and they are in their last two years at school (years 10 and 11). This is also the case if we place you in temporary bed and breakfast accommodation in London under the 1996 Housing Act. As long as your children are in years 10 or 11 and have at least a 90 per cent attendance record, we will offer them a bus pass to allow them to attend their Newham school.