We are delighted to announce that from September our catering will be provided by Midshire. To learn more please visit https://midshiresignatureservices.co.uk/secondary/
To view our exciting new menu please see:
Diners Republic Price List October 2025
For more information on our meal deal offers please click here
For any queries about allergens, the menu, or guidelines for healthy packed lunches, please contact the Catering Manager via enquiries@thehollins.com
Arbor Pay
The Hollins uses the e-payment service ArborPay for all school transactions: lunch money, trips, music tuition and books.
Details will be emailed soon
Please note that The Hollins is completely cashless. This means pupils are not able to use coins or notes to top up their lunch money account in school and all payments must be made using ArborPay.
Is your child eligible for free school meals?
Your children could be eligible for free school meals if you are receiving one of the benefits below:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit ‘run-on’ – the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get) at the time of your application. If your income goes above the threshold in the future, but you remain on Universal Credit, your child will still be eligible (see below). If you applied before 1 April 2018 there was no household income threshold for Universal Credit claimants.
If your child is currently receiving free school meals, they’ll remain eligible until they finish the phase of schooling (primary or secondary) they’re in on 31 March 2022.
Free school meals are administered by local authorities. To make a claim contact your local authority (you can find contact details via the gov.uk website)
Area Education Office East (for Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale)
Pupil Access Team
AREA EDUCATION OFFICE EAST
ST. JAMES SQUARE
ACCRINGTON
BB5 0RE
Tel: 01254 220 711
or
01254 220 716
Once you have applied and been granted free school meals for your children you do not need to re-apply annually. You will be contacted normally in June each year to confirm whether or not your children are still entitled to free school meals
