Dear Parents/Carers,
We would like to make you aware of the process, should your child purchase an item from the canteen and there are insufficient funds on their ParentPay account.
- We know that parents are busy and may genuinely forget to top up their child’s ParentPay account.
- We also know that in some cases parents have topped up their child’s ParentPay account, however the money does not show immediately.
Should your child encounter a problem in the canteen where there are insufficient funds on their account, the following process must be taken:
- Canteen Staff will tell the pupil to go to Staff Office (near First Aid)
- Staff Office will check the ParentPay account to establish the issue
- Staff Office will call parents/carers to authorise an overspend of £5 for that day
- If Staff Office is unable to make contact with the parent/carer, the school will authorise a £5 overspend
- The pupil will be given a purple slip to take back to the canteen. They will be allowed to go back to the front of the queue to make their food/drink purchase.
We kindly ask that parents/carers top up their child’s account immediately to cover the £5 loan from the school.
You can view further information about the canteen here.






