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Dining
We have recently transitioned from our in house dining room service to Dolce Education Catering.
Since 1999, Dolce has been delivering high-quality lunchtime experiences in schools across the UK.
Dolce is an award-winning catering company that has helped transform secondary school dining, bringing a high street-style food experience into the school environment. This is achieved through a combination of fresh, seasonal and varied menus, alongside modern and welcoming dining spaces.
Dolce’s approach focuses on creating a lunchtime experience that encourages every pupil to enjoy a healthy, hot meal.
Parents and pupils can explore the latest menus and price lists below.
More information Dolce Education Catering can be found via their website www.dolce.co.uk.
SchoolGrid
We have transitioned from ParentPay to SchoolGrid for a new and improved cashless, self-serve system.
Please ensure that any auto top ups set up through ParentPay are cancelled.
We are currently processing refunds for any remaining meal balances held in ParentPay. We anticipate that refunds will be available to withdraw from your ParentPay wallet by Friday 13th November 2026.
School Meal payments are now managed through SchoolGrid and all parents / carers should have received a link from SchoolGrid to set up and manage their account. You will be able to manage the payments, create automatic topups, direct debits and view your child’s purchases.
Please be aware that SchoolGrid only allows one parent/carer to be registered as the primary contact for each pupil's school meal account. How account information is managed or communicated between parents/carers is at their own discretion and responsibility.
Login/details and password reset requests can be made through the School Business Manager, Ella Ward at Ella.Ward@maelorschool.org.uk
School meal payments can now be made 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using SchoolGrid. The primary account holder is responsible for ensuring that sufficient funds are available on their child’s account to cover meal purchases. In the event that a pupil has insufficient funds or their account is in arrears, they will be provided with a sandwich and a bottle of water for that day; however, as always, meal payments must be made in advance.
Each pupil has received a unique fob that is used when purchasing their school meal. In the event they lose their fob, they can be replaced at the cost of £1.00.
If there is any issue with payment then please contact SchoolGrid.
Daily Spend Limit
Every child has a default £5.00 limit per day to spend (This can be increased/decreased at parent’s/carer’s discretion). Purchases can only be made up to the spend limit or the available account credit – whichever is lower.
When setting the spending limit, the limit applies to all food purchases for the day (break and lunch).
Example for a £5 per day spending limit:
- For a NON FREE SCHOOL MEAL pupil spending £5.00 per day, set the limit to £5.00.
- For a FREE SCHOOL MEAL pupil with a £3.25 allowance, set limit to £1.75. This will mean that your child has an extra £1.75 on top of their Free School Meal allowance to spend for the day.
Spending limits can be set at the primary account holder’s discretion. Limits can be set by the account holder on their SchoolGrid account.
Free School Meal Eligibility
Free School Meal allowance is set at £3.25.
If your child is in receipt of Free School Meals then the £3.25 can be used for lunch purchases ONLY and cannot be used for snacks at break. The account holder may choose to add their own funds to their child’s account balance to cover breaktime snacks and drinks.
If you feel your family may be eligible for Free School Meals you can view criteria and apply on the Wrexham Council website.