Fishergate Primary School has begun offering free breakfasts and activities for children from less well off families, with plans to extend the offer to more pupils.
Headteacher Tina Clarke told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) it was setting children up for the day, feeding pupils who were missing breakfasts before and taking pressure off parents.
Council children spokesperson Cllr Bob Webb told LDRS he hoped to extend the programme further this year but the existing funding model needed to expand to support those plans.
Fishergate Primary School has joined Clifton’s Burton Green Primary School and Acomb’s Westfield Primary Community School in York Council’s free school meals pilot scheme.
Westfield began offering free lunches to pupils in years three to six from January 2024, with the scheme later extended to a breakfast club offer in Burton Green.
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