A healthy breakfast is proven to boost children’s energy levels, problem-solving skills, and attention spans. Thanks to the introduction of free breakfast clubs in England’s most disadvantaged communities, thousands of children no longer start school hungry—and many more will tuck into a free breakfast from April.
Currently, more than 180,000 pupils in the country’s most disadvantaged communities enjoy free breakfast clubs. But when children return from their Easter holidays, more than 300,000 across 1,250 schools will kickstart their morning with a “healthy, nutritious and varied” breakfast, alongside activities like reading and crafts.
What is the free breakfast club?
Introduced last April, these 30-minute sessions before school provide a free breakfast that follows the School Food Standards to all primary school-level children across England. From Easter, over 500 new clubs will launch, but building on that, an additional 2000 schools will be added before March 2027.
This is part of a national rollout, which will eventually see free breakfast clubs in every primary school in England. Breakfast clubs have already been shown to boost children’s reading, writing, and maths by an average of two months, but could also save families up to £450 a year in childcare and food bills.
Which Merseyside primary schools are part of the free breakfast club scheme?
Liverpool
Roscoe Primary School
St Cleopas’ Church of England Primary Academy
Northcote Primary School
Four Oaks Community Primary School
St Finbar’s Catholic Primary School
The Trinity Catholic Academy
Garston Church of England Primary School
Croxteth Community Primary School
St Silas Church of England Primary School
St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School
Heygreen Primary School
Smithdown Primary School
St Michael’s Catholic Primary School
Our Lady and St Philomena’s Catholic Primary School
Faith Primary Academy
St Anne’s Catholic Primary School
Belle Vale Community Primary School
Dovecot Primary School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Our Lady and St Swithin’s Catholic Primary School
Ranworth Square Primary School
Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School
Sefton
Thomas Gray Primary School
Linacre Primary School
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
Wirral
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Wallasey
Chapelhill Primary School
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Kingsway Primary School
Hayfield School
St Anne’s Catholic Primary School
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School
Woodlands Primary School
Grove Street Primary School
Knowsley
Knowsley Central School
Stockbridge Village Primary School
St Marie’s Catholic Primary School
Park Brow Community Primary School
St Helens
Carr Mill Primary School
The District CofE Primary School
Merton Bank Primary School
Thatto Heath Community Primary School
Rectory CofE Primary School
Halton
Murdishaw West Community Primary School
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School
Woodside Primary School
Castle View Primary School
This map shows all the participating schools in the free breakfast club scheme. Schools joining the programme will contact families directly about how to sign up for the free breakfast club.
