My child's infant school has always provided delicious, nutritious school lunches but we paid more than average for this high quality. Now school lunches are free our school is trying to continue to offer the same quality but as a result is starting to run up a fairly substantial deficit. It's my understanding that the school cannot charge parents a "top up" - lunches must be free. Is this a problem at your school? Does anyone know whether parents can contribute extra if they wish to?