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You’ll like the way LUNCH IS SERVED and included in our fees.

We are passionate about making sure we are inclusive of student needs and dietary requirements. Together with our catering partner, Holroyd Howe, we have created a fresh and thoughtful food service that is uniquely tailored to meet the needs of independent minds.

We celebrate our rich community through food and have theme days throughout the year to mark various religious special occasions.

If you have any questions about our food and the lunch we provide please feel free to reach out to the School who will pass on your details to the catering team.

Always nutritious choices

Our menus are balanced with nutrition, we have a diverse range of meat and vegetarian options, and our salad bars offer both simple and composite salads daily. The chicken that we use in all our dishes is halal and our main meals are considered in line with student feedback and developed with that in mind.

Plus, there’s always something for everyone—baked potatoes with tasty fillings, a hearty pasta dish, soup of the day, and a variety of freshly made sandwiches.

Our self-serve salad bar is perfect for adding extra goodness to your meal, and don’t forget to save room for dessert!

Check out our sample menus here:

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95% of all dishes are freshly prepared

We are proud of our fresh food and nutrition policy.

We adhere to the principle of ‘getting the balance right’, which simply means having enough fruit and vegetables, fibre and starchy foods, moderate amounts of dairy food and meat, fish, eggs and beans whilst avoiding too much fat, sugar and salt. We ensure the structure and content of all our menus promote the well being of everyone we serve.

Encouraging Healthy Habits

By championing fresh, quality ingredients and sparking curiosity about the food we serve, we naturally guide pupils and staff toward healthier choices. Our wide range of educational programs also helps build awareness and understanding of nutrition, empowering everyone to make informed choices throughout the school day.

Our dedicated Nutrition team ensures that evidence-based health and nutrition principles are at the heart of every menu and food concept, promoting a balanced and nourishing approach to school dining.

Robust Allergy Management

Our allergy management system helps to provide a robust framework to support students with allergies make informed choices about their meals.

Our allergen champions are on hand throughout lunch service to offer guidance and talk to students about ingredients in dishes that they may be allergic to.

We ask our students to identify themselves at the point of service to allow us to make sure they get a dedicated member of the catering team to support them to make the right choices. So that we can support your child please ensure that you share any changes to your child’s allergens with School as soon as possible.

Sustainability

We believe that we are all responsible for the environment around us, and we need to do what we can to protect it. We work with Holroyd Howe who provide us with everything we need to implement sustainability into our operations and to also deliver sustainability education to our students, from assemblies to interactive in-person lessons to live demos, helping to instil positive food and sustainability habits that will last them beyond their education journey.

– We buy 100% of our meat from UK sources.
– Our eggs come from RSPCA Freedom Farm Assured sources only and are certified with the Red Lion Quality Mark.
– All our milk is produced from Red Tractor accredited farms.
– All our fresh bakery products are made on-site or by local bakers close to the School.
– No fish on the IUCN Threatened Species red list are used within our menus and our suppliers are prohibited from sourcing “At Risk” fish.

Fun with food

We make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and exciting events that punctuate the school day for our students.

From Tasting Tables…

The discovery of a seasonal fruit or vegetable cooked in different ways. An interactive approach to try new food as this can sometimes be challenging for the students.

…and Theme Days

Themed meals around a specific nationally recognised day/month, or an event within our curriculum.

We encourage students to try new things by hosting regular discovery days. These events are usually sponsored and supported by our suppliers, who bring samples of different fruits, vegetables and cuts of meats. Our suppliers showcase the different products in their natural state and we show how these can be cooked in a variety of different ways.

To Chef Demonstrations….

Our development chefs hold two food demonstrations each term. These events are interactive and fun and are designed to continually add a touch of theatre to the services. They range from pasta and sushi to fresh juices and bread making.