School Meals

Welcome to the School Meals Catering Service in the London Borough of Sutton.

Primary and Special School Meals

Freshly prepared hot nutritious meals are provided daily by Sutton Catering - the Council's in house Catering team.

Image of a schoolboy holding up his school dinner & desert The borough contract covers 39 Primary and Special Schools. Find out if your child's School is included by using the pdf icon Primary & Special Schools Meals [37kb] list [Note: this opens into a new window].

Cost of School Meals
The two-course meal is £2.10 per day this price has been held since September 2010.

What's on the menu?
Click here to see the menu:
pdf icon Menu: April - October 2011 [2Mb] [Note: this opens in a new window]
pdf icon Menu: November -March 2012 [1Mb] [Note: this opens in a new window]

School Lunch Information Leaflet For more information please view or download pdf icon School Lunch Information Leaflet [3Mb].

Daily we provide:

  • A choice of two main meals, one of which is suitable for a vegetarian diet.
  • A choice of two vegetables using local produce wherever possible.
  • A salad bar using local produce wherever possible.
  • Organic Wholemeal French Bread.
  • A pudding of the day or a choice of fresh fruit, yogurt or cheese and biscuits.
  • Drinking water.

The Menu is subject to change and may vary in some kitchens where there are limited facilities.

The three weekly menu cycle meets the food and nutrient based standards for Primary & Special School Meals and is planned to take into account popular foods, the time of year and dietary considerations.  A group of experienced staff plan the menus, and a nutritional software package is used to analyse them.  All new recipes are tested in advance by pupils.  Meals are freshly prepared and cooked daily by a team of caring catering staff.

Soil Association Silver Catering Mark Image of the Food for Life Silver Catering logo
Image of the Food for Life Silver Catering logo

In July 2011 Sutton Catering  became  the first Local Authority Caterer in London and one of only five Local Authority caterers in Britain to have been awarded this prestigious certification in recognition of their work in actively using locally sourced, seasonal, quality ingredients. 

Facts 

  • 85% of dishes are freshly prepared
  • All meat is British Farm Assured as a welfare minimum
  • All fish apart from Tuna is certified to the Marine Steward Council' s (MSC) environmental standards.
  • Skipjack Tuna is used which is not on the "fish to avoid list"
  • Free Range eggs used
  • 10% of food is organic
  • Fair Trade Bananas and castor sugar
  • Fresh Seasonal and local fruit and vegetables are used subject to availability
  • No harmful additives or hydrogenated fats are used.
  • No nut products are used.
  • No salt is added to the food.  
  • Products containing GM foods are not knowingly used.

Good Food on the Public Plate Award 

 In November 2010 Sutton Catering Services were presented with this award in recognition of purchasing and promoting sustainable products, by replacing frozen vegetables with fresh, encouraging schools to compost peelings on site, only using MSC fish, ensuring menus reflect the seasons. Through this Sutton Catering are helping to protect vunerable fish stocks, sustain a market for products from animals kept in humane conditions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Special Diets

We cater for children with special dietary needs. To discuss your child's requirements please contact Angela Hogan, Operations Manager, Sutton Catering on: 020 8770 6581


Cost of School Milk
Semi-skimmed milk is supplied to children attending primary and special schools up to year 6. The cost is £12.50 per term which is payable to the school your child attends.

Free School Meals and Milk

Click here you to see if your child is eligible for [Note: this opens in a new window] pdf icon Free School Meals [74kb]or enquire at your the school your child attends.

To apply for free school meals please use our online application form.

Paying for School Meals and Milk

Parents are encouraged to pay on line, via Parent Pay, a web based system that allows parents/guardians to make secure payments by credit and debit card. Alternatively parents can use a Pay Point card.

Further information is available from your child's school or click here for Parent Pay(Note: this link opens in a new window) Parent Pay .

Sutton Catering Vacancies

Vacancies are advertised on the London Borough of Sutton website. www.sutton.gov.uk and click on job vacancies.

Contact Us:

Address: Client Catering: 24 Denmark Road, Carshalton, Surrey,SM5 2JG
Phone: 020 8770 6221
Email: kathy.crosthwaite@sutton.gov.uk

Sutton Catering, 24 Denmark Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2JG
Phone:  020 8770 6581
Email: angela.hogan@sutton.gov.uk

High School Catering

Each of the Borough's High Schools makes their own arrangements for school catering. Please make enquiries directly to your child's school.


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