We are always in the mood for good food!
We are Aspens Services, a market leading contract catering company specialising in school food.
We only work in the education sector so we know what our customers want. Mixing this knowledge with an understanding of what’s hot in the food world sparks creativity and excitement in our chefs. Our kitchens provide delicious home cooked food each day and cater for individual dietary requirements.
We make sure that our Food Festival menus are packed with comfort dishes and, at the same time, we help pupils to take their first steps with new tastes to explore.
We don’t just provide food, we play our part to educate children and raise awareness about nutrition, food and where it comes from, so that they can make informed and mindful choices. Feeding our future.
Menu
The school menu rotates on a three-week basis and refreshes for Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer seasons. Here’s the current menu:
How school meals can support your child’s diet
All children need a nutritious, balanced meal to grow and meet their full potential.
School meals need to be compliant with the School Food Standards. These were created to help children develop healthy eating habits and ensure that they get the energy and nutrition they need across the whole school day. Therefore, parents should be able to trust that the school’s menu has been developed based on scientific nutrition research.
Click on the link to find out more about the the Governments School Meals Food Standards: https://www.gov.uk/school-meals-food-standards
Free school meals
Check if your child can get free school meals in England and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
Please request the relevant form from the school office or scan/click to find out more or click here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
Special Diets
Special diets are an integral part of our catering provision, whether as a result of an ethical or religious belief or a food intolerance or allergy. To register any special diets as a requirement please complete and return the special diets form to the school as soon as possible.
Our Planet
We work closely with our clients and suppliers to be as environmentally friendly as we can. By making lots of small changes, we can make a big difference. We care about the future and continue to focus on responsible sourcing, using seasonal produce, increasing our focus on plant-based recipes, making our menus more sustainable, keeping waste to a minimum and reusing and recycling to reduce the impact we have.
QR Codes
Please click on the QR code attached to find out about Aspens, our new Catering provider, to look at some sample menus and to see what we can expect from our new catering provider and to learn more about the company.
Managing Allergens
It is really important to us that your child's allergies are managed well. Aspens Services Ltd will work closely with parents to ensure all allergy information is captured and managed. Please complete the allergy information form asap and return it to your child's school. For more information see Aspens' letter.
ParentPay
From 1st September all meals will need to be ordered on ParentPay, including universal and free school meals.
Where children take a paid meal, parents/carers will be expected to pay in advance for all meals by the Friday evening before the next week's meals are taken.
Guidance notes for Booking a School Meal
Booking a Meal Guidance Mobile Phones
Booking a Meal Guidance Laptops
Cost of School Meals from September
School meals will cost £2.70 from September 2024. We hope that you will understand the need to slightly increase meals, given the food prices increases, but we also hope you will see the improved quality and freshness of the meals your children will be eating under this new catering provider.
