About this service
In Wiltshire, responsibility for school catering is delegated to individual schools. Approximately half of schools (119) have chosen to participate in the county contract with Sodexho catering which requires that the current DfES nutritional standards are met.
Other schools have chosen to make their own arrangements, by managing school catering directly themselves, by working with other companies or through broader contracts for support services.
County Councillors, through a Scrutiny Task Group, investigated the school meals provided through Sodexho in the spring of 2005, see Sodexho School Catering Final Report for more information.
The current Nutritional Standards for School Lunches and Other School Food are published on the Department for Education website.
All schools in Wiltshire are encouraged to participate in the Healthy Schools Award, which includes a consideration of healthy eating and equality of catering provision on school sites. At present, about one-third of Wiltshire's schools have achieved the Award.
If you have any queries about school catering, please contact your child's school in the first instance. If you wish to enquire about Free School Meals, please contact Research & Statistics Team on 01225 713780
Useful contacts
Sodexho
Catering
Tel: 01225 771690
Healthy
Schools Team
Tel:
01380 733808
Email: info@wiltshp.nhs.uk
Related links
Last updated: 15 June 2011
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