Catering
Hello and welcome to the school canteen. Our school dining room is a place for your daughter to meet with friends in a comfortable environment, to enjoy conversation and enjoy a meal experience from the many and varied options on our menu.
We are open:
Before school:
8.00am – 8.30am
Mid morning break:
10.50am – 11.15am
Lunchtime:
1.15pm – 2:00pm
Our on Site Catering Team Alliance in Partnership (AIP)
The onsite catering team proudly make everything from scratch, including amazing
cakes and even homemade pizza sauce with puréed tomatoes, carrots, onions and
lentils to sneak in some extra 5-a-day nutrition.
Theme days are extremely popular and jazz up weekday lunchtimes, as staff serve
exciting menus from around the world. With value for money a high priority, AIP
pays close attention to price sensitivity and ensures that there are always
offers available. The Meal Deal costs just £2.75 which includes a main meal and a
dessert.
The canteen operates a Smart Card system which enables students to purchase all
their food and drinks throughout the week without having to handle cash on a daily
basis. The use of the Smart Card system ensures queues at busy times are kept to
a minimum and, where students are entitled to a free school meal, that information
will be stored on the card. This gives pupils entitled to free meals anonymity.
Another advantage of using the Smart Card is that you can ensure that all monies
given for school food goes onto the card. You can top up the card online using the
instructions sent via Weduc. If the card is lost then the balance information stored
on the system can be transferred to a new card. A Smart Card will be given to all
new Year 7s at the start of the September term, free of charge. However if the
Smart Card is lost or defaced there will be a £3 charge to replace it.
Sixth Form Students can use their debit cards to pay for food purchases
If you require any further information then please contact Nigel Walsh, our Chef
Manager, or Deborah Dodd, Support Services Manager, on 0121 429 2838. For
more information on free meals, please contact the school and ask to be directed to
the finance office. The free meal entitlement is £2.75 per day. Please note if a
student purchases food at break time this will be deducted from their free school
meal allowance leaving them less to spend at lunchtime.
