School meals

Good food, good service, good value

School meals in Southampton are provided by City Catering, the Council’s in-house hospitality service.

We won the Hospitality Assured award for the fourth year in March 2008. This is the standard for service and business excellence in hospitality. We are only the tenth Local Authority to get this award. We join a small group of organisations that have this award which includes The Ritz, London.

To find out more about this award, please visit the Hospitality Assured website using the link on the right.

At a current cost of £1.70 a day in primary schools and £1.80 a day in secondary schools, our school meals offer excellent value for a nutritional, balanced meal.

In primary schools, parents should make payments in person at the school office. In secondary schools, students should pay for their dinner in the canteen.

Primary and special school menus
We offer a full three-week menu to our Primary and Special Schools, which fully complies with the Government's new School Food Standards. A copy of the Primary and Special schools menu for the winter term 2008-09 can be viewed on the right.

Special requirements
The menus represent the standard choices available to your child. Some schools may offer alternatives to meet the Ethnic, Religious or Special needs of their pupils. We are happy to discuss any individual needs with parents. Please telephone our Customer Helpline as listed below, between the hours of 10am - 3pm (Monday to Friday).

Contact details:
City Catering, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LP.
Telephone: 023 8083 3108
city.catering@southampton.gov.uk

Secondary School Meal Services

We provide our Secondary School customers with choices from a menu that reflects modern eating trends. We are committed to giving our customers what they want. We also want to make sure that your children can benefit from the Government’s new School Food Standards.

Free school meals

Some children are entitled to receive free school meals. Click here to find out how to access this service.