Here at Olchfa School, we are committed to providing our students with nutritious, delicious, and well-balanced meals throughout the school day, from breakfast through to lunch.  Our in-house catering service ensures that all meals are prepared with the highest quality ingredients, focusing on fresh, as locally sourced produce as possible, to meet the diverse dietary needs of our pupils.

 Our dedicated team of chefs and kitchen staff create a wide variety of meals, catering to different tastes and preferences, including vegetarian, vegan, halal and allergen-friendly options.  We believe that healthy eating plays a key role in supporting academic success and overall well-being, and our in-house catering program is designed to offer convenient and wholesome meals to help fuel students' learning and growth.  The menus section of the website will provide greater insight into what that looks like on a daily basis.

 We also encourage students to learn about healthy eating habits and sustainability through our regular food education initiatives, making mealtime an important part of their school experience.  Recently, we have invested time and money into creating a space to grow our own herbs, vegetables and a small selection of fruit, all of which will be grown, picked, prepared and served to pupils and staff during the school day.

 It is important that we get the cost of our school meals right, and we work very hard to ensure there are a breadth of options available for all budgets.  Free school meal values are set by the Local Authority, but still try to ensure that all items on our menus are available to everyone.  The cost of ingredients continues to rise, as does the cost of labour, but the good news with an in-house catering provision is that all money received from the service, 100% of it, is reinvested into the running of the school operations.

 If you would like to know more about our catering provision, please contact the school and we will be happy to discuss any aspect with you.

Please see the menu below and price lists (February 2024).  Please note, breakfast provision is available for all pupils from 8am in the main hall Monday to Friday.