Catering Information, Ofsted reports, Performance tables and Useful Links
Our catering service is provided by Innovate IFG, part of the Impact Food Group. Innovate is a well-established and experienced school caterer. The service is provided under contract with Harris Federation.
Download the current lunchtime menu (updated January 2025). The menu runs on a three-weekly cycle and includes halal and non-halal options.
The current price lists (updated September 2024) are:
Our menu has been created after extensive research into student preferences; it is also nutritious and compliant with all government guidelines.
The menu aims to offer more of what students want, including good food that can be eaten on the go as well as themed days to coincide with key dates such as Pancake Day, Burns Night, Diwali, etc.
The academy uses a cashless catering system for the food and drink purchases.
Here is a link to the Eatwell Guide (from Public Health England) – this provides a useful overview of what food groups make up a balanced and healthy diet.
If your child has a special diet and/or certain food intolerances please consult with the student welfare services to ensure your child is catered for.
Free School Meals
Your child may be entitled to free school meals. Even if your child does not wish to eat free school meals, but is entitled to them, it's worth applying because for each child entitled to free school meals the Academy could receive funding to help with tuition, resources, coaching and extra assistance. Find out if your child is entitled to free school meals by accessing this link. The meal value is £2.68.
Allergies
Do you have dietary requirements or food allergies? Don't let that stop you eating with us. Speak to your chef today to find out about the wide range of food on offer to suit your needs.
If you have an allergy to any of the 14 food allergens below please speak to our Chef who will be able to advise you on food and drink options that suit your needs.
Department for Education (DfE)
To view the performance of the Academy, please see the Department for Education (DfE) website at http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=135311
The DfE performance tables provide an in-depth look at the statistics and information regarding the Academy. The information displayed on this website covers almost every area of the Academy from the number of students and staff, to the number of students achieving 5 A* to C including English and Mathematics. This also provides a breakdown of the different types of learners and their performance at the Academy.
Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
The Academy's Ofsted reports can be found at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135311.
Parent View
Parent View is the Ofsted online questionnaire survey tool that enables parents/carers or anyone with an email address to comment on a school against a set list of questions. Therefore it can be completed at any time during an academic year by people who do not have a child at the Academy as well as those who do. However, it is not possible for the responses to be validated as completed by parents/carers of students at the Academy. The Academy therefore also uses hard copies of the same survey questions during Parents' Consultation Evenings throughout the year for each year group in order to verify that the survey responses are completed by a parent/carer with a child/children in a particular year group at the Academy. We discuss anything raised with parents/carers directly and also pass feedback to staff and Governors. These verified survey results are published in the termly Academy newsletters both as hard copies sent to all parents/carers and also on the Academy's website and all copies of survey responses are archived at the Academy. Parent View survey results can be found at https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/parent-view-results/survey/result/22794/4
