Catering Information and Useful Links

The catering service is provided by Innovate, part of the Impact Group. Innovate are a well-established and experienced school caterer.  The service is provided under contract with Harris Federation.

Daily cost of a meal deal - £2.76 (Sept 2025).

A typical lunchtime food offering

• Weekly Menu

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 catering service includes an offering for breakfast, mid-morning break and lunch.

A typical grab 'n' go food and drink offering

The academy uses a cashless catering system for the food and drink purchases.

Click HERE to see 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, then we have a special diet procedure which contains a form for the parent/carer to complete and return. Click HERE to find out more about our special diet procedures.

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. Click HERE to find out if your child is entitled to free school meals. The meal value is £2.76.