Catering
Haberdashers' Academies Trust South has partnered with Innovate to provide the children at our school with healthy and nutritious school lunches.
About Innovate
Innovate is part of the award-winning Impact Food Group (IFG), a team of experienced caterers who are driven to create a positive food culture within schools and, ultimately, feed more students better food. Our menus include nutritious, tasty meals which offer families great value for money.
Your Menu is:
- Full of variety; our menus change regularly and feature familiar favourites and exciting new dishes
- Made with fresh, seasonal ingredients
- Healthy and balanced
- Fully compliant with government guidelines and school food standards
- Free from added colourants and preservatives
We Cater for Special Dietary Needs
Innovate provides a variety of meat, vegetarian and plant-based dishes. We also cater for a range of allergies and intolerances and are happy to discuss these with you.
Menu
Innovate Menu April - July 2025
Theme Days & Special Events
We hold regular themed days and events to engage children with the lunch service. From fun menus for events like World Book Day, to educational sessions and signage, we want to encourage children to try something new children to look forward to lunchtimes.
Once you’ve tried our service, let us know what you think. Drop us a line at primary@impactfood.co.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!
Mayor's Universal Free School Meals For All Pupils
Packed Lunches
We encourage our students to eat a balanced and healthy diet. Our canteen offers a range of healthy, delicious meals.
However, should your child prefer to bring a packed lunch, here are some guidelines we’d appreciate you following:
Packed lunches should include:
- At least one portion of fruit and one portion of vegetables.
- A carbohydrate food such as wholemeal or granary bread, pasta, potato salad.
- Dairy food such as milk, cheese, yogurt or
- Meat, fish or other source of non-dairy
- Drinks should be water, still or sparkling, fruit juice, semi skimmed milk, yogurt or milk drinks or smoothies.
An example of a healthy packed lunch may look like this:
- tuna or ham salad sandwich,
- bread sticks with a hummus dip, cucumber or carrot batons,
- apple,
- yogurt and
- a bottle of flavoured water.
Packed lunches should not contain:
- Snacks such as crisps. (Instead they can bring seeds, vegetables and fruit. Savoury crackers or bread sticks served with fruit or vegetables are also a good choice.)
- Confectionery such as chocolate bars and sweets. Cakes and biscuits are allowed, but these should only be eaten as part of a balanced meal.
- Meat products such as sausage rolls, individual pies, corned meat and sausage / chipolatas should be included only occasionally.
- Fizzy drinks or energy drinks (These are not allowed in school at all).
Allergies & Special Diets
Please be aware that some students suffer from severe nut allergies. Please do not put items in your child's packed lunch containing nuts.
We also recognise that some students may require special diets that do not exactly comply with Health In Education standards. In this case we urge you to be responsible in ensuring that packed lunches are as healthy as possible.
For the reasons above, we ask that students do not swap food items.
