Secondary school meals

At secondary level pupils buy food in cafeterias. The cafeterias are known as ‘Trackers’ and they offer great value for money.

There are three food areas or ‘tracks’ to choose from:

Salad Bars - Fresh, healthy food like salad, pasta, sandwiches, hot or cold baguettes, tortilla wraps, jacket potatoes, fresh fruit and yoghurt, which are prepared daily
Lite Bites - Quick nutritious food like hot and cold filled baguettes, paninis, rolls, pizza, bagels, jacket potatoes, fresh fruit and yoghurt.
Main Meals - The menu changes every three weeks, and includes a vegetarian option. There are traditional roast days with Yorkshire puddings in rich gravy, as well as international dishes like chicken tikka. The main meal is served with pasta, rice or a choice of potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Chips are only available on Fridays.

Snacks available:

Wake up bars - Most secondary schools have a ‘wake up bar’. These serve food such as toast, hot filled rolls and bowls of cereal before lessons start.
Mid-morning break - Hot or cold food and drinks during break time. It’s an ideal opportunity for grabbing a snack, as lunch can be as late as 1.30pm.
Vending Machines - These are found at most sites for use during and after school. They are full of healthy, nutritious foods like pasta pots, sandwiches and drinks.

Allergen information

Please note that our menus/food may contain allergens.

Urgent Allergy Update

As a result of the most recent Food Standards Agency update dated 27.9.24, regarding their extensive food chain analysis and ongoing investigations into the potential contamination of mustard products with peanuts.

We will be temporarily suspending the supply of certain foods as a precautionary measure within our menu that either contain or are declared as “may contain” mustard, mustard seeds, mustard powder, or mustard flour to any pupil recorded as having a nut allergy.

It remains very important that anyone with a peanut allergy avoids consuming products that contain a mustard ingredient.

The Food Standards Agency will be updating published product recalls undertaken on their website.

To date there has been no product recalls on school meal products used within our menu.

Cashless catering

All secondary schools have Cashless Catering.

Cashless catering gives parents and carers an alternative method of paying for school meals. It means pupils don’t have to take cash into school. Instead, it’s possible to pay through our website:

Make a payment

Please note: While Maesteg Comprehensive School and Porthcawl Comprehensive School have a Cashless Catering programme, they are not run through our system.

School Meals Payment Guide

Natasha's Law 2021

From 1 October 2021 new legislation known as Natasha’s Law came into force. The new legislation applies to any food business that would provide pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS) food including primary and secondary schools, universities and nurseries that provide food.

For food provided within a school setting, this means changes to labelling of sandwiches and baguettes only, as these are made and pre-packaged on the premises before the consumer orders them. Allergenic ingredients must be emphasized within labelling list.

PPDS does not include food that is not in packaging. Food placed into packaging or plated at the consumers request is not PPDS.

School Essentials Grant

If you are the parent or guardian of a child in school, you may be eligible for a grant to help to pay for essential school items.

Join our team!

This an exciting time to become a member of our catering services as we continue the roll-out of the Universal Primary Free School meals initiative to 51 schools across Bridgend County Borough.