With the school now offering a free school lunch every day to every student in years 7 to 11, all 750 pupils have the opportunity to enjoy a school meal made with at least 15% organic ingredients, as well as ingredients produced locally and within the UK.
Gareth Harrison, joint managing director of Harrison Catering Services, said: ‘We’ve always been committed to serving fantastic food made from responsibly and locally-sourced, fresh ingredients.
“At The Urswick School, we have a true partner in headteacher Richard Brown, whose commitment to feeding pupils healthier meals matches our own. We’re delighted that our efforts have been recognised with our first gold Food for Life Catering Mark.”
Headteacher Richard Brown said: “This award is testimony to the high quality food served by Harrison Catering Services every day in our canteen. Learning can only be enhanced if children eat healthily and enjoy doing so.”
To achieve the gold standard, Harrison has built upon its experience gaining and maintaining the bronze catering mark for the 264 schools it serves in the London boroughs of Bexley, Ealing, Lambeth, Wandsworth and Southwark—representing nearly a third of all London schools whose catering is Soil Association-approved. The company continues to work towards achieving more Catering Marks across its business.