School Meals
Summer 2024 Primary & Early Years 3 Choice Menu.pdfAll Highland Council Schools follow the new school food guidelines set by the Scottish Government which came into effect from 8 April 2021. A summary of these can be viewed in the school menus section.
Meals will continue to be served in compliance with the current Scottish Government COVID-19 guidance (external link)
Free school meals for Primary 1 to 4
Our catering service is proud to provide good value meals using quality ingredients carefully sourced. The following regularly appear on our menus:
Beef, pork, lamb and venison from John M Munro, Highland Butcher
Highland free range eggs
Local fruit and vegetables from Swansons Fruit Company, Inverness
We currently serve 18,000 lunches per day in 173 primary and 29 secondary schools. We update our menus every 6 months and consult with pupils and staff to improve the food choices and recipes. The menus offer a choice of freshly cooked, nutritionally balanced meals and include favourites such as macaroni cheese, fish and chips, chicken korma and healthy home baking.
School meals for Primary 5 to 7 are £2.40 and Secondary meals are £2.60. From January 2022 Primary 5 school meals will also be free.
We offer seasonal meals where over 75 per cent of the menu is freshly prepared with ingredients that are GM free, with no undesirable E numbers or hydrogenated fats.
All our primary schools have been awarded the bronze with five awarded the Silver Food for Life Catering Mark
(external link) from the Soil Association.
Special diets and nutrition
If your child needs a special diet for school meals, please read our Special Diet Process for Parents, Special Diet Privacy Notice and Special Diet Guidance. Then complete and return a Special Diet Request Form.
Further information on child health and nutrition.