School Meals

Fabulous Food at AGGS

All dining services at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls are provided by Food & Co at Sodexo.

Fresh food from scratch is as important to us now as it always has been. Seasonality, provenance and freshness are everyday words for us. Pupils’ health, wellbeing and satisfaction is at the root of everything we do. We aim to deliver fresh food you can be proud of; food that will make pupils smile. We strive to create a warm and welcoming environment for students to enjoy their meals.

Ingredients and Suppliers

Underpinning everything is our ethos of ‘fresh food from scratch’. Menus are seasonal, reflecting the best of fresh local produce and constructed to offer balance and variety, providing students with a range of healthy options and also allowing for treats. We also provide a choice of halal and non halal meats. We source food responsibly and ethically and are proud to have a long standing relationship with our suppliers.

Our food is made from scratch, every day. Meat and poultry can be traced back to British and Irish farms. We only use Red Tractor certified British and Irish beef, pork, lamb and poultry. We take pride in sourcing the best ingredients to make the best food. It’s simple, we only use:

100% Red Tractor fresh milk and cream

Fresh British fruit and vegetables wherever possible.

RSPCA Freedom Food accredited pork and British Lion marked eggs.

MSC certified fish and seafood

Balanced Nutrition

We recognise that for pupils to excel throughout the school day, nutrition and a healthy diet is very important to that success. Our menu planning progressively and unobtrusively educates the customer towards a healthier, more nutritional option whilst maintaining an acceptable level of choice. All recipes promote and use ingredients based on principles that aim to reduce levels of fat, salt and sugar. Some examples of this include using herbs and spices instead of salt to infuse food with flavour, replacing butter and vegetable oil with olive or rapeseed oil as an alternative as well as providing a choice of fresh fruits to help achieve the government recommended ‘5 a day’

Our Food Offering

Breakfast and Mid Morning Rec Break: a choice of hot Viennoiserie, pancakes, savoury snacks and drinks;

Pupil Allergens

We are mindful that some pupils will have specific, diagnosed food allergens and it is essential that parents communicate this to us that that we can put appropriate measures in place to ensure we meet your childs’ dietary requirements. We ask parents to complete a form to provide full information on pupils’ individual needs in respect of any confirmed diagnosis. These forms are available from the school admin department.

Rec / Break Selection

Rec / break selection is available from the main dining room to all years between 11am and 11.20am – no pre order is required.

Lunch Menus

All our menus are prepared by Head Chef Glenn Carey and Catering Manager Stella Dennis