A mum has blasted a series of "terrible" school meals that leave her son coming home hungry every day. The woman claims children at the secondary school are only offered a bottle of water to drink with their meal.
After the mother's recent complaints, Royds Hall in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, has hit back, stating their food is nutritious and are eaten by staff as well as pupils. However, the unnamed mum begged to differ, claiming the establishment has "gone downhill".
She shared pictures of the meals at the secondary school with Yorkshire Live. The mother said: "The school dinners are terrible - my child is coming home hungry and he just showed me some of the school dinners for the past week."
The woman blames the school recently moving to a cheaper food service as the root of the issue. She claims others have raised similar concerns about the dining experience at the school.
The mother added: "I just wanted to let everyone know that the meals they are giving our children are terrible. Some children are going to school for that one meal of the day but don't want to speak out."
A spokesperson for Royds Hall, in Paddock, says pupils made their own selection of food from a range of hot and cold main and side dishes, alongside sandwiches and jacket potatoes. They said: "We take our responsibility to provide nutritious food very seriously.
"We check the standards frequently and listen carefully to any concerns raised by pupils, staff or parents. The feedback so far this year has been positive. Our catering service offers a range of nutritious food.
"Pupils make their own selection from a range of hot and cold, main and side dishes, alongside a selection of sandwiches and jacket potatoes which are available daily, all served to the pupils by the catering team. Pupils can choose from bottled mineral water or flavoured water."
Meanwhile, catering company Mellors said: "We pride ourselves on using quality products and local suppliers for the provision of our school meals across the Share Mat (multi-academy trust) where we have worked in partnership feeding the pupils and staff for four years. We comply with the food school standards to ensure that every meal served to our customers is healthy and nutritious."
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