A mum has been left furious over the 'monstrosity' her daughter was served as part of her school lunch. The parent has hit out at Thornaby Academy in North Yorkshire and said she was left 'howling' at how bad the £1.65 pizza slice was.
Speaking to Teeside Live, the single mum said: "This monstrosity is what Thornaby Academy thinks is suitable to serve the kids at £1.65 a slice. We were actually howling at how bad [the dinner] was. I thought 'what on earth are you feeding these kids for £1.65'.
"A sad-looking slice of pizza that looks more like cardboard. People were saying 'is that a little bit of bacon on the dessert' but it isn't, it's a tiny slice of strawberry.
"They put a post on saying the dinners would be much better than last year. I keep thinking 'what delicacy are they going to come up with today?'"
The school said they are disappointed with the issue regarding school dinners and all food is provided through separate food supplier Mellors. A spokesperson for Thornaby Academy, said: "Whilst we would not make a comment on individual cases, the academy has a clear uniform policy in place.
"We believe that the wearing of uniform plays a valuable role in contributing to the ethos of the academy and in setting the tone for our work with students. We aim to ensure that our policy is fair and reasonable and that school uniform is affordable and sustainable, especially in the current financial climate.
"We provide free school uniform for all Year 7 students when they start at the academy, as well as providing a pre-loved uniform scheme. We hold a stock of other uniform items, including school shoes, to support our students and their families. The academy is disappointed to learn of a possible issue regarding its new catering supplier Mellors, as this matter had not been raised directly with the school.
"Thornaby Academy takes standards of school catering and compliance with food school standards seriously and will be investigating the matter in conjunction with the caterers. Mellors however, have already apologised unreservedly."
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