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Andrew Robinson & Kieran Isgin

Mum shares photos of 'terrible' school lunch that 'leaves son coming home hungry'

A mum claims her son is 'coming home hungry' because of the 'terrible' food his school is serving him.

While acknowledging that the lunchtime meals at Royds Hall school, Paddock, Huddersfield, used to be 'amazing', she argued that the quality has not been good enough recently. Despite her claims, the school insists that the food it serves is nutritious and is eaten by both staff and pupils.

Speaking to Yorkshire Live, the mum shared three photographs that she claims her son had taken at lunchtime. In all the pictures, no vegetables can be seen on his plate.

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The mum, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: "At Royds Hall 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. When my child was in years 7 and 8 the school dinner was amazing however the school has got a cheaper food service called Mellors Catering and the food has just gone downhill."

She also claimed that students only get the choice to drink a 330ml bottle of water. She 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 mum shared her son's photos of his choice of lunchtime food at Royds Hall school, Huddersfield (Yorkshire Live)

A spokesman for Royds Hall said pupils made their own selection of food from a range of hot and cold main and side dishes, alongside sandwiches and jacket potatoes.

In a statement, the school 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."

Catering company Mellors also issued a statement. It 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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