Lunch menus for schools

The catering service is committed to supplying nutritionally balanced lunches to the 26,000 pupils we serve daily. We use local suppliers to provide our fresh fruit, fresh meat, vegetables, bakery goods and milk.

Find out more about catering services

Menu rotation

The menu will come into effect on the 15th of April 2024 and will run until the start of the Easter Term in 2025. It will run on a four-weekly cycle.

View the 2024 / 2025 menu rotation dates.

Quality

Each year we incorporate feedback from a survey into our new menus. Last year's survey showed 82% of parents rated our menu as good or excellent.

Food for Life is a nationally recognised scheme set up by the Soil Association to improve standards in the food we eat. Edinburgh schools received the bronze award in 2011 and have been reaccredited each year. This means all our school lunches

  • are nutritious
  • are seasonal
  • have low food miles
  • use local suppliers
  • do not contain unnecessary additives. 

Cost

The cost of a school meal deal is currently £2.35 in primary and £2.80 in secondary.

Providers

We use three meal providers across the City of Edinburgh:

  • Amey
  • Mitie
  • Edinburgh Catering Services

Primary schools

Download primary school menus and nutrition and allergen information

Amey

  • Broomhouse
  • Castleview
  • Craigour Park
  • Craigroyston
  • Forthview
  • Oxgangs
  • Pirniehall
  • St David's RC
  • St Joseph's RC
  • St Peter's RC.

Mitie

  • Bonaly
  • Juniper Green

Edinburgh Catering Services provides to all other schools.

High schools

Download secondary school menus

Amey

  • Craigmount
  • Drummond
  • Firrhill
  • Gracemount
  • The Royal High.

Mitie

  • Broughton
  • Craigroyston
  • Forrester
  • Holy Rood
  • St Augustine's
  • Tynecastle.

Edinburgh Catering Services provides to all other schools.