The Great Plate provides school meals and training for local primary schools. We grew out of the COVID pandemic when the world awoke to the reality of food inequality in our county and the work of people like Marcus Rashford and more locally Bishop Rachel has even more so focussed this question on the unequal distribution of food for children of school age.

Our why

At first glance our menu may not look too different to other schools, but we are providing access to more nutritious and delicious foods across the Stroud district by cramming in lots of extra veg, fibre and nutrients. Our Chefs cook from scratch using locally sourced ingredients where possible, promoting sustainability and supporting our local community of growers and farmers.

Our Meals

Education

To complement our lunch time offerings, we also offer empowering and hands on classes, designed to support the Design and Technology curriculum for years 5 and 6. Working with our in-house nutritionist the children learn about a variety of foods and cooking techniques, culminating in a feast shared with family members.

“As a parent it’s really important that my children eat good quality food at school. The Great Plate provided this and with a really good choice of options that mean both my children are happy to eat at school. ”

— A Great Plate parent

“Thanks so much to you and all the team for such a great start to our lunchtime changes, since September. The feedback has been great and the numbers continue to rise for those taking a meal’ ”

— A Great Plate School