As of January 2026 Chartwells is our new catering provider.

Chartwells is the UK’s leading provider of catering to schools, academies, colleges and universities and serves millions of meals to students across the nation. Its meals are produced in line with a rigorous quality assurance process, using sustainably sourced fish certified by the Marine Stewardship Council, as well as 100 per cent British beef, milk, sausages and eggs certified by the British Red Tractor Assurance scheme. It has clear processes in place to manage allergies so that all children can enjoy school meals in a safe and inclusive way.

The company also shares HCC's focus on sustainability and reducing food waste, and empowers children with information about health and nutrition, sustainability, and wellbeing through its ‘Beyond The Chartwells Kitchen Education’ programme as well as its ‘Nudge Nudge’ campaign, designed to encourage the uptake of healthier meal choices.

The meal prices is £2.75 per meal and the new menus can be found below. 

Please see the attached Welcome Newsletter from Chartwells.

Packed Lunches can also be brought in from home. We do ask for these to be suitable for school with healthy options, ie no chocolate or fizzy drinks.

There are a high number of students in school with nut allergies, Hiltingbury Junior School is therefore a nut free school, this includes cereal bars, Nutella, praline chocolates etc