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England

School food standards

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions. Confirm locally: Provides school food covered by the standards.

Maintained school

Statutory duty [1]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
Governing body [1]
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Conditions: Provides school food covered by the standards.

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Statutory duty [2]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
Trust board [2]
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Conditions: Provides school food covered by the standards.

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

The standards and the food/provision covered by them must be checked; a whole-school healthy-eating approach is recommended.

Official wording

7.8.2 Nutrition

Governing bodies must ensure the School Food Standards are being met and should encourage their schools to have a whole school approach to healthy eating.

Maintained schools: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

7.10.2 Nutrition

The trust board must ensure the school food standards are being met and should encourage their schools to have a whole school approach to healthy eating.

Academy trusts: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. Maintained schools: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-15T15:01:39+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
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    Official content identity
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    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    1d3f2f6c58228e0a50a9591032bcf659d1f5c1c9da375fc1053abb88fdb64829

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintained-schools-governance-guide/maintained-schools-governance-guide

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  2. Academy trusts: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-20T12:52:21+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    11ac340ef6b86f38865ce0ece27f1d47949e810ddfde066af3779588c1d1b8c2
    Official content identity
    21a3425c-77ff-4fae-b81d-42b5214b2ad2
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    b99d266b3aa58de32e2f1428cb9a45065a6e52e26c65344e9df5ecacac19b1a4

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-trust-governance-guide/academy-trust-governance-guide

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  3. Standards for school food in England

    Reviewed edition matches. Publication version matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-09-14T10:09:49+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    c2445ed88f689a8dda118021d612bbb1bd7c51d2d8043ab0ab1eca8f00d4e78f
    Official content identity
    7a23a853-f981-4aa1-ace9-14244e4659cc
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    71f09bf6ea6e01d6a5e9425cbd1bde88af607fde36bfb63f4cc80fa6c16aba8f

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standards-for-school-food-in-england

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Guidance, not legal advice. Local checks are not a compliance judgement; other duties may apply.