The catering provision at Anthony Gell School from September 2026 will be provided by Aspens. They are a highly experienced catering provider for the education sector providing a wide range of tasty meals, refreshments and snacks for students.

They only work in the education sector, so they know what customers want. Mixing this knowledge with an understanding of what’s hot in the the food world sparks creativity and excitement in their chefs.  The kitchens provide delicious home cooked food each day and cater for individual dietary requirements.

Aspens Serveries

Food at Anthony Gell School is served in the dining hall, sandwich bar and grab & go spaces.  We offer a breakfast from 8:30am to 8:55am; then morning break at 10:55am until 11:15am and lunch served from 12:45pm until 1:20pm.

Payment for this is through ParentPay; you can set this to auto top up when funds run low to ensure your child always gets a meal. Please check if you are entitled to Free School Meals.

Streateries

This is our secondary school meal offer where every day has a theme. Featuring global cuisines, customised offers and food on the move, these are bang up to date with current trends whilst still ensuring that there is a place on the menu for the comfort of familiar dining room favourites. Each day the menu includes as standard a street food dish, a hand held version, vegetarian/vegan choices along with a selection of sides.

Deli Kitchen

The Deli Kitchen brand is a popular space to collect hot and cold dishes. This can range from authentic italian pizza and pasta, Hacienda Mexicana’s burritos, rice pots and sides, Voulez Poulet’s house rub chicken, dogs and sides though to our range of healthy sandwiches, paninis, wraps, jacket potatoes and salads, cold desert pots and fruit.

Menu

Aspens Secondary School menu rotates on a three-week basis and refreshes for Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer seasons.

Special Diets

Special diets are an integral part of the catering provision, whether as a result of n ethical or religious belief or a food intolerance/allergy.  To register any special diets as a requirement please complete and return the special diets form available from the school office as soon as possible. Email enquiries@anthonygell.co.uk for a copy.

Our Planet

Aspens work closely with clients and suppliers to be as environmentally friendly as they can.  By making lots of small changes, Aspens can make a big difference – caring about the future and continuing to focus on responsible sourcing, seasonal produce, increasing focus on plant-based recipes, making menus more sustainable, keeping waste to a minimum and reusing and recycling to reduce the impact.

Join Aspens Team

It takes special people to make sure Aspens give students and staff great food every day. If you are looking for an opportunity or a challenge to learn new skills, please see Aspens job and career page: Jobs and careers with Aspens

Catering Provision up to the end of July 2026:

Derbyshire Catering Services are our school meal provider. They hold the Soil Association Catering Mark Bronze Award for all Secondary Schools. Please visit the catering website to see the latest menu, which runs on a 3 week cycle and their Food Central Price List.