Nominations are now open!
NOMINATE YOUR SCHOOL FOOD HERO NOW!
Nominate nowWe truly believe schools are the key to everyone living happier, healthier lives. They lay the all-important foundations by teaching and serving kids what good food looks and tastes like.
The Jamie Oliver Good School Food Awards celebrate the sheer brilliance of those working in the school food system.
6 award categories
This Morning’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The dinner lady who’s made lunchtimes extra special, the school chef who’s always been a hero, or simply someone who’s dedicated their career to making sure kids have access to delicious, nutritious food at school.
The Golden Spoons
Winners of the Good School Food Awards are presented with a Golden Spoon trophy as well as some incredible prizes, including a bundle of brilliant cookware and kitchen equipment from Tefal. We’ve also got some epic surprises planned: one lucky school will get a visit and workout from Joe Wicks, and there’s so much more.
Plus, our winners will become superstars on social media and across national media.
Judges
Our judges are a very special group of people, who understand and are passionate about making sure our kids are being fed well at school…






































A huge congratulations to our eight Good School Food Award 2024 winners! We had thousands of entries, all of which deserved to go home with a gong, but our panel of experts and celeb judges picked the best of the best. Introducing our worthy winners!
2024’s Good School Food Award winners!
View the 2024 Winners


News
NEWSThe power of food
Nuggets of inspo from 2024’s winners, talking about teaching the life skills of what a healthy, balanced meal looks like & much…
NEWSEPIC prizes to be won, thanks to our sponsor Tefal
Thanks to Tefal, we have some brilliant prizes up for grabs for the 2025 awards.
NEWS“FOR ME, WHAT I’D LOVE TO SEE IS OUR MODEL SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY”
We caught up with 2024 Sustainability Star award winner Sarah Read, from North Ridge Specialist Support High School in Manchester
NEWSChef Russ: What’s happened since…
Our 2024 Rising Star has been busy since he won his award last year. We caught up with him to find out more…
NEWS10 tips for improving your school food offering
Who better to give us great ideas for raising the (salad) bar when it comes to school food than our 2023 winners?
NEWSNo kidding! From the children themselves
Seeing as the Good School Food Awards are all about the kids, we thought we should hear what they think…
NEWSThe celebrity judge
We chatted to Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds to find out how she’s found judging this year’s Catering Team Award… Wha…
NEWSTeacher Tips
Who better to give us their brilliant advice for achieving good school food standards than our 2024 Good School Food Award winn…
NEWSThe power of food
Nuggets of inspo from 2024’s winners, talking about teaching the life skills of what a healthy, balanced meal looks like & much…
NEWSEPIC prizes to be won, thanks to our sponsor Tefal
Thanks to Tefal, we have some brilliant prizes up for grabs for the 2025 awards.
NEWS“FOR ME, WHAT I’D LOVE TO SEE IS OUR MODEL SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY”
We caught up with 2024 Sustainability Star award winner Sarah Read, from North Ridge Specialist Support High School in Manchester
NEWSChef Russ: What’s happened since…
Our 2024 Rising Star has been busy since he won his award last year. We caught up with him to find out more…
NEWS10 tips for improving your school food offering
Who better to give us great ideas for raising the (salad) bar when it comes to school food than our 2023 winners?
NEWSNo kidding! From the children themselves
Seeing as the Good School Food Awards are all about the kids, we thought we should hear what they think…
NEWSThe celebrity judge
We chatted to Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds to find out how she’s found judging this year’s Catering Team Award… Wha…
NEWSTeacher Tips
Who better to give us their brilliant advice for achieving good school food standards than our 2024 Good School Food Award winn…
NEWSThe power of food
Nuggets of inspo from 2024’s winners, talking about teaching the life skills of what a healthy, balanced meal looks like & much…