Disclosure Log
maintained schools catering staff (FOI/8390)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 13 August 2026
Thank you for your request for information relating to maintained schools catering staff. Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding.
1. How many maintained schools in your local authority currently
148.
2. How many school catering/kitchen staff (headcount and FTE) are directly employed by the local authority to work in these maintained schools currently
We do not hold this information. Schools catering is now operated by Vertas Nottinghamshire (https://vertas.co.uk/company/vertas-nottinghamshire-limited/) - please contact them for this information.
3. How many school catering/kitchen staff (headcount and FTE) were directly employed by the local authority to work in maintained schools in 2016 (If recorded by school year - 2015/2016 school year)
Approx 483.42 FTE and 1106 headcount.
4. How many lunchtime supervisory staff / mealtime assistants (headcount and FTE) are directly employed by the local authority for maintained schools currently
We do not hold this information. Schools catering is now operated by Vertas Nottinghamshire (https://vertas.co.uk/company/vertas-nottinghamshire-limited/) - please contact them for this information.
5. How many lunchtime supervisory staff / mealtime assistants (headcount and FTE) were directly employed by the local authority for maintained schools in 2016 (If recorded by school year - 2015/2016 school year)
Approx 325.25 FTE and 1932 headcount.
We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful.