A school kitchen is a commercial catering facility preparing lunches and snacks for pupils and staff during term time. Across Greater London, school kitchens are run by local authority caterers, contract caterers or in-house teams, with examples in every borough. Drainage characteristics typically include grease trap or biological grease management, multi-bowl sinks, large dishwasher, drainage from peeler machines and walk-in storage condensate. Common issues include grease blockages building up over half-term breaks when no flushing flow occurs, blockages from inappropriate items (foil, packaging) and disruption when faults occur during term time. Schools should arrange grease trap servicing during holidays where possible, train kitchen staff in proper disposal and hold trade effluent consent paperwork ready. Local authority caterers often arrange framework contractors for emergency callouts during term time.
School kitchen
Catering kitchen serving pupils, with term-time peak loads and grease management.
