A mum has been left livid after her daughter was served a "sad" slice of "cardboard" pizza for her school dinner.
The woman claims Thornaby Academy in North Yorkshire is overcharging for its lunch portions, an action that is "contrary" to its ethos of putting children's welfare first.
The single mum told Teesside Live: "We were actually howling at how bad [the dinner] was. I thought 'what on earth are you feeding these kids for £1.65'. A sad-looking slice of pizza that looks more like cardboard.
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"They put a post on saying the dinners would be much better than last year. I keep thinking 'what delicacy are they going to come up with today?"
The school said they are disappointed with the issue regarding school dinners and all food is provided through separate food supplier Mellors. A spokesperson for Thornaby Academy, said: "Thornaby Academy takes standards of school catering and compliance with food school standards seriously and will be investigating the matter in conjunction with the caterers. Mellors however, have already apologised unreservedly."
Mellors was also approached for comment.
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