Impact Food Group trading as Dolce @ St Paul's Walden Primary School food hygiene rating

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 6 July 2026, 2 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

93% of rated food businesses in North Hertfordshire score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all North Hertfordshire ratings →

Address: St Paul's Walden Primary School Bendish Lane, Whitwell, SG4 8HX

How this rating has changed

Impact Food Group trading as Dolce @ St Paul's Walden Primary School has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 6 July 2026, and now holds a 4.

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in North Hertfordshire

In North Hertfordshire, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Impact Food Group trading as Dolce @ St Paul's Walden Primary School sits behind roughly 788 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in North Hertfordshire

5 out of 5		788	78%
4 out of 5		149	15%	← Impact Food Group trading as Dolce @ St Paul's Walden Primary School
3 out of 5		46	5%
2 out of 5		12	1%
1 out of 5		12	1%
0 out of 5		0	0%

A further 123 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Good
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
• How well they manage food safety Good

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Impact Food Group trading as Dolce @ St Paul's Walden Primary School none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

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North Hertfordshire inspects and rates 1,130 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Hertfordshire →

The official record is held by the council: http://www.north-herts.gov.uk