Caterplus @ McCarthy and Stone Whitaker Lodge food hygiene rating

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 3 September 2025, 10 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.

Address: Whitaker Grange, New Street, Ossett, WF5 8BT

How it compares in Wakefield

That puts Caterplus @ McCarthy and Stone Whitaker Lodge among the 2,118 places in Wakefield holding top marks, 79% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Wakefield

5 out of 5		2,118	79%	← Caterplus @ McCarthy and Stone Whitaker Lodge
4 out of 5		436	16%
3 out of 5		85	3%
2 out of 5		18	1%
1 out of 5		36	1%
0 out of 5		4	<1%

A further 366 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Very good
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Very good
• How well they manage food safety Very 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 Caterplus @ McCarthy and Stone Whitaker Lodge 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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Caterplus @ McCarthy and Stone Whitaker Lodge is one of 144 rated food businesses in Ossett. See every hygiene rating in Ossett →

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The official record is held by the council: http://www.wakefield.gov.uk