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Senior Smiles food hygiene rating

Other catering premises · South Staffordshire

Senior Smiles holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the business are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 13 May 2025, 14 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: Cheslyn Hay Village Hall, Pinfold Lane, Cheslyn Hay, WS6 7HP

How it compares in South Staffordshire

In South Staffordshire, 86% of rated places manage a 5, so Senior Smiles sits behind roughly 600 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in South Staffordshire
5 out of 5 600 86%
4 out of 5 63 9% ← Senior Smiles
3 out of 5 19 3%
2 out of 5 8 1%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 40 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

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 Senior Smiles 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.

Questions about Senior Smiles

What is Senior Smiles's food hygiene rating?

Senior Smiles has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by South Staffordshire Council on 13 May 2025.

Is Senior Smiles safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this business to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Senior Smiles last inspected?

Senior Smiles was last inspected on 13 May 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by South Staffordshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Senior Smiles?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "very good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Senior Smiles compare to other places in South Staffordshire?

86% of the 696 rated food businesses in South Staffordshire hold the top rating of 5, while Senior Smiles holds a 4. 63 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

South Staffordshire Council inspects Senior Smiles and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Senior Smiles is one of 30 rated food businesses in Cheslyn Hay. See every hygiene rating in Cheslyn Hay

South Staffordshire inspects and rates 736 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in South Staffordshire

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

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