Do you miss those simpler times when lunch meant fish fingers followed by jam roly-poly swimming in thick custard? Here we take a tasty trip down memory lane, remembering the meals that were dished up in the school canteens of yesteryear. From Turkey Twizzlers and beef stew with dumplings to cornflake tart and chocolate concrete, these are the British school dinners that we miss the most (and some we would rather leave in the past).

Click or scroll through our gallery to rediscover 38 classic British school meals, counting down to the most iconic of all.

We've based our ranking on how popular each dish was, and on the opinions of our well-travelled (and well-fed) team. The list is unavoidably subjective.

British school dinner dishes that will make you nostalgic