Polegate Fisheries

Polegate

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Polegate Fisheries scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 22 January 2025 by Wealden.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Polegate Fisheries, from December 2020 to January 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Polegate Fisheries.

Food hygiene rating history for Polegate Fisheries
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
17 December 2020	5 / 5	Very good
22 January 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Polegate Fisheries in Polegate has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

31 High Street,
Polegate,
East Sussex,
BN26 5AB

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Polegate Fisheries. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Polegate Fisheries?

Food hygiene at Polegate Fisheries is inspected by Wealden, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.wealden.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Polegate Fisheries

What is Polegate Fisheries’s food hygiene rating?

Polegate Fisheries has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 22 January 2025.

When was Polegate Fisheries last inspected?

Polegate Fisheries was last inspected by Wealden on 22 January 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.