Helping schools cut energy costs and fight climate change

Save up to 40% on energy bills with our unique school-specific energy management tool and education programme.

Are you looking to cut energy bills and take action on climate change?

We provide data insights, action prompts and educational resources to help schools develop their climate action plans, make big energy and carbon savings, and develop pupils' sustainability skills

Save energy

10%

Typical energy and carbon savings seen by schools in their first year with Energy Sparks

Primary schools

£5,000

and 7 tonnes CO₂ - average saving in 2023/24

Secondary schools

£21,000

and 26 tonnes CO₂ - average saving in 2023/24

Empower pupils

147

Eco-team and curriculum-linked energy saving activities related to energy use data to maximise impact

Energy Sparks helped Northampton Academy reduce energy costs by 40% in their first year

The main thing for me was: don’t assume the heating settings are right without checking; take time to have a look, as it is worth it for everyone. David Reed - Facilities Manager

Northampton Academy

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Data-driven tools that will change your school

Energy Sparks provides near real-time energy data and school-specific insights to help you cut costs and carbon, as well as a range of resources and activities designed to inspire your pupils

Powerful insights

Help your school save energy, money and prevent climate change

Problem solving

Discover whether energy is being wasted outside of school hours

Bespoke advice

Get tailored energy saving advice designed just for your school

Timely alerts

Get automated alerts to let you know when your energy use changes

Learning activities

Explore eco-team and classroom activities for pupils

Climate community

Share energy saving ideas and compete against other schools

Our energy management tool Watch a demo

With you on your journey

Signing up to Energy Sparks is just the first step. We support our network of 1,304 schools on their energy saving journey - from helping them to get set up, to providing a range of free training and 1:1 support. We also offer educational workshops and on-site energy audits.

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Working with schools of all types and sizes

We work with primary, secondary, special and independent schools to help them lower their energy consumption, cut costs and reduce their impact on the environment

For Schools

Find out how Energy Sparks can support your school

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For Multi-Academy Trusts

Find out how Energy Sparks supports Multi-Academy Trusts

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For Local Authorities

Energy Sparks can work with Local Authorities to support schools in their area

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Latest updates from our blog

Take a look at our blog for the latest updates and insights from our experts. You can also sign up for our newsletters to get ideas and inspiration delivered right to your inbox.

Expert insights

Opinion: “If education is serious about climate leadership, it must mirror the disciplines already embedded in the private sector”

14 May 2026 by Sarah Rakowski

“When leadership is real, progress follows; when leadership is symbolic, nothing changes”. In this article Paul Edmond, Chief Finance and Sustainability Officer at HEART Academies Trust and co‑Chair of the UK Schools Sustainability Network (UKSSN) challenges senior education staff to show real climate leadership, and learn from the successes and failures of the private sector. […]

Guidance

A simple framework to help you weave energy saving into your year

14 May 2026 by Nick Ashbee

We want to help make planning and implementing energy saving efforts as easy as possible for busy school staff. In this entertaining but informative article, Nick Ashbee - Head of Education at Energy Sparks, shares a simple framework to help you take the right actions at the right times, and reveals some of our best hands-on activities that allow students to pitch in.

Inspiration time!

Inspiration time! Horsford Primary – Holt Road

23 Apr 2026 by Sarah Rakowski

We often talk about the importance of working as a team to achieve energy savings, and we think there could hardly be a more inspiring example than at Horsford Primary - Holt Road. Take a look!