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
146
Eco-team and curriculum-linked energy saving activities related to energy use data to maximise impact
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Reducing baseload and improving holiday switch off routines cut electricity use by 22% at Birchgrove Comprehensive
The educational side of Energy Sparks is an additional bonus, the pupils are involved in using the data for a range of topics. It's nice to have a real dataset that pupils can use in real time.Steven Williams - School Network Manager
Birchgrove Comprehensive
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Energy Sparks helped St Nicholas Priory Primary School cut gas use by 44%
It was surprising to see how much gas was being wasted when the school was not even in use. I found the pie charts very telling, particularly when starting this journey. I had no idea the heating was being left on at weekends.School Site Manager -
St Nicholas Priory CE VA Primary School
Providing insights to help Trinity First School find the best replacement for costly storage heaters
Working with Energy Sparks has been brilliant. It is always lovely to find ways of saving money but to do so whilst not just maintaining but improving standards is a double bonus. We have been able to do meaningful work with the children on environmental issues alongside making changes which have a positive impact on the environment.Amanda Seager - Headteacher
Trinity CofE First School
Helping Northampton Academy reduce energy costs by 40% in their first year
To be honest, what we’ve done is nothing extreme or that special. The main driver and trigger was actually the Energy Sparks programme because it inspired me and triggered us to be more focused on what we were doing. 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
Energy Sparks activities and charts help pupils save £3,500 and 9.5 tonnes CO2 in a single year
This great achievement is all down to the hard work of our brilliant group of eco-warriors, a group of students who help make Maryland as sustainable as possible. Their dedication and passion for reducing our energy usage has been transformative, and they are already coming up with new ideas on how to reduce our energy and gas usage even more next year!Henry Watson - Science & Sustainability Lead
Maryland Primary School
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Helping Stokes Wood Primary educate the whole school community about sustainability and climate change
Energy Sparks has given leaders the tools to enthuse and engage the pupils, staff and their families. The activities, the ideas, the learning and the competition all combine and contribute to a valuable programme which the pupils can identify with at school and home.Jane Gadsby - Headteacher
Stokes Wood Primary
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Energy Sparks alerts helped Freshford Church School spot a sudden increase in electricity, saving them up to £2,600 per year
Not only has Energy Sparks helped us reduce our day to day running costs, but this particular alert undoubtedly quickly saved us a significant amount from this one-off event. I would encourage all school users to keep an eye on the alerts Energy Sparks is sending out each week, not just to pick up on events such as the above, but also to sustain the momentum of monitoring energy usage at all times.Helen Lorraine - Business Manager
Freshford Church School
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
With you on your journey
Signing up to Energy Sparks is just the first step. We support our network of 1,331 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.
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 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.
Engaging your students
Easy energy field trips: To go boldly where no one (or child) has gone before…
03 Jun 2026
by Nick Ashbee
Unless your school is next to a solar farm, nuclear reactor or gas power station, an energy related field trip might be a challenge. This article identifies some of the places that you might want to explore with students that are all on your school site to improve their understanding of energy use at school.
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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. […]
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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.
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