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

144

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

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

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With you on your journey

Signing up to Energy Sparks is just the first step. We support our network of 1,132 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 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.

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Guidance

Common heating issues and how to solve them

19 Mar 2025 by Sarah Rakowski
We’re into the final winter push - longer days and warmer nights are on the horizon and soon we will be switching our heating off for the summer. But for now, the heating is still on, so let’s look at how to reduce heating waste as much as possible.
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Analysis

Our new Energy Efficiency Report reveals schools can save thousands of pounds on their energy bills by making simple, zero-cost changes

06 Mar 2025 by Sarah Rakowski
Energy Sparks has published a new report that highlights four changes schools can make to save thousands of pounds each year. Most of these changes come at no (or minimal) cost, and do not require any capital investment.
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Guidance

How much can I save by upgrading to LEDs?

12 Nov 2024 by Nicola Webb
We often get asked by school leaders and estates teams how much they could save by upgrading their lighting to LEDs and if there’s a way to tell from their Energy Sparks account how much of their electricity use is down to lighting. We’ve asked school energy expert and founder of Inspired Efficiency, Matt Fulford […]
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